A rush by its clients to do their accounts in the cloud has earned West of England accountancy firm Bishop Fleming coveted Gold Partner status with global cloud-based accounting software Xero.
Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, chose Xero to provide its cloud platform as part of a strategic decision to offer this form of accounting to clients. 
The platform offers flexible, intuitive real-time, integrated software which particularly benefits SME clients. The success of the platform has earned Bishop Fleming the title of Xero Gold Partner.
Bishop Fleming partner Hazel Tucker, pictured, said: “We have been driving forward our accounting service with the intention of running this from the cloud to provide our clients with maximum flexibility.
“Reaching Gold Partner status with Xero is an important milestone along the way. Having teamed up with Xero, we have seen the tangible benefits our clients reap through embracing the latest technology which will no doubt future-proof them against the Government’s forthcoming digital tax revolution.
“The functionality, efficiency and flexibility of Xero work very well for a large range of businesses.”
Bishop Fleming, which also has offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Truro, and Worcester, was recently shortlisted as one of the best ‘Top 50 Tax Teams’ in the UK at the British Accountancy Awards and was also highly commended as ‘Mid-Tier Firm of the Year’. The firm’s services include tax, accounting and payroll to a large number of owner-managed businesses.
