Children In Need 2011

We can always count on Alex Dangellilo when it comes to giving yourself up for the cause, but we never envisaged that he would go this far to represent the team. On Friday 18th November in the spirit of Children in Need and all for a good cause, Alex (Nancy) donned a series of female outfits and paraded himself proudly for all to see outside the Crombies Head Office in Wolverhampton. We all feel like proud parents, especially as he managed to raise nearly £200 for charity!!.

Here are a few of his best snaps...'Till Next Year' 
 

                                  

                                  




                   
                          

Newly Qualified Accountants

Crombies would like to congratulate Gemma Greathead & Pete Mason pictured below for passing their final exams and becoming ACCA qualified. Crombies are dedicated to increasing the profile of their staff and actively encourage any training and development needed to progress their careers, well done to them both.

'All we need now is to sort out who's buying the first pint at the pub!!'

Pete Mason

Gemma Greathead

Its been great having you!!!

Crombies are sad to announce the departure of one of our well liked members of staff. Dave has not only been a professional, reliable and popular member of the Crombies team but he is also one of our best Go-Karting drivers!! and will be sorely missed. We obviously wish Dave all the best success in his new role, and will look forward to seeing him at future 'racing'/networking events representing his new employers.

Pictured: Dave Price



Congratulations to the newly wed!!!

Crombies staff would like to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to our Helen, formerly known as Helen Tolley now Helen Cotton. Her big day was on Saturday and I think we can all agree that it was a beautiful day, one that the bride and groom can be proud of and will remember for years to come.

Pictured: The blushing bride

Future Alliance Go-Karting Event

On 19th of July at the Full Throttle Raceway in Stourbridge, Crombies staff once again took to the tarmac. The event, which was very successful, was organised by the Future Alliance Networking Group. However, the format was very different to the last go-karting event, drivers from each company were mixed up and put into pairs making it a bit more competitive, but even with this unconventional arrangement one of our drivers (Alex D'angelillo) still managed to come second overall. That makes two podium finishes for Crombies in as many races so well done to us!!


Pictured: Alex with team member, 1st on the left.



2011 Iron Butt Rally, Day 10

2011 Iron Butt Rally, Day 10

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Wednesday was the last Call-In bonus of the rally. The information available from the voicemails and Spot tracks indicates that more than 1,000 miles separates the easternmost riders from the westernmost riders, and that’s as-the-crow-flies. At 10 a.m. Pacific time, we had riders as far west as Albuquerque, New Mexico, and as far East as Biloxi, Mississippi.

• Crombies John Young was in Texas and headed for Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 1:12 pm.

                                    Please keep posted for more updates.

John's Epic Adventure !!

On Thursday 16^th June 2011 our very own John Young (Director), will be taking part in The Iron Butt Rally held in the United States. The rally consists of five checkpoints located around the perimeter of the United States, in order to be considered a finisher the riders must be present at each of these checkpoints within a two hour window.

No consideration is given for bad weather, riders can expect to ride through severe thunderstorms, hurricanes and the occasional tornado. Temperature extremes routinely run 125 degrees or more in the desert southwest, in living up to  the name "Worlds Toughest Motorcycle Competition", event organizers intentionally route the rally through such places as Death Valley or the Mojave Desert during the hottest part of the day, to extreme cold at the top of mountains like Pike's Peak in Colorado.

We will be posting updates on John's progression through his gruelling journey, so please show your support and follow his success.

New Staff Member

Crombies would like to warmly welcome our new member of staff Michael Stanley. Michael (pictured below) will be starting as an accounts junior with us on Mark Fletcher's team and will be nurtured into becoming a fully qualified accountant.

Crombies Go-Karting Team Take 2nd Place!

The odds were stacked against us but the Crombies lads came up trumps last week in the Accountants Grand Prix at The Raceway in Birmingham, there was stiff competition from Price Pearson who unfortunately beat us to first place, but given the circumstances and with a skeleton team, Dave & Charles (pictured below) gave it their all and were rewarded for their perseverance with a place on the podium (thanks to Gareth and Gemma for their expert photography.) Well Done!! 

'The Leaderboard'

Pictured: Dave & Charles 

Go Karting Competition

Crombies Accountants will be entering into the Accountants Team Challenge tonight in Oldbury, with a bit of luck we will better our position from last years 13th. Keep an eye out for our postings throughout the week where we will reveal our finishing position...Come on guys you can win it!!

Fundraising for Compton Hospice

Entrepreneurial students at the University of Wolverhampton raised approximately £20,000 for charity as part of a module to test their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

The students’ final work was showcased at an Exhibition of Applied Creativity at The Holiday Inn, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton on January 18, 2011, where they illustrated their successful fundraising activities to fellow students and staff and presented the money raised to representatives from the supported Charities.

The charities involved were Compton Hospice, Severn Hospice, Wolves Community Trust and the Steve Bull Foundation in Wolverhampton. 250 students took part.

Crombies employee and student Charles Grizzle and his group of five, managed to raise £750 for the Compton Hospice, helped by the support of the Crombies staff and other fundraising initiatives. A big pat on the back to everyone at Crombies who helped to raise funds.

Has your firm got a business story?

Director at Wolverhampton Chartered Accountants, Crombies, Mark Fletcher scored a perfect ten by running the Royal Parks Foundation half marathon on 10.10.10 and raising £2,010 in the process.

Over 12,500 people crossed the finish line for the increasingly popular London event which takes in Hyde Park, Regents Park, St James Park and Kensington Gardens.

Mark ran the event to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer.  “Teenage Cancer Trust has just opened a £2.8 million specialist unit at Birmingham Children’s hospital to provide state of the art care.  I just wanted to support the fantastic work that the charity does”, he said.

With the origins of the practice dating back to 1899, Crombies continue to service the corporate market of the Black Country from their Waterloo Road office.  The firm specializes in reducing the tax burden of its clients and aims to take the stress out of the financial side of running a business.

Mark is pictured with Louise Scott of the Teenage Cancer Trust   

Crombies Tax Seminar

We were delighted with the turnout for our Tax Seminar which too place earlier this month at the Mount Hotel in Tettenhall. We received some very positive comments from our guests, and would like to thank them all for attending the event.

If you didn’t manage to attend, don’t worry as we plan to do more informative events in the near future. Keep an eye on the events page on our website.  www.crom.co.uk

Crombies Exam Success!

                                                    

David Price

We would like to announce the recent qualification of Dave Price who passed his final ACCA exams. Dave has worked with the firm for 4 years and is a popular and well liked member of staff. A keen West Bromwich Albion supporter and member of the Crombies football team, we delight in announcing his success and wish him more of the same in his time with us.  Crombies are committed to supporting its staff through their careers and Dave is the latest example of this commitment.

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