Quizzical minds were out in force this week to take part in a fundraising quiz run by leading chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis.

On Wednesday (25^th May) the accountancy firm hosted a quiz night at Burton Road Chippy in Lincoln to raise funds for paracyclist and Rio Paralympics hopeful Liz McTernan.

The event was attended by more than 60 people and included a fish and chip supper between rounds of questions on music, the Olympics and Paralympics, Lincolnshire places, films and general knowledge.

The 15 teams of four included representatives from local firms Chattertons, LK2, Andrew & Co LLP, Langleys, Banks Long & Co and Wilkin Chapman LLP and with a raffle also held at the end of the night managed to raise a total of £776.

Quizmaster Mark Taylor, a Director at Duncan & Toplis said: “We’re delighted to have raised so much money in one night and it was wonderful to see so many local businesses come out to support a local athlete.

“Hearing from Liz, who was able to join us for the quiz, was truly inspirational. We wish her all the best in her training as she aims to join the GB team.”

Liz, who competes in the Women’s Handbike 4 (WH4) category and is seventh in the world, hopes to be selected for Team GB for the Paralympic Games in Brazil in September 2016.

A team from Lloyds were eventually crowned winners, following a tie breaker question between them and a team from Duncan & Toplis which featured Liz as a member.

Liz will add the funds raised from the quiz to the £1,500 that Duncan & Toplis recently donated to replace her damaged bike following a couple of crashes last year. 

Notes to editors

Duncan & Toplis:
• Duncan & Toplis was established in 1925 and has since grown into one of the largest independent firms of chartered accountants in the Midlands.
• The company appears in the top 40 UK accountancy practices list published by Accountancy Age.
• Duncan & Toplis was named ICAEW East Midlands Medium Accountancy Firm of the Year in March 2014, 2015 and 2016.
• The company has 11 offices throughout the East Midlands: in Boston, Grantham, Lincoln, Loughborough, Louth, Melton Mowbray, Newark, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford.
• Duncan & Toplis offers a wide range of services to small and large-sized family businesses, from accountancy, audit and tax to payroll, human resources and computer services.
• The business employs around 370 staff, of whom 85 are currently engaged in professional training.
• Duncan & Toplis is a member of Kreston International, a global network of accounting firms currently ranked 12th largest in the world. The network covers over 100 countries and provides a resource of over 21,000 professional and support staff.
• Kreston UK is a brand representing firms based in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Each firm is a Kreston International member. The Kreston UK network provides national coverage, a resource of over 2,100 professional and support staff and generates annual fee revenues approaching £140m. As a combined organisation, it would rank as the 10th largest UK firm.

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