Providing a new vision for the business of accountancy

Justin Searle • March 24, 2014

Rather than leap into a blog post about a tax or business improvement topic I thought I’d take the opportunity to kick off our new blog with a bit of an explanation of how the Clear Vision Accountancy Group has come to be.

I’ve been in business now for around 20 years, probably longer than I’d care to admit, and during that time I’ve seen examples of plenty of great accountants and accounting businesses.  I’ve also seen some pretty ordinary ones and some that just refuse to step into the modern era.

My goal has always been to offer a market leading approach to the business of accountancy.  To understand, and to demonstrate, that it’s not just about dry numbers and tax returns.

For accountants to truly earn the “trusted advisor” status that is often talked about we need to be a genuine advisor.  With expertise, advice and services that move beyond tax returns into business planning, wealth creation and all the other aspects of advice necessary to create successful financial futures for our clients.

With my departure from my previous firm the opportunity arose to create an accounting business from the ground up that would reflect this goal.

And the result is the Clear Vision Accountancy Group.  Our tagline of “Managing your present, Building your future” encapsulates, as briefly as we could manage, the spirit of this Group.  We are here to help you with all the day to day issues you face in your business and personal financial lives but we keep our “vision” very much on how our advice is moving you towards a successful future.

I invite you to take a look around our new site, perhaps try out our TRUST tool and by all means get in touch if you would like to discuss any aspects of our new business or how we can work with you in the future.

Justin Searle, Director

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