New city centre offices for accountancy firm
BHP Chartered Accountants has expanded its presence in York with the relocation to larger office space.
The firm has signed a 10-year lease on Rievaulx House, a three-storey, 4,500 sq ft building which forms part of St Mary’s Court.
BHP has operated in York for five years, following its merger with York business Barron & Barron which was founded in 1893. BHP has grown rapidly since then and has doubled its head count in York.
Earlier this year it merged with York-based cloud accounting specialist Atkinsons Consulting. Its subsequent launch of BHP Prosper, its cloud based accounting service, has also resulted in new client wins.
Daniel Sowden, a partner at BHP who heads up the firm’s York office, said: “Expanding into Rievaulx House will mark the start of an important chapter for BHP in York. It offers a superb working environment as well as growing our presence and demonstrating the firm’s commitment to York and the wider region. The office is located within easy walking distance of the railway station, the city’s transport links, as well as its leisure and retail amenities. It’s also a fantastic base to continue expanding, we’ve just recruited four new members to the team and hope this will grow even more over the coming 12 months.
“This comes on the back of an extremely busy period for BHP. All our sector specialists in York, who cover North Yorkshire’s major industries including leisure, tourism, agriculture, retail and the service sectors, have won work with many of the city’s most successful businesses recently, ranging from large organisations through to SMEs. Our new premises put us in a great position to continue building on these successes further, as growing numbers of ambitious firms seek first-rate advice as the local economy continues to grow and prosper.”
BHP, which was previously based on Micklegate, was advised on the lease by York-based James Bradley and Tim Cross at Langleys Solicitors and Ian Tulloch at RHW Developments provided specialist property advice.
Tony Chapman, Daniel Sowden, Jane Marshall, Chris Atkinson.
