Stockport accountants appointed by Lancashire Cricket Club

Stockport accountants HURST has secured Lancashire County Cricket Club as a full-service client following a competitive tender involving national firms.

The agreement will see HURST provide audit, accounting, tax and compliance services to the club and its charity arm, the LCCC Foundation.

Tim Potter, chief executive of HURST, said:

We are thrilled to be appointed by Lancashire to provide our full range of accounting services.

“It’s a tremendously prestigious client which strengthens our position in the sports, leisure and hospitality sector, which is a growing area of focus for the firm.”

Other HURST clients in the sector include Chill Factore, Eurocamp and Holiday Inn Express.

Lancashire’s finance director Lee Morgan said:

It’s great to have HURST on board and we’re looking forward to working with them.

“As the club and the foundation continue to grow, it is increasingly important that the finance team have the support of proactive and innovative business advisers, which HURST has shown it can be.

“What impressed us most was HURST’s ability to think commercially and focus on bringing forward new ideas that will add value to our business.

“It’s also important for us to be working Hurst and we’re excited to see how this new relationship will grow over the coming months and years.”

HURST is one of the UK’s leading top 100 independent firms of chartered accountants with offices in Manchester, Stockport, and London. Founded in 1982, the firm provides compliance and business advisory services to companies and organisations throughout the UK, Europe and beyond.