ACCOUNTANT Lamont Pridmore has been named ' Boutique Accountancy Firm of the Year ' at the Livewire Innovation and Excellence Awards 2017.

The firm has been developing a boutique service for what it describes as "aspirational, entrepreneurial and wealth-creating clients".

It now plans to offer this to all businesses.

The service offers added-value elements focusing on proactive tax planning, a profit improvement day, and a 10-year life wealth plan.

Chief executive Graham Lamont said: “The new boutique offering will allow clients to pick and choose what level of service they require.

“Having previously trialed this with some of our existing clients, we know that it is really beneficial and enables us to concentrate more on those areas of advice that [clients] really value.

"The tailor-made service allows them to concentrate on the important factors."

Lamont Pridmore is based in Carlisle and has eight offices in Cumbria and North Lancashire.