v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v 18th September 2025 • The HERALD • Page 67 ASK A PROFESSIONAL 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. Best Foot Forward For Charity Walk Colleagues from a local accountancy and business advisory rm have donned their walking boots to raise much-needed cash for a local dementia charity. It’s a case of best foot forward for the team of four from HWB Chartered Accountants, of Chandler’s Ford, who took part in the Walk for Dementia on 14th September, completing a 12.8-kilometre trek from Warsash Harbour to Brownwich Beach and back. e quartet of Director Michaela Johns, Tax Director Gemma Hedges, Accounts & Audit Assistant Neelam Shankar and Marketing Executive Emma Kemp were fundraising for Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW, which is the rm’s charity of the year. Financial Controller Zoe HandleyGreaves joined the team as a helper for the walk which included river and coastal paths, a pebble beach and country lanes near Southampton Water. Michaela said: “Many of our team at HWB have seen the effects of this brain disease in their loved ones, be it parents or grandparents, and want to do something to help. Since December last year we have been raising funds for Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW and also volunteering our time to assist at support groups in Eastleigh to directly help this local charity. Anyone who can donate through our JustGiving page will be helping us to make a real difference to the work carried out by this independent Hampshire charity, be it offering a safe space, a support network or muchneeded outreach activity.” Helen Hamblen from Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW said: “As a small independent local charity, we are totally reliant on the kindness and generosity of our community and are hugely grateful for the support of HWB. Without this backing we couldn’t provide the support that we do, and our services are a lifeline to many families living with dementia.” According to the Department of Health, by this year one million people in the UK will have dementia, and this will increase to two million by 2050. One in three people born this year will develop dementia in their lifetime. Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW, based in Eastleigh, o ers support from the initial signs of memory loss and throughout the dementia journey for individuals with dementia, their families, friends, and caregivers. e charity’s focus is on emotional health and wellbeing, reducing isolation and loneliness, and providing practical support to make a meaningful di erence in people’s lives. To donate, visit the HWB JustGiving page: tinyurl.com/ar3rrw2c or see the Walk for Dementia 2025 page www. mydementiasupport.org/walk-fordementia/# Colleagues from HWB Chartered Accountants have also been helping out at Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW’s Friday groups in Eastleigh this summer. Harry Sherwood, Michelle Woomble, Tracy Jenkins, Neelam Shanker, Diya George and Izzy Borisova have volunteered at six sessions, with more planned for September.
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