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Coventry and Warwickshire accountancy firm to support national ambulance charity

A Warwickshire firm of accountants and business advisors will be putting its frontline charity services into action after securing a new national client.

TASC, The Ambulance Services Charity, has been established this year as the leading UK charity to provide support to men and women in the ambulance services and ambulance services families in times of severe difficulty, crisis or bereavement.

The charity, which has its Head Office in Westwood Way, Coventry, has appointed Harrison Beale & Owen (HB&O) as its accountants and business advisors.

HB&O will act as the charity’s auditors as well as offering advice to ensure TASC remains up-to-date with relevant changes in legislation and accounting formats.

Mark Ashfield, Charities Specialist and Director at HB&O which has offices in Coventry and Leamington, said: “We are very pleased to be working with TASC and will assist the charity in preparing its audits and accounts.

“Charities are always conscious of making every penny count and our experienced charities team will be on hand to help TASC as it continues to establish itself as the leading UK charity for the ambulance services community.”

Lorna Birse-Stewart, Chief Executive of TASC, said it was important for TASC to have the right advisors on board.

“The firm has an excellent reputation for assisting a wide variety of charities, and as HB&O is also local to our Head Office in Coventry, we felt they were well-suited to assist us as we continue to grow.

She said: “With the support of HB&O, TASC will be able to focus on providing the very best support services and advice to the ambulance services community who turn to us for help.

“The men and women of our ambulance services are facing incredible demands and significant additional pressures on a day-to-day basis so it is has been really important to create TASC and for the charity to help provide support for them when they are facing crisis or severe difficulties.

“TASC aims to help provide independent, confidential support and advice to those in the ambulance services community who turn to us for support. Our work may involve help with access to rehabilitation; mental health services and counselling including those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; bereavement support and welfare and debt advice.”

For more details and information about the charity or to support the charity’s work please contact Lorna Birse-Stewart or TASC Chair Cliff Randall at www.theASC.org.uk, or telephone 02477 987 922. The Freephone Support Line number for members of the Ambulance Services community is 0800 1032 999.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Matt Joyce .