Company History
Quill Group is a group of boutique practices incorporating Accountants, Financial Planners, Insurance, Superannuation and Finance Brokers operating on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane, Australia. Our unique Quill Group brand was established in 2000 and later trademarked in 2005.
Kevin Nicol named the practice after considering the origins of accounting. He wanted a name that was cryptically aligned to the financial services industry to tie the different facets of the business together, but also a name that reflected gilt edge quality and an icon word, to make it more memorable for marketing purposes.
The quill was once a highly efficient way of recording information, it is believed to have been developed by a Franciscan Monk in Venice named Luca Pacioli in 1494, who painstakingly documented out the finances of the church in the first innovation of Accounting or double entry bookkeeping . This science was recorded in journals and ledgers using feather quills as writing instruments.
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“A quill pen is made of a flight feather of a large bird. The shaft of the feather acts as an ink reservoir and the ink flows to the tip by capillary action. The hand cut quill is still a superior calligraphy tool, providing a sharp stroke and flexibility unmatched in today’s steel pens.”
At Quill Group our flexibility is unmatched and we live by our business creed, “Where there’s a Quill, there’s a way!”
The Group is focused on our Mission Statement “To Make A Difference” by providing superior service to Business Accounting Clients and Individual Investor and Insurance Clients. We strive for world class standards to set us apart from peers and incorporate industry best training to retain the best quality professional staff.
Kevin Nicol is the founding director with over 30 years experience in the accounting profession. In 2004 he was joined by co-director Peter Kirk when Peter merged his substantial financial planning business (formerly known as Financial Life Solutions) into Quill Group. However Kevin and Peter have been doing business together and assisting each other’s clients for over 20 years. In 2007 co-director Mark Beveridge merged his financial planning business (formerly known as Boutique Investor Services) into Quill Group. Along with Peter, Mark has over 20 years experience in the financial planning profession. The group has two other directors, Tony Marshall and Brett Shepheard who have been promoted within following their lengthy and successful management roles within the group.
The business made a substantial acquisition in 2011 when Sims Crawford Elliott and Co. Pty Ltd merged into the Quill Group. Sims Crawford Elliott & Co. Pty Ltd is an accounting and financial planning practice with a long and noble history servicing Queensland since 1922, With two of the partners nearing retirement they took their time to identify a team of professionals with similar ideals to ensure their clients continued to receive the same high quality and professional service afforded them for over 90 years.
The business has evolved and grown from humble beginnings in Southport, Gold Coast, and now has an expanded presence in Southport plus a significant presence in Brisbane at Eight Mile Plains and South Brisbane.