Top twenty accountancy firm, Kingston Smith LLP was named Reporting Accountant of the Year at the inaugural PLUS + Investors Awards this week. The prestigious awards event, which took place at The Mayfair Hotel, celebrated the continuing development of the PLUS-quoted market and acknowledged the achievements of the professionals involved with this fast-growing marketplace.

The award was voted for by PLUS-quoted companies, corporate advisors and other professionals, with the final decision taken by an independent body of judges.  Dan Leaman, corporate finance manager at Kingston Smith LLP, collected the PLUS + Investors 2008 Award on behalf of the Kingston Smith corporate finance team.

According to Mark Watson-Mitchell, chairman of Addworth plc and judge for this category, “The key criteria were performance and offering to companies in the PLUS-quoted community. Kingston Smith was highly rated by clients and those in the industry.”

David Masterson, partner at Kingston Smith LLP commented, “We are very proud to be the first winners of the PLUS-quoted Reporting Accountant of the Year Award and would like to thank our clients and other professionals for their continued support. Kingston Smith has worked with the PLUS-quoted market since its inception and we are delighted to be recognised as a leading provider of reporting accountancy services to the PLUS-quoted markets and other small capital public companies. We look forward to continuing to work with our PLUS-quoted clients to help them meet their aspirations.”

PLUS-quoted markets, formerly known as OFEX, has over 200 listed companies. PLUS is suitable for a growing or established company seeking public listing in a flexible market. It enables companies to raise both funding and their profile for development, expansion and acquisitions.