ARMSTRONG WATSON - Key Persons


Adam Pattison

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager
Adam has more than 10 years' experience in accounting practice. He qualified in 2013 and became a Chartered Accountant in 2019, joining Armstrong Watson a year later as Accounting Manager. Now a Senior Manager, Adam, who has lived in Cumbria all his life, works between Carlisle and West Cumbria. He has a mixture of clients in his portfolio including owner-managed businesses in hospitality, construction and software. Adam believes in establishing close working relationships with his clients. He prides himself on developing trust and honestly, delivering on promises made and adding value to clients.

Alexander Hill

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant
Alex has worked in financial planning since 2015 and became a Chartered Financial Planner in 2020. He is particularly specialised in retirement and inheritance tax planning, although provides guidance on a range of areas. Prior to joining Armstrong Watson in 2023 he spent 9 years working in London, most recently assisting non-domiciles manage the financial complications of leading international lives. He has since returned to his hometown of Leeds, to be closer to family and enjoy the Yorkshire countryside in his free time. Alex's range of experience has led him to enjoy working with clients of varied circumstances and to help them set the best course to accomplish their objectives.

Amanda Heys

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Andrew Dean

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner

Andrew Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Accounting Partner
Andrew is a farmer's son born and bred on a large Hill farm in North Cumbria and still regularly works on a friend's farm to keep his hand in. This gives him a great insight into the actual issues affecting farmers in their businesses and helps him back in the workplace. Andrew studied at Newcastle Polytechnic and after qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1996 has concentrated on looking after and advising farming businesses and landed estates. He moved to Hexham in 1998 and now looks after agricultural businesses across the North of England and the borders from the Hexham office, using his years of experience and day to day knowledge to help his clients.

Andrew, Richard

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Head of Accounting )

Andy Poole

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance Partner - Legal Sector
  • Legal Sector Partner at Armstrong Watson, Speaking at the Katchr Users Conference on Where Law Firms Need to Concentrate Their Efforts in Order to Boost Profits and Cash
Andy heads the firm's nationwide services to the legal sector, covering all of the firm's offices, and has specialised exclusively in the legal sector since 2004. He provides merger, acquisition, disposal, valuation and forecasting services to law firms as well as helping firms to improve by working with them on formal strategic consultancy programmes, benchmarking and training courses. Andy understands and proactively informs law firms on issues that may impact on them. He speaks at national solicitors' conferences and is a regular contributor to the legal press. Andy is co-author of the Law Society's toolkit on financial stability https://bookshop.lawsociety.org.uk/p/financial-stability-toolkit-paperback-cd/ Andy is co-author of Adjusting the Numbers: the Future of Finance in Law Firms https://www.globelawandbusiness.com/books/adjusting-the-numbers-the-future-of-finance-in-law-firms Andy Poole, Legal Sector Partner at Armstrong Watson, speaking at the Katchr users conference on where law firms need to concentrate their efforts in order to boost profits and cash.

Annible, Liesel

Job Titles:
  • Forensic Director

Askew, Richard

Job Titles:
  • Partner and Head of Payroll )

Barry Fitzsimmons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Beauchamp, Mark

Job Titles:
  • Head of People

Benjamin Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Bowness, Becky

Job Titles:
  • Partner and Head of Tax )

Bradley, Claire

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Bullock, Tony

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Carr, Sharon

Job Titles:
  • Legal Sector Manager

Chaloner, Kerry

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Chapman, Edith

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Claire Bradley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Cole, Richard

Job Titles:
  • Fund Manager, Future Money UK )

Connell, Ed

Job Titles:
  • Restructuring & Insolvency Partner

Copley, Emma

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Financial Planner

Crockett, Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director & Partner - Head of Financial Planning )

Daryl Warwick

Job Titles:
  • Restructuring and Insolvency Partner

David Jones

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director

David Squire

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Financial Planning Director - Partner

David Threlkeld

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Davison, Stuart

Job Titles:
  • Head of Operations

Day, Rohan

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Dean, Andrew

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Partner

Dickson, Paul

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive & Managing Partner )

Dodds, Marcus

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Financial Planner

Douglas Russell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner

Dyson, Oliver

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Fraser, James

Job Titles:
  • Tax Partner

Frier, Mark

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Director - Operations & Commercial )

Gaunt, Dominic

Job Titles:
  • Business Development & Partnership Manager )

Geale, Matthew

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Head of Forensic Accounting )

Gibson, Richard

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance
  • Partner

Gold, David

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Graham Poles

Job Titles:
  • Tax Partner

Graham, Lauren

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance Director

Gray, Joanna

Job Titles:
  • Partner and Head of Audit & Assurance )

Helen Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director
  • Member of the Your Team

Heys, Amanda

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Hill, Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Hill, Rodger

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Hutchinson, Nicki

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Hutt, Sam

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Hutton, Matthew

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Huw Nicholls

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance Director

Jacob Parsons

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

James Fraser

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Tax Partner

James Marlow

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Regional Financial Planning Manager

Janine Levine

Job Titles:
  • Tax Director

Joanna Gray

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner and Head of Audit & Assurance

Johnston, Keith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Tax Manager

Johnston, Martin

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Jonathan Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance
  • Partner

Jones, David

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director

Jones, Sally

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director

Karen Rae

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

Kathryn Hargrave

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Keith Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Senior Tax Manager

Kerry Chaloner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Kienlen, Mike

Job Titles:
  • Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, Partner & Chairman )

Knaggs, Martin

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Leech, Melvin

Job Titles:
  • Technical & Compliance Director

Levine, Janine

Job Titles:
  • Tax Director

Lewis, Jonathan

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance
  • Partner

Liesel Annible

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Forensic Director

MacLeod, David

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Malone, Michelle

Job Titles:
  • Head of Tax Automotive )

Marlow, James

Job Titles:
  • Regional Financial Planning Manager

Martin Knaggs

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Martin Parnham

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Matt Osbourne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Audit & Assurance Partner

Matthew Geale

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner, Head of Forensic Accounting

Matthew Hutton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Accounting Senior Manager

McCullough, Stephen

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Head of Business Development & Marketing )

McDonnell, Catherine

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

McIver, Scott

Job Titles:
  • Tax Manager

McNicol, Brian

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Michael Usher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Mike Kienlen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, Partner & Chairman

Miller, Morag

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Mitchell, Andrew

Job Titles:
  • Tax Consultant

Moody, Paul

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Morag Miller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner

Morris, Michael

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Nicholls, Huw

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance Director

Nicholls, Matt

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager - Payroll )

Nicki Hutchinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Accounting Senior Manager

O'Connor, Brendan

Job Titles:
  • Audit Director, Pension Schemes )

Osbourne, Matt

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Parnham, Martin

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Parsons, Jacob

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Pattison, Adam

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Paul Dickson - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Your Team

Poles, Graham

Job Titles:
  • Tax Partner

Poole, Andy

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance Partner - Legal Sector )

Preston, Steve

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Prideaux, Claire

Job Titles:
  • Forensic Associate Director

Probert, Ann

Job Titles:
  • Restructuring & Insolvency Senior Manager

Reah, Chris

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Richard Andrew

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner, Head of Accounting

Richard Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Finance
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Partner

Richmond, David

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Robinson, Andrew

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Partner

Robinson, Helen

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director

Rodger Hill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Accounting Partner

Rourke, Justin

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Director - Head of Advice )

Rudkin, Brian

Job Titles:
  • Employment

Russell, Douglas

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Ryan Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Ryan Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Sally Jones

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director

Scott McIver

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Tax Manager

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

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Job Titles:
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Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team

Shovlin, Steve

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Financial Planner

Simon Turner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Audit & Assurance Partner

Smith, Stuart

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Financial Planner

Squire, David

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Director - Partner )

Stephen McCullough

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Head of Business Development & Marketing

Steve Preston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Audit & Assurance Partner

Steve Williams

Job Titles:
  • Audit and Assurance Partner

Steven Conchie

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Tallentire, Sarah

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Taylor, Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Thompson, Glen

Job Titles:
  • Tax Manager

Threlkeld, David

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Tony Bullock

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Your Team
  • Accounting Senior Manager

Towlson, Hayley

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Turner, Simon

Job Titles:
  • Audit & Assurance

Walsh, Benjamin

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Warwick, Daryl

Job Titles:
  • Restructuring and Insolvency Partner

Whittock, Chelsea

Job Titles:
  • Financial Planning Consultant

Wilcox, Elaine

Job Titles:
  • Restructuring and Insolvency Consultant

Williams, Steve

Job Titles:
  • Audit and Assurance

Woolgar, Richard

Job Titles:
  • Head of Outsourcing )

York, Jonathan

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Director