Award-winning Essex accountants Haslers are now award-givers after sponsoring a prestigious prize at Bancroft’s School. The Haslers Highest Achiever 2011 award was presented to 18 year-old Upen Patel by the school’s Department of Economics and Business Studies 2011. The Iceberg Star Award trophy and an Amazon Kindle e-reader was presented to Upen by Michael Watts, Corporate Finance partner at Haslers and a former pupil of Bancroft’s, during the school’s annual award ceremony on September 8. Upen is going to study Economics at Cambridge University. “Upen is clearly a very talented and gifted young adult who I am sure has a very bright future and career ahead of him,” said Michael.

“As a top-60 firm of accountants, we are constantly looking to help develop and nurture the accountants and businessmen and women of the future.

“I am particularly proud that we have sponsored this award as former pupil of the school and am delighted that Haslers are supporting Bancroft’s “tradition of excellence” – which is a motto that also sits well with our vision and outlook.

“We would like to congratulate Upen and wish him all the very best at Cambridge University.”

Founded in Woodford Green by the Drapers’ Company in 1737, Bancroft’s is a HMC coeducational school for 1000 pupils aged 7-18.

Haslers was founded in 1951 and is based in Loughton, Essex. In May it was named as the Accountancy Firm of the Year in this year’s Essex Accountancy and Business Awards.