About us
Johnston Smillie Ltd.
Johnston Smillie has Incorporated the Practice and it is trading from the 1st August 2007 as Johnston Smillie Ltd. (Regd. No. SC277435). The directors are Allan Sim , David Miller and Ross McKay.
Office Hours
As part of the Firm’s approach to flexible working for staff, the offices at Craigmount and Roseburn will close at 12.30pm on each Friday during the summer months of June, July and August.
Any clients who may require our urgent assistance after 12.30pm should phone our usual number (0131-317-7377) and they will be directed to the mobile numbers of one of the partners.
2nd West Edinburgh Sportsman’s Lunch
After the success of last years lunch which raised £1,500 for children’s Charity CHAS, the 2nd West Edinburgh Sportsman’s Lunch was organised and held on Friday 2nd November raising £2,600 for Prostate Scotland. The lunch was held again at Turnhouse Golf Club and this year’s guest speakers were Scott Glynn, a former Preston Lodge Rugby Club player and Eric Davison a former footballer who provided their own unique brand of humour.
The tables were hosted by several different companies with many returning for a second year. The prize draw was well received with prizes being gifted by Campbells Meats, Paterson SA, Turnhouse Golf Club and Taylor Maxwell. It was then onto the auction of golf at Archerfield Links, (donated by Pernod Ricard) and signed Hearts jersey/hospitality package (donated by The Restaurant Limited), both of these auction prizes were received well and both were purchased by John Hume of JMH Management Services. A golf day at Slaley Hall was won in the prize draw by one of our associates and was kindly donated back into the auction raising a further £180 courtesy of David R Murray associates. The final auction prize of a meal for eight people, cooked in their home by Graeme Pacitti, proprietor of ‘The Restaurant’ and served by one of his waiters was successfully purchased by Stuart Duncan of Davidson Chalmers.
The day was again, a great success and hopefully becoming an annual event where it can go from strength to strength. We would like to extend our thanks Jim Gray (Property Moments Ltd) for the wonderful job he did in chairing the event and to those who attended and very generously donated to Prostate Scotland.
Aim
To give clients a personal service of the highest quality using a professional, enthusiastic and pro-active approach.
Bee’s Eye View
Our business comprises a range of people and services all geared to helping you achieve the honey pot whether you need business advice or personal financial and tax planning.
We are available to help businesses of all shapes and sizes with their compliance, management and strategic requirements.
We can do everything from personal self-assessment tax returns to cradle-to-grave tax planning and saving exercises.
Our aim is establish relationships with our clients which provide them with a one-stop source of advice which is given on a pro-active basis as well as on request.
Guarantee
We guarantee to:
- Listen to you
- Make ourselves available with or without appointment at either office
- Offer to give you advice before you ask for it
- Give you a clear understanding of what we shall do for you and at what price
- Provide the best possible service at the fastest possible rate
- Live up to your expectations
Then
- The business started life, over a century ago, as a traditional firm of Edinburgh Chartered Accountants, providing the basic compliance services and general advice to a range of clients.
- The office was based in the city centre until 1988 when the move was made to a modern office with dedicated parking on the west side of Edinburgh and space for around 20 staff.
- In 2003, the firms of Byers & Co and Helen M Oliver were merged into the practice.
- A personalised advisory service.
Now
- Top Thirty Scottish Practice.
- One of the largest independent practices in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
- Not so much a firm of Chartered Accountants but rather Business and Personal Advisers.
- A team of 40 people operating from two locations in Roseburn and Corstorphine.
- Incorporated on 1st August 2007 as Johnston Smillie Ltd.
- Firm of Ian Nicholson CA merged into the practice from 28th, July 2007.
- Still a personalised advisory service.