Franchisee, Dave Forrester, who already has two shops in Keighley and Ilkley, has opened a new shopfront in Bingley to meet a growing demand from small businesses in the area.

Forrester said: ‘With the business going from strength to strength in Keighley and Ilkley and a growing small business culture in and around Bingley, it seemed like the perfect time to lookout for a new conveniently placed shop. Demand for our services continues to grow and the new third shop gives us the opportunity to grow with it.’

TaxAssist Accountants was established in 1995 and has more than 65,000 clients with the average cost per franchise being £36,950 plus VAT and working capital.

The network is ranked at 22 in Accountancy’s Top 75 league table with a fee income of £33.6m with 206 partners.

James Mattam, group business development director at TaxAssist Accountants, said: “We’re immensely proud of Dave and all of his team for opening their third shop and helping us reach a milestone of 200 TaxAssist Accountants shopfronts in the UK. Retailing accountancy changed our business 15 years ago and we’re excited to bring more accountants on board and be a part of our future growth.

‘With Making Tax Digital on the horizon, Dave’s practices are in an excellent position to help small businesses and individual clients to be fully ready to cope with the biggest change in recent times in how tax is reported and paid.’