8th January 2026 • The HERALD • Page 55 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v BRYANT & CO Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers We provide a wide range of accounting and business services to individuals, partnerships and limited companies. We specialise in working with family owned businesses, providing guidance and advice as appropriate. Our services include: • Annual Accounts • Bookkeeping • VAT • Payroll and CIS • Personal and Corporate Tax Returns • Management Accounts • Business Advice • We also provide training on the use of Sage and Quickbooks, and the implementation of computerised and manual accounting systems. • Meetings can be arranged to suit your needs, including evenings and weekends if more convenient to you. • The initial meeting is free of charge, regardless of the length of time, as we believe it is important to develop a good working relationship from the outset. • All fees are agreed in advance of any work being undertaken. Please call Peter or Lisa on 023 8089 4982 to arrange a meeting to discuss your business needs. You can also contact Peter on 07976 808969, or email us at info@bryantandcompany.co.uk Have a look at our website www.bryantandcompany.co.uk for a fuller understanding of our business. ASK A PROFESSIONAL Brilliance in Business Award Winners New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards is the event of the year for local businesses, celebrating and acknowledging their achievements over the past year. Organised by New Forest Business Partnership CIC, the 2025 New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards were held on ursday 4th December at Brockenhurst College. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Brilliance in Business Awards: The Wessex Optical Award for Apprentice of the Year: Ellie Strange - The Inspiration Agency e Balmer Lawn Hotel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Visitor Economy: New Forest Show e Scott Bailey Award for Marine and Maritime: Electric Outboar The Fordingbridge Print Award for Business Growth: Diamond Accounting e Wessex Internet New Forest Award for Contribution to the Community: Hockey’s Farm The University of Southampton Business School Award for Entrepreneur of the Year: Emily Beck - The Build Purser e Forest Foot and Health Clinic & New Milton Foot Clinic Award for Health and Wellbeing: Tilefield Equestrian The Moore Barlow Award for Outstanding Customer Care: Southern Solutions e New Forest District Council Award for Best New Forest Microbusiness: Small Cars Direct e New Forest Enterprise Centre Award for Best New Business: Moorhill House Hotel e Forest Foodie Award for Food and Drink: Balmer Lawn Hotel The New Forest National Park Authority Award for Sustainable Business of the Year: MeadowSweet Posies e New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times Award for Charity of the Year: New Milton Youth Trust e Woodlands Financial Planning Award for Professional Services: New Park Consultancy e Cloud Eleven Accountants Award for Innovation: Silclear The New Milton Sand and Ballast Award for Young Person in Business: Samuel Blick - Wessex Optical e Brockenhurst College Award for Training and Development: Fortune College e Award for Independent Retailer of the Year: Perfumery & Co e Parker Bullen Award for Personal Achievement: Alison Wilson - Balmer Lawn Hotel e New Park Manor Hotel Award for New Forest Business of the Year: Hockey’s Farm For more information about the awards visit: www.n p.org.uk/awards
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