Generous employees at the Louth office of chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis have raised £1,500 for two charities.

The Louth and District Parkinson’s UK Branch and The Ark Animal Rescue and Retirement Home in North Somercotes will take an equal share of the funds.

Duncan & Toplis employees, led by a charity committee formed last year, have worked hard for the past 12 months to raise the money.

Activities have included tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, trying to solve the Riddle of the Marshes on the Lincolnshire coast, baking cakes for a cake sale and holding charity auctions.

“Louth and District Parkinson’s UK Branch is extremely grateful for all the hard work Duncan & Toplis has done in donating £750 to our local group this year, “ said Chairman Lesley Swift.

“This will go towards providing various outings and activities for our members who meet on a weekly basis.”

Sue Rice, Manager of The Ark Animal Rescue and Retirement Home, said: “We really appreciate the help and support of staff at Duncan & Toplis for the work we do.

“The number of animals needing our help never decreases and we couldn’t keep going without the continuing support of kind animal lovers.

“Everything donated, whether money or goods, is used solely for the welfare of the animals in our care.”

Nick Cudmore, Director at the Louth office of Duncan & Toplis, commented: “I am really proud of the team here at Louth. They have all put in a lot of time and effort over the last 12 months to raise this substantial figure and it will be of great benefit to the two selected local causes.”

Notes to editors:

• 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 and 2015.
• The company has 10 offices throughout the East Midlands: in Grantham, Boston, Lincoln, Louth, Melton Mowbray, Newark, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford.
• Duncan & Toplis offers a wide range of services to small to large-sized family businesses, from accountancy, audit and tax to payroll, human resources and computer services.
• The business employs around 350 staff, of whom 85 are currently engaged in professional training.
• Duncan & Toplis is a member of Kreston International, the global network of independent accounting firms. Kreston UK, a brand representing firms based in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, provides national coverage, a resource of over 1,950 professional and support staff and generates annual fee revenues of £122m. As a combined organisation, it would rank as the 11th largest UK firm.

For information about this news release or Duncan & Toplis please contact:
Jez Ashberry
Shooting Star PR
01522 528540
07780 735071
jez@weareshootingstar.co.uk
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