Business / Accountancy firm acquires RSM’s Lerwick office
ACCOUNTANCY firm RSM UK’s Lerwick office has been taken over by Scholes Chartered Accountants.
The acquisition was described by Scholes as a “major statement of intent” in Shetland, with the office – and its 20 staff – expanding Scholes’ firm by a third.
The company now has offices in Kirkwall, Lerwick, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Laurencekirk.
Irene Hambleton, who was previously a partner at RSM UK, has moved across to be a director of Scholes CA in Lerwick.
She said the transfer of ownership would give her office and team “the opportunity to grow as part of an organisation that offers diverse services to a complementary client base”.
“We believe this will give the team more flexibility in the projects we pursue and will provide continued growth opportunities for both the Lerwick team and Scholes CA and, importantly, more career opportunities for the team,” she said.
Hambleton added that it remained “business as usual” for their clients.
“Both the Lerwick office and the wider Scholes business have closely aligned client bases and, most importantly, shared values in relation to client and staff care.
“The team will also remain close friends of RSM, and we fully expect mutually beneficial client relationships to continue.”
Scholes’ director Karen Scholes said the company was pleased to welcome the Lerwick team into its growing business.
“The expertise we’ve acquired in Shetland forms a vital part of our long-term thinking,” she said.
“We’re now going to have a team with specialist on-the-ground knowledge that will have a major impact on our clients and our way of working.
“With this acquisition we’re all excited to see how Scholes CA can benefit the wider economy of Shetland, Orkney and, more broadly, Scotland as a whole.”
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