BVO

BVO, short for Blackmore, Virtue & Owens, is a long-established chartered accountancy firm in Auckland, New Zealand. It describes itself as a traditional practice built on long client relationships, where clients deal with senior advisers rather than junior staff. Its offices sit in Newmarket, close to motorway links across the Auckland region.

What BVO does

• Accounting and compliance: annual accounts and ongoing financial work for businesses.
• Business advice: guidance from senior advisers on running and growing a company.
• Cloud accounting with Xero: setting up and supporting clients on Xero.
• Client life-cycle support: help at each stage of a business, from start-up onwards.

Customers and markets

Its client list runs from small start-ups to major corporations. The firm says it treats each engagement as a lasting partnership, with its specialists working as part of the client's own team.

Key facts

• Based in: Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
• Firm type: chartered accountancy
• Software: Xero cloud accounting
• Compliance: publishes an AML/CFT Act notice