Normally they count up money, but an firm of accountants helped a charity reach an even grander total when it handed over a cheque for £10,000.

RO Group, based in Wyllyotts Place, Potters Bar, collected the money for Marie Curie Cancer Care through various fundraisers held over the past 12 months.

Company chairman Richard Rowlandson handed a cheque to a Marie Curie representative last week.

The charity, which provides care to terminally ill patients at home or in one of its hospices, said it was “delighted” with the donation.