West accountants Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, has merged with Geoff Gollop & Co, the practice owned by Bristol’s elected deputy mayor.
Under the tie up, which completed last Friday, all staff and clients from Geoff Gollop & Co have transferred to Milsted Langdon’s Bristol office with Cllr Gollop himself joining the firm as a director.
The merger came about after Cllr Gollop, a former Lord Mayor of Bristol, was asked to continue in his current role as deputy to elected mayor George Ferguson. Cllr Gollop stood against Mayor Ferguson in the mayoral election last year.
Cllr Gollop launched Geoff Gollop & Co in 2003 after 19 years at national accountancy Kidsons, which had just merged with rival Baker Tilly.
Milsted Langdon partner Roger Isaacs, pictured, said: “We are delighted to welcome Geoff, his team and his clients to the firm. We look forward to meeting his clients in due course and building on the excellent work that Geoff has been doing for them.
“Everyone has been working hard to ensure a seamless transition and it will be very much business as usual for Geoff’s clients, although they will now be able to benefit from the additional skills and expertise that Milsted Langdon offers.”
Milsted Langdon, originally established in 1988, has 17 partners and around 170 staff across its offices in Bath, Bristol, Taunton and Yeovil. It acts for a growing number of owner-managed businesses across the West.
