Carpenter Box aims to give back as it marks centenary milestone

In 1923 Robert Carpenter agreed to go into partnership with Harold Box and together they opened a Worthing office at 8 Liverpool Gardens. Fast forward 100 years and we now have five offices, 19 Partners and a team of over 200 staff who support clients ranging from start-ups to large international businesses.

Launch event

To kick off our year of celebrations, we were delighted to host a launch event at our Head Office in Worthing on Wednesday, March 29.

We were pleased to welcome some special guests including Sir Peter Bottomley, MP for West Worthing, Cllr Henna Chowdhury, Mayor of Worthing, James Whitmore, the High Sheriff of West Sussex, and Martin Randall, Director for the Economy at Adur & Worthing Councils.

Also in attendance were some of our Gold sponsors who have generously donated to our Charitable Foundation, as well some of the main charities that will benefit from these donations – Red Balloon Worthing, Crawley Open House, Turning Tides and West Sussex Mind.

Guests enjoyed some Ridgeview sparkling wine and canapes whilst they met and mingled with local businesses and charities. They also heard a few words from John Billings, Senior Partner, Robin Evans, Partner, and Alan Edwards, Managing Partner, as well as Cllr Henna Chowdhury, James Whitmore and East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton, who couldn’t join in person but recorded a short video for the event.

What’s next?

We have some exciting fundraising events planned during 2023 to achieve our target of raising £50,000 for our Charitable Foundation which will be documented on our website carpenterbox.com/100.

We would like to thank all our staff, clients, professional contacts, family, and friends who have been a part of Carpenter Box’s journey so far. Here’s to the next 100 years!

Alan Edwards, Managing Partner