In Brief: Mitchell Charlesworth; Roxtec & more
ACCOUNTANCY firm Mitchell Charlesworth has won a contract in the healthcare sector.
The firm has been appointed by St George Healthcare Group to oversee its payroll network. St George offers specialist care and rehabilitation services for people with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and deafness and mental Health issues. It has hospitals in Warrington, Oldham and Chester employing more than 300 staff.
As part of the contract Mitchell Charlesworth will also oversee the payroll service for subsidiaries Focus on Care Recruitment and St George Homes.
Rob Hall a partner at Mitchell Charlesworth’s Chester office said: “Payroll can be complex and it is vital to have the correct systems and procedures in place. Tax, national insurance, pensions, maternity/paternity pay and student loans are just some of the areas that must be properly managed.”
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THE Bury-based UK arm of Swedish cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed a contract in the renewables sector for the world’s largest offshore windfarm – the London Array scheme in the Thames Estuary.
Roxtec worked with industrial giant Siemens on two sub-stations, which will manage the power distribution from the London Array windfarm. Once complete the project will supply enough power for around 750,000 homes – or a quarter of Greater London homes – and displace the emission of 1.9m tonnes of CO2 every year. It is expected produce the first renewable power in 2012.
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DEBT management specialist Churchwood Financial has been accepted as a member of the Debt Managers Standards Association (DEMSA).
The code of practice that all DEMSA members sign up to has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading and goes beyond the basic legal requirements to protect consumers’ interests. It is also the only such scheme in the UK that has OFT accreditation.
Paul Naden, chief executive at the Stockport-based company, said: “Compliance is critical to the future of our business and over the last 18 months we have invested a substantial amount of time and money to help improve our internal processes, monitoring capabilities and marketing materials.”
Among the steps that the firm has taken are extending and strengthening its compliance team – as well as appointing Michael Pollard as compliance director – and establishing a dedicated quality monitoring team to ensure that high standards of customer care and accuracy are maintained and recorded.
