About the group
Four decades.
One family of companies.
The Global Group of Carr Companies is a multi-national group built company by company since 1977 — operating businesses across seven sectors in the United States and New Zealand.
Our story
Operators first, investors second.
GGOCC didn't start as a holding company. It grew from a working practice — Carr Consulting P.A., a registered investment adviser since 1977, and Better Business Services, filing taxes for small businesses since 1983.
Each company since has been built the same way: find real work that needs doing well — preparing returns, billing energy customers, connecting rural homes, developing land on Lake Dunstan — and do it for the long term.
Today the group spans fourteen companies and brands across the United States and New Zealand, including active real estate development in both countries.
Built to last, run to serve
To own and operate exceptional businesses on both sides of the Pacific — businesses that serve their customers well, treat expertise as a craft, and create lasting value for the communities they call home.
Our journey
Milestones across the decades.
Carr Consulting P.A.
Registered as an investment adviser in San Antonio, Texas — the group's founding practice for financial planning, tax and investments.
Better Business Services
BBS Tax opens its doors — growing into a multi-state tax, bookkeeping and payroll firm with offices in Texas, Oklahoma and Florida and 15,000+ returns filed.
Early to e-filing
John M Carr CPA begins filing federal income tax returns electronically — among the earliest adopters in the country.
TaxLogic goes online
Online tax preparation launches, pairing step-by-step questionnaires with real accountants — 15,000+ customers served since.
BAD Company Inc.
Building Abatement Demolition Company is established, adding environmental remediation, demolition and historical restoration across Texas.
Deep roots in New Zealand
Pacific Alpacas begins collecting fibre in Cromwell, Central Otago — anchoring a growing NZ portfolio: Kinetiq energy software, Greenfields Internet, Trampers Friend and the Cornish Point ventures.
Building in both hemispheres
Active real estate development throughout New Zealand and the United States — from Cornish Point on Lake Dunstan to Sunbelt construction and contracting.
How we work
Four things we won't trade.
Expertise, earned
Six professional designations behind the founding practice — and the same standard of mastery expected in every company we run.
Trusted for decades
Clients have trusted us with their taxes, savings and land since 1977. That trust is the group's most valuable asset.
Long-term by default
From merino wool to lakefront land, we build businesses meant to outlast us — patiently, sustainably, without shortcuts.
Local on both sides
Texan in Texas, Kiwi in Central Otago — every company is run by people who live where they work.
Leadership
Founder & principal.
John M. Carr
Founder & Principal
A certified public accountant, investment adviser and fraud examiner, John has built the group company by company across five decades — from a San Antonio advisory practice to a portfolio spanning the United States and New Zealand.
Profile, CV & directorships at johnmcarr.com →Ready to work with GGOCC?
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