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Entrepreneurial - Midlands

Cheltenham | Kent | London | Manchester | Midlands | Thames Valley

Richard Baker , Partner
Tel: 01922 725590
Email: richard.baker@horwath.co.uk

Richard primarily works with larger corporates and owner-managed businesses. He has been a member of the firm's national audit and accounting technical department and has used his experience from this role to deal with his clients' financial reporting issues. Richard's portfolio includes companies and groups operating both in the UK and internationally and he is a member of the firm's Listed Clients Group.

Richard also has a growing portfolio of clients in the healthcare sector, particularly in retail pharmacy. The retail pharmacy sector continues to be turbulent from a financial point of view and Richard and his team have focussed on helping clients through the impact of clawbacks via Category M as well as assisting with acquisitions and disposals, profit extraction and improvements to management systems. Richard is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales' (ICAEW's) Healthcare Group.

Dave Darlaston, Partner
Tel:
01562 60101
Email:
dave.darlaston@horwath.co.uk


Dave is an audit assurance partner but specifically provides business planning advice to his client base which ranges from owner businesses to international groups.

Dave has a wealth of experience across a number of business sectors but has particular knowledge of the travel sector, printing, retailing and farm management. He also specialises in Trade Unions and the Care Home sector.

Helen Drew, Partner
Tel:
01562 60101
Email:
helen.drew@horwath.co.uk

Helen heads up the Midlands Not for Profit specialism; a niche for the whole firm and she also specialises in Professional Practices.

Helen heads up Practice Assurance in the national firm, which has a particular emphasis on quality. The high level of technical skill required enables her to give advice to the firm’s international and national clients.

Helen was Chairman of the Worcester Group of Chartered Accountants and continues to be an active committee member both in Worcester and Birmingham to promote the profession. Helen is a member of the Practice Assurance Committee for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Johnathan Dudley, Partner
Tel: 01922 725590
Email: johnathan.dudley@horwath.co.uk

Johnathan is the Managing Partner of the Midlands Practice and heads up the Midlands Professional Practices Group, a specialism for the whole firm.

Johnathan provides specialist business and strategic advice across a wide range of commercial, manufacturing and professional services businesses. He is an accredited Mindshop facilitator, which enables him to add real value to his clients and more latterly to advise businesses outside of his client base.

Johnathan is an active member of the Walsall Urban Regeneration Company.

Joe Hancox, Partner
Tel:
01562 60101
Email:
joe.hancox@horwath.co.uk


Joe has many years experience of advising owner managed businesses in a wide variety of industry types on their accounting and taxation matters.

Joe also advises high net worth individuals at private clients across a number of generations, often involving the use of trusts.

Joe has been a member of the Horwath Clark Whitehill executive board and finance partner of the firm for a number of years. The expertise Joe has gained enables him, at a senior level, to give advice to other professional service practices.

Guy Morgan , Partner
Tel: 01922 725590
Email: guy.morgan@horwath.co.uk


Guy has wide experience assisting family and owner managed businesses throughout the various stages in the development of their businesses.

Guy also acts as adviser to multi national UK subsidiaries ranging from start ups to multi million turnover businesses.

Guy heads up the Midlands Tax Practice and the Midlands Accounting Solutions Group.

Richard Wherton, Partner
Tel:
01562 60101
Email:
richard.wherton@horwath.co.uk


Richard carries out a variety of reporting assignments, and is particularly strong in Transaction Support Services acting for clients and banks.

Richard is a member of the firm’s Pension Group providing financial accounting advice in respect of Employers’ Covenants and assisting Trustees of Pension Schemes in this specialist area.

Richard also acts for a variety of entrepreneurial owner managed businesses across a wide spread of business sectors. He is a member of the firm’s Entrepreneurial Group, which focusses on helping businesses to maximise their potential through each stage of their lifecycle.

Richard is an accredited Mindshop facilitator, which enables him to add real value to his clients.