AMS Accountants Group

06/02/2023

The AMS Accountants Group will be working with British Asian Trust as a charity partner in 2023.

The work undertaken by the British Asian Trust to combat widespread poverty, inequality and injustice in South Asia is crucial in efforts to enable longer term positive change in the area.

The mission of enabling true social mobility is at the core of the AMS journey and the ongoing Group ESG strategy, as the Group continues to provide effective support for partners capable of affecting meaningful change both locally and beyond.

More ESG announcements are to be made in due course.

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/ams-accountants-group-extends-british-asian-trust-partnership-into-2023/

30/12/2022

Thank you for your confidence and support this year.

When we reflect on 2022, there's been so much activity and success.

Take a look at our preview of what's to come in the new year.

We look forward to seeing you all in 2023!

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/ams-accountants-group-looks-forward-to-2023/

16/12/2022

Welcome to Signature Group William and Peter!

Read more about the latest appointments to the Signature Group leadership team, as they join Bernard McIlroy and Fiona Sutherland at MSA Signature:

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/signature-group-appoints-william-bankes-and-peter-townsend-to-msa-signature/

13/12/2022

The Signature Group is delighted to welcome Nabil and Shenal into the Tax Innovation & Incentives Management team. We’re glad they both decided to join us in our ‘Everest’ mission to be the best-in-class advisory firm within the mid-market and it’s good to see both of them settling in well.

Shenal commented, “The recently announced changes to R&D tax relief are likely to significantly impact the small businesses that require the most support.

Before the proposed changes in the Autumn Statement, the benefit for loss-making SMEs was worth 33p for every £1 of R&D spend. However, when the proposed changes come into effect from 1 April 2023, the benefit for loss-making SMEs will be worth 18.6p for every £1 of R&D spend, and for profit-making SMEs it will be 16.34p.

With the landscape for R&D tax relief changing and increased scrutiny on the scheme, it is now more important than ever to have the right experts to support businesses identify, quantify, and claim tax relief in a robust and compliant manner. As an award winning multi-disciplinary advisory firm, Signature Tax are very well placed to advise on the wide-reaching implications of these changes and help genuine claimants navigate what can be a complex, but still important tool to unlock growth.

Signature Tax is growing rapidly, and I am looking forward to being part of the journey by applying my experience in the R&D space and helping ambitious businesses drive growth.”

Read the full story below

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/signature-group-strengthens-innovations-management-team/

12/12/2022

The Signature Corporate Finance Limited team recently played a pivotal role in the MBO of Cheshire based Inprova Group.

Gordon Lane, Ian Dawson and Charlotte Waddington acted as lead advisers on the deal, providing excellent support for Steve Malone, and the Inprova management team.

The MBO deal has been a key achievement for Steve, the Group CEO. The deal will enable Inprova to pursue their ambitious development goals, as they look to build on the strength of their technology platform and develop their client offering, addressing key areas of construction and capital works, responsive and planned maintenance, building safety and Net Zero carbon.

“The team at Signature Corporate Finance have provided our management team with the guidance, support and expert advice we needed throughout the deal process. Their experience and knowledge of the market helped us find the ideal private equity partner for our business. We look forward to working with Gordon and the team going forward.”
– Inprova Group Group CEO, Steve Malone

We would like to thank our Corporate Finance team for their hard work and dedication to see the deal through to close, and for achieving an outstanding client satisfaction score on the deal.

We look forward to pushing onwards with our Corporate Finance team into 2023 with several deals that are coming to fruition in Q1 2023 and several senior hires to strengthen our Corporate Finance offering.

With the strong economic headwinds approaching us, please get in touch with a member of the Signature Group family if you would like a friendly chat to discuss the corporate finance options for your business.

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/signature-corporate-finance-unlocks-next-growth-phase-for-cheshire-tech-enabled-procurement-business/

09/12/2022

It seems as though award season is in full swing.

The AMS Accountants Group was shortlisted for several awards this year, despite being quite a challenging year for most professional services firms.

Regardless of winning some or not, we would like to thank all the judges and panellists for the support and confidence they have shown us.

Thank you for giving us an opportunity to celebrate what we have achieved to date and for giving us extra motivation moving forwards.

A special thank you to Lloyds Banking Group for shortlisting us for their prestigious national awards and BusinessDesk for the North West business masters awards.

We still have a few more awards left to go, but we look forward to seeing you all in 2023.

The Senior Management team would like to thank the staff from all divisions and at all levels across the Group, as well as our supporters and advisers.

All divisions have experienced double-digit organic growth and improved their scores for their respective client and employment indexes (see below).

Please note: The AMS Accountants Group draws inspiration from the US (Harvard) and Japanese management techniques. Specifically, it operates a key performance indicator (KPI model) consisting of non-financial and financial indicators.

Our sense of purpose, what we refer to as our ikigai, centres around client satisfaction, which in turn is driven by employee satisfaction. We monitor these indicators and track them in our Client Satisfaction Index (CSI) and Employment Satisfaction Index (ESI). Every year, through the 'kaizen' principle, we look to improve on this over a long-term horizon to create a best-in-class team and culture.

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/ams-reaches-multiple-2022-awards-finals/

17/11/2022

Today, Jeremy Hunt delivered his 2022 Autumn Statement, setting out the government’s plan to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and minimise the country's economic downturn.

As the Chancellor acknowledges that the UK is in recession and the tax burden increases to its highest level in 70 years, we've compiled the key points from today's speech.

https://www.groupams.co.uk/updates/2022-autumn-statement-overview/

The Chancellor delivered his 2022 Autumn Statement, delivering the government’s plan to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

04/11/2022

With our academy positions opening again soon, we're getting out and about to talk to engaged students about the exciting careers available in accountancy!

Want to be the first application through the door? Enter your details below, and we'll let you know as soon as applications open.

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31/10/2022

We had a whole cast of spooky characters in the Manchester office for Halloween 2022!🎃

If you’re interested in joining in the fun next year - our live vacancies can be found below ⤵️

https://www.groupams.co.uk/careers/

31/10/2022

Wishing you all a Happy Halloween from the team at AMS 🎃

If your P&L sheets are giving you a scare, AMS can save the day 👻

Get in touch with a member of our team to find out more and get prepared for the end of the financial year. https://lnkd.in/dcWnjKAx

25/10/2022

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

We're delighted to announce the successful acquisition of Seneca Corporate Finance from Seneca Partners.

The leading mid-market corporate finance boutique will rebrand following the transaction and significantly strengthen our corporate finance offering.

See the full release below ⤵️

http://ow.ly/RIPn50LiXBo