The Scene, Thomas Carroll’s business and lifestyle magazine, caught up with co-founder Evan Thomas to find out if today’s Thomas Carroll lives up to the 1972 vision. It all started in the late summer of 1972,†says Evan. Terry Carroll and I were approached by the Directors of Western Brokers Limited on Churchill Way with an offer to purchase their commercial account, valued then at £7,000.†It was an offer they couldn’t refuse, he continues: We jumped at the idea of starting out on our own, my father lent us the deposit and Thomas Carroll was born.†With considerable help from their wives, Delma and Anne, Evan and Terry began looking for Thomas Carroll’s first home and signed a lease for 3 rooms on the second floor at Queens Chambers, Queens Arcade. Once we got our first place we were on a roll,†says Evan: In our first year we’d increased the income to £12,600. We were even able to take a bonus of £1,570 each — that was a small fortune in those days!â€
