Accountancy practice charts a course for expansion with plans for another office

Walker & Sutcliffe, a chartered accountancy practice based in Huddersfield, is setting its sights on a positive year ahead, with plans to open a second office in Wakefield.

The practice has ambitions to increase turnover from £650,000 to £2.5m.

Having already invested £25,000 on computer hardware to enhance the company’s processes, while also supporting the transition from office-only to a hybrid way of working, a further £25,000 has been allocated to training and development.

Practice partner, Nick Ledgard, said: “We have our sights firmly set on opening an office in Wakefield this year.

“It makes sense for us to expand into the district as we already work with clients in the area and can see the potential it offers.

“Having the infrastructure in place to ensure our team has everything in place as we manage this expansion is really important to me.

“I’ve always had a team-first approach, believing that if you look after the team, everything else will look after itself.”

In addition to the new office in Wakefield, Walker & Sutcliffe is targeting 20 new clients by the end of the year, while also working on growing its team.

Ledgard added: “I am very proud of what we have at Walker & Sutcliffe. If we are to achieve all we have set out to do during 2023 that will mean big change.

“My focus and priority is on retaining the amazing talent we have and attracting the right people to join us. That isn’t always as easy as it sounds.

“However, with the shared ambitions and foundations in place, I think we can do it. I have complete faith in what we are building and what we will achieve together.”