Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Cornish accountancy firm, Hodgson's, which was founded on this day in 1942 by current Managing Director, James Hodgson's grandfather in Launceston.

The Company, which is, today, headquartered in Falmouth, originally emerged from the ashes of a bombing raid during World War II.

John Dixon Hodgson (JDH) worked for a firm of accountants in Plymouth whose offices were destroyed during the Blitz.

When the government of the day announced that owners of small farms would be required to pay tax based on their profits rather than on their acreage, JDH seized the opportunity to relocate to Launceston, the fulcrum of a long-established farming community, and establish a new accountancy practice.

On 6th October 1942, Hodgsons was officially founded under the name of John D Hodgson. Armed with only a typewriter, JDH traded from the back office of Kittows Auctioneers, from which he built a loyal base of local agricultural clientele.

In 1976, Hodgsons purchased the Cornish arm of London accountants, Wood Albery.

In 2001, Hodgsons purchased Ward Ohly in Falmouth, which provided the Company with a base from which to expand its operations in the southwest.

It was then time for James – Peter's son and JDH's grandson – to repeat the pattern and return to Cornwall from Bristol to run the Falmouth office, where he became Managing Partner and is now Managing Director.

"The business was reconfigured earlier this year and Hodgsons is now firmly rooted in Falmouth," explains James Hodgson.

Hodgsons is celebrating eight decades of successful accountancy in Cornwall by sponsoring Falmouth Art Gallery's Open Exhibition and Art Prize, Imagine Falmouth, and by hosting an event for invited guests.

For more information about Imagine Falmouth, visit Imagine Falmouth – Falmouth's open exhibition and art prize (falculture.org)

For further information about Hodgsons, visit Hodgsons - Chartered accountants who genuinely care