The firm, which has offices across the southeast and in London, first opened its Brighton base on Stroudley Road two years ago.

Now Carpenter Box has outgrown its original space, and has taken on additional floors in the building, including the penthouse and lower ground floor, improving office space for the recently merged team of 35, including 13 Boorman staff and a partner.

The additional space enables the team to strengthen its support for local SMEs, broaden its advisory tax services for businesses, and enhance personal tax advice for private clients and high net worth individuals. The office also encompasses StarBox, the firm’s specialist brand for new media entrepreneurs.

Around 35 people are now based at the Brighton office led by Stuart Noakes, partner & head of tax services. He is supported by Matt Virgo from Boormans, Paula Nurse from the Business Services team and Mark Northam from StarBox, all of whom have recently joined the board as partners.

Stuart Noakes, partner at Carpenter Box, said: ‘Brighton is a vibrant and dynamic city, and we’re excited to be expanding here. It’s home to so many great businesses and entrepreneurs and we’re delighted to be a growing part of that community.’

Carpenter Box employs over 270 partners and staff across its seven offices in Worthing, Crawley, Chichester, Lewes, Portsmouth, Brighton and London, and is part of private equity backed Sumer Group.