Specialist client areas

Agricultural and rural affairs

Anyone running a farm, farm-based business or any other rural venture faces tough commercial realities in today’s highly competitive world.

So it pays to have an expert team you can trust to turn to in dealing with all the general aspects of running a business as well as issues specific to farming and rural businesses.

We have a well-established team experienced in working with rural businesses and act for large number of clients, from small, family-run farms and large estates to fish farming and shoot partnerships and within the equine sector.

Our team will also work with your land agents and legal advisors to provide you with a comprehensive, joined-up professional support.

Our services include:

• Accounts preparation – we prepare both management and year end accounts for all business structures
• Diversification – we can assist with producing budgets, cash flow and profit forecasts and raising finance and advise on the best structure for new enterprises
• Tax compliance services – we can produce end of year returns for individuals and businesses to meet filing deadlines
• Tax planning and advice – we can advise on issues including:
• agricultural and business property relief, particularly with regard to farmhouses, and ensuring that a farm or estate is owned in the most tax-efficient way
• heritage property
• succession planning
• the use of trusts.

For more information on how we can help you, please contact us.