Smith & Williamson drives ahead with Taylor Made
A leading IT services provider in the South has appointed Smith & Williamson as auditor and tax advisor.
Taylor Made Computer Solutions (TMCS) started life in a bedroom 16 years ago to become one of the largest independent companies of its kind in the Solent region with a £7m-plus turnover and nearly 100 staff servicing 250 clients.
Alison Taylor, the company’s finance director, at their headquarters in Cams Hall Estate, Fareham, said: “We have known Smith & Williamson for a number of years and we have been impressed with the quality and range of their services, and they come highly recommended.”
Julie Mutton, who heads up Smith & Williamson’s Assurance and Business Services’ department in Southampton, said: “Taylor Made is widely regarded as a leading IT services provider to the small-to-medium enterprise sector, with the core of its business across Hampshire, East Wiltshire and West Sussex.
“It is a privilege to be chosen by a company of such calibre and we look forward to helping with Taylor Made’s strong and focused growth.”
Working with Julie, Trevor Hayman, a tax expert at Smith & Williamson, will lead the team advising the company on tax.
Taylor Made, founded on the hoof by entrepreneur Nigel Taylor in 1994 in his bedroom after he was made redundant just three weeks into a new job, supplies businesses with IT needs, strategy, supply and support.
Clients include the Portsmouth NHS Trust, Portsmouth Cathedral and the Beaulieu Estate, home to visitor attractions such as Buckler’s Hard, where part of Nelson’s fleet in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar was built, and The National Motor Museum, which contains one of the largest collections of historic vehicles in the world.
The firm, which has a fleet of 30 branded cars, also has a training division, Taylor Made Training Solutions, providing training programmes targeted at IT professionals, IT-end users and to improve leadership and management skills.
Nigel, who runs the company with his wife Alison, said: “We’re building the business into a significant player in the bigger marketplace and the appointment of Smith & Williamson, which has a track record of excellence, will help us with that goal.”
The audit win is the latest in a series for Smith & Williamson in the South.
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