Accountancy firm goes Back to the Future

A Warwickshire accountancy firm has celebrated its 130th anniversary by going back to the future.

In 1906 Messrs Burgis & Bullock relocated their Chartered Accountancy firm to Waterloo Place in Leamington Spa, where it remained until 1991.

The present firm has now come full circle by relocating back to the same location where the business spent most of its life.

Managing Partner, Wende Hubbard, said: “The move represents an exciting time in the firm’s 130-year history. Since Mr Burgis and Mr Bullock first got together in 1887 the firm has lived through many changes and events as have the Waterloo Place buildings since their construction in 1829.

“Between us we have a lot of history to look back on but we also plan to create even more in the future.

“Having outgrown our previous office it seemed that our only option was to move out of the town centre so when the opportunity to move back to Waterloo Place presented itself we were delighted. The building provides us with modern working facilities whilst still retaining a number of period architectural features and has enabled us to remain in a prime location in the town centre.

“The historical connection to the location was an added bonus and it would be good to think that the firm might remain here for another 130 years.”

In honour of the relocation, the firm was joined for the relocation by Doc Brown and a replica of his De Lorean time machine, made famous in the Back to the Future films.

The firm also has offices in Stratford upon Avon, Nuneaton, Leicester and London.