South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants

The South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants has over 9,000 members, the largest membership outside of London and covers the counties of Kent; East and West Sussex; and the Southern part of Surrey (less Redhill and Reigate which are in the Croydon District Society)

Upcoming events

Town groups

SESCA town groups centre on the major towns in the area

They provide members locally with cost effective CPE, as well as a valuable forum for discussion and networking.

There are currently 3 active town groups:

Guildford Town Group

The Guildford Town Group of SESCA provides a programme of evening lectures on subjects of topical and practical importance covering tax, legal and accounting issues affecting accountants in practice, business, charities and education.

A light buffet is available before each lecture to meet, talk and explore networking opportunities.

Lectures, which generally run from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, are held at the University of Surrey once a month from September to May.

Chairman: Jonathan Tippett email: jonathan.tippett@morleytippett.co.uk
September 2010

Brighton & Hove Town Group

The group arranges evening lectures on technical issues. This year they are proposing to do 5 lectures between September 2010 and April 2011. The lectures are generally held at the West Hove Golf Club, starting at 7.30pm with an optional 3 course meal beforehand at 6.30.

Chairman: Paul Feist email: paulf@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk.
Secretary: Peter Hedgethorne email: peterh@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk

Mid Kent Town Group

A local group servicing all accountants in the Mid Kent catchment areas providing a training and discussion group facility and forum for The ICAEW to contact local practices

The group meets 6 times per season

Chairman - Stewart Pope, Telephone: 01892 543900, Email: pope@perry-company.co.uk
Secretary – Emma Palmer, Telephone: 01892 543900, palmer@perry-company.co.uk

Business members group (BMG)

The aim of our BMG is to provide a networking community as well as support for business members (e.g MD FD FC .. of SME companies PLCs,...) within SESCA.

Ara Martirossian is the BMG representative on the main SESCA committee. He is the MD of a Sussex based SME company and is responsible for communicating the needs of the BMG members to the committee and for planning the events for the coming year. If you have any thoughts or suggestions for topics for future events please let him know. He can be contacted at ara@red-it.co.uk.

Meetings are held on a regular basis with guest speakers on topical issues decided upon by members.

Please see the downloads section for presentations from past meetings and events.

Next meeting:

The BMG meets at the Gatwick Worth Hotel.

Details of next meeting to be confirmed.

Student Society

Some of you may not be aware that as a chartered accountant student you are automatically a member of the South Eastern Chartered Accountant Student Society, SECASS.

Firm representatives

We are looking to recruit representatives from firms to help publicise events that SECASS will be holding. If you are organised and like being the first to know what is going on, and would be willing to publicise our events within your firm, please get in contact with the committee.

It is not too much commitment; just putting up posters and emailing a bit of encouragement, and passing feedback on to us from time to time.

About us

The South Eastern Society of Chartered Accountants (SESCA) organises a variety of events for members, from Annual Dinners and Networking Golf challenges, to discussions and CPD courses through either our local Town Groups or our course provider SESCA Enterprises Limited.  The SE Society also represents the interests of Chartered Accountants within the South Eastern district.

Useful downloads