AN ACCOUNTANCY firm is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the opening of its Bury office.

Business advisory and wealth management group PM+M first opened the Waterfold Business Park in August 2016 and since then has seen its team grow from five to eleven.

During that time, the firm says it has hit a number of milestones including becoming corporate members at The Met, undertaking numerous fundraising activities for Bury Hospice and winning The Made in Bury Business Awards for Professional, Legal and Financial firms three times between 2017 and 2020.

PM+M partner Helen Clayton, who leads the Bury team, said: "Opening an office in Bury was a daunting challenge but one that we have grabbed with both hands.

"I am local so have a real passion for the town, its wider business community, and people.

"The team at PM+M is fabulous and the firm’s values and culture shine through our client relationships and the way we work, which I believe has set us apart."

Since 2016 PM+M has also jointly established a successful networking event for senior business leaders in Bury with Clough & Willis and Handelsbanken and has been named a finalist for two years running in The Made in Bury Business Awards for Excellence in Developing People, and being shortlisted in last year’s Gold Employer of the Year (50 – 249 employees) category in The Investors in People 2020 Awards.

The firm has also added new team members during that time including Luqmaan Essa, who joined as a director in the accounting and advisory team earlier this year, and Wendy Anderson who was appointed as a director in the private client tax team in 2018.

Ms Clayton said: "Bury boasts some amazing talent and a real entrepreneurial spirit so it’s an exciting time to be doing business here.

"Being part of Bury’s evolution and working closely with our clients, contacts and referrers is what drives us forward.

"The last five years have been phenomenal and I’m confident and excited that we will continue to go from strength over the next five and beyond."