Moore and Smalley acquires Southport firm

Accountancy and business advisory firm, Moore and Smalley, has acquired Southport accountancy firm Hollows Davies Crane in a move that extends its geographic reach to cover South Lancashire and Merseyside.

The acquisition of Hollows Davies Crane, which employs nine staff, takes Moore and Smalley’s number of locations to six. The firm already has offices in Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Kendal, and Nottingham.

Graham Gordon, managing partner of Moore and Smalley, said: “Hollows Davies Crane has a strong tradition of client service and has advised many of its clients over a long period of time, a characteristic that’s also a core value of Moore and Smalley’s.

Moore and Smalley partner James Treadwell will join the new Southport office, based at Hoghton Chambers on Hoghton Street, working with Simon and Michael to ensure continuity for clients.

Hollows Davies Crane was created in 2001 by the merger of Hollows and Co and Davies and Crane. It has a broad mix of clients from owner-managed businesses to large corporate across the region. Davies and Crane can trace its history back to 1874 and founder Thomas Crane was also founder member of the ICAEW. Simon Bond’s family have been involved in the firm since around 1900.