Established by Ian Pattinson in 1981, Pattinsons Accountancy is an independent firm of accountants and business advisors which incorporated in 1999. We offer a comprehensive range of accountancy and business advisory services to private individuals and companies in many sectors.

If you are looking for a team of reliable, professional, approachable accountants who will do more than just respond to your needs - who will work with you in a proactive manner to help you succeed, we would be delighted to be of service.

Nick Russell

Nick has been the tax principal at Pattinsons Accountancy Limited for over ten years.

Nick has worked within the accountancy profession and specialised in taxation for 30 years, spending some 15 years with top tier firms and advising clients on a wide range of issues from both a personal and business perspective.

He has a wealth of experience in all aspects of taxation including Personal Tax, Employee Emoluments, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, Trust and Will Planning which makes him ideally suited to provide workable strategies to mitigate the tax burden, create and retain family wealth.

He is routinely involved in giving general business and taxation advice, developing structures and strategies to enable owner managers meet their business, personal and family goals and gains a great deal of satisfaction in seeing his ideas implemented and client goals achieved.

Nick heads the tax team at Pattinsons delivering bespoke tax advice as well as helping clients meet their tax compliance needs and the operation of a payroll bureau for clients with a single employee to larger clients with in excess of 50 staff.

Nick is married and lives locally.

Dawn Brownsword

Dawn has been in the accountancy profession with local firms for thirty years since graduating in Business Studies and has had client manager responsibilities for the majority of those. Dawn provides a pro-active service to owner managed businesses, working with them to ensure all aspects of their accounting requirements are met. Dawn has a practical approach to compliance and planning matters and enjoys the variety of assignment that working in general practice inevitably brings. Pattinsons were delighted when Dawn brought her experience to the firm in early 2007.

Dawn enjoys a wide variety of social activities and lives locally.

Darren Brooks

Darren is a part qualified Chartered Certified Accountant having joined Pattinsons in 2003 Darren provides accounting and audit support and his knowledge of accounting software has proved invaluable to clients. Darren has experience dealing with both the manufacturing and service sectors, and the provision of on site assistance is a major aspect of Darren's role which he relishes.

An avid sports fan, Darren lives locally with his family.

Ian Pattinson

The founder of the practice Ian Pattinson retired in the Spring of 2006. Ian is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Insolvency Practioner. With over 40 years experience in the profession, Ian has been delivering astute business advice to clients nationwide. He founded Pattinsons to provide a cost effective and service led accounting solution.

Ian continues with his insolvency practice and his website can be found by clicking here: Pattinsons Insolvency Practice