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Lisa John, holds onto her title as British National Champion

Did you know that if employees left their car at home and cycled to work they could not only tone up and lose weight, but save money too!

Please remember that if you haven't yet filed your Employer Annual Return (P35 and P14s) online you will need to make sure it is error-free otherwise HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will reject it.

We recently expanded our partnership team with the addition of Janet Fautley and Simon Webber. I’m delighted that they accepted our invitation to join the partnership this July.

To mark the retirement of Peter Lansberry we recently held a summer drinks party at the Drill Hall in Horsham. We invited clients along to join us in thanking Peter for his outstanding contribution to the firm. Over the years he worked closely with Housing Associations and local charities.

I am delighted that ten Spofforths trainee accountants are celebrating after achieving fantastic results in the ICAEW Professional Stage examinations

We would like to congratulate Lisa John, a champion tenpin bowler, for securing a bronze medal during the recent European Champions Cup in Finland. Lisa works at our Worthing office and we have followed her success over the years. She is a fantastic sports personality and true inspiration to many aspiring tenpin bowlers. During her time in Finland Lisa faced competitors from thirty eight different countries, the toughest being Sweden and Finland. We are delighted that she was selected by team England to take part in this competition. Lisa is now competing in the Women’s World Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong and this will be followed by the World Cup in South Africa during December. We wish her the best of luck.

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I am delighted to announce that Spofforths' trainee Stephanie Carr has been nominated to receive the FE Sussex, East Sussex Apprentice of the Year Award. Based at our Brighton office, Stephanie is currently taking the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting at Brighton and City College. Recognising her hard work and determination, Stephanie’s tutor decided to nominate her for the Spring Awards 2012 which provide an opportunity for students in Sussex to be congratulated for their achievements. They are organised by FE Sussex, a consortium of all post-16 colleges in the county. Stephanie has been training with us since September 2011 and we wish her the best of luck.

We are delighted to announce that a number of Spofforths trainees and staff recently passed some tough ICAEW examinations (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales). Hayley Cleaver who is based at our Chichester office gained top marks in the country in her taxation exams. To mark her achievement she is set to receive The Little Prize from the ICAEW at an awards ceremony on 26th March 2012. Hayley successfully sat the Professional Stage Taxation Examination in December 2011, alongside four other students from Spofforths. James Chapman who works at our Brighton office is also celebrating, having passed the final stage examinations to become a Chartered Tax Adviser. We are very proud of him and all of the trainees who sat exams as they deserve recognition for their hard work.

Gemma is currently competing in the British Gas Swimming Championships, between 3-10 March, and the races are seen as the selection trials for the 2012 Games. Since starring in our Olympic Evening last December she has been training hard for this event which is being held at the Olympic Park in the London Aquatics Centre. Gemma is racing with other top British swimmers as she seeks to secure a place on the GB Team. On the second morning of the trials she eased through the 100m backstroke heats which is a great achievement.