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History of Percival & Company

  • 1950s

    1950s

    Just after WWII, Harold Percival teamed up with Harry Turner and opened Percival & Turner, with offices in Friar Street, Sudbury. Then in 1951, the two partners went their separate ways and Harold founded Percival & Company, with both practices remaining in Friar Street, Sudbury.

  • 1960s

    1960s

    In the early 1960’s, Percival & Company moved into a purpose-built office in Cornard Road, Sudbury, where they remained for nearly 40 years.

  • 1980s

    1980s

    In 1985, with an ever increasing demand for the firms services in Earls Colne, in connection with the winding up of Hunts Factory and the disposal of their properties, Percival & Company opened a temporary office in Tillwicks House, Halstead Road, Earls Colne. Later that year, the firm then brought an office premises in the High Street, which is where we remain today.

  • 1990s

    1990s

    In the late 1990’s, the Sudbury office moved into North Street, until the decision was made to close the Sudbury branch in 2000.

  • 2020s

    2020s

    In 2024, we became a limited company.

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Get in touch

Address
Percival & Company High Street Earls Colne Colchester Essex CO6 2RN
Telephone
01787 223879
Email
earlscolne@percivalandcompany.co.uk

Percival & Company is the trading name of Percival & Company (Earls Colne) Limited in England and Wales.
Company number 15598214
Registered office: 2 York Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2RN

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9:00am – 5:30pm
Saturday
9am – 3pm
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