Page 58 • The HERALD • 5th October 2023 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 26TH OCTOBER v BRYANT & CO Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers We provide a wide range of accounting and business services to individuals, partnerships and limited companies. We specialise in working with family owned businesses, providing guidance and advice as appropriate. Our services include: • Annual Accounts • Bookkeeping • VAT • Payroll and CIS • Personal and Corporate Tax Returns • Management Accounts • Business Advice • We also provide training on the use of Sage and Quickbooks, and the implementation of computerised and manual accounting systems. • Meetings can be arranged to suit your needs, including evenings and weekends if more convenient to you. • The initial meeting is free of charge, regardless of the length of time, as we believe it is important to develop a good working relationship from the outset. • All fees are agreed in advance of any work being undertaken. Please call Peter or Lisa on 023 8089 4982 to arrange a meeting to discuss your business needs. You can also contact Peter on 07976 808969, or email us at info@bryantandcompany.co.uk Have a look at our website www.bryantandcompany.co.uk for a fuller understanding of our business. ASK A PROFESSIONAL MDL’s Charity Auction Raises A charity auction hosted by MDL Marinas during its Captains’ Dinner on Friday 1st September has raised over £11,000 for marine charities Ocean Youth Trust (South), Blue Marine Foundation and e Maiden Factor Foundation. Held at the Harbour Hotel in MDL’s Ocean Village Marina during an exciting evening of entertainment ahead of the start of the Ocean Globe Race, the auction was chaired by Nicholas Bonham, from the family of auctioneers that founded the internationally renowned Bonhams auction house. Among the fantastic selection of lots, and some of the highest bid items, were a ight over Hampshire in a light aircra (£700), dinner for two at the Ga Rigger restaurant with an overnight stay at the Southampton Harbour Hotel (£750), and a ames champagne lunch cruise (£800). But it was two lots in particular that captured the audience’s imagination and garnered the highest bids of the night: a day sail in the Solent onboard the Ocean Youth Trust (South)’s sail training vessel, Proli c, and a name placed on the hull of Maiden as part of e Maiden Factor Foundation’s ‘Names Project’. e winning bid for each of these unique lots was £3000, really boosting the total money raised for the three chosen charities. “What a fabulous evening, I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of MDL Marinas and the Whitbread Round the World Race,” says Tim Mayer, Sales and Marketing Director at MDL Marinas. “We were delighted to host such a wonderful and inspirational evening, raising money for three amazing charities whose continued efforts make the world a better place, as well as honour the brave men and women who are about to set sail on an epic eight-month adventure, racing around the world and pushing each other to the limit and beyond.” During the evening, the audience heard from Ocean Globe Race organiser Don McIntyre, as well as from Mark Todd from the Ocean Youth Trust (South), Continued on page 59 Nicholas Bonham auctioneer at MDL’s charity auction
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