Partners

Four partners of varying experience serving the family business

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Clive Underwood FAPA

Clive is a general partner who trained in Winchester with a medium sized independent practice. He founded the firm in Winchester in 1965 before moving it to Chandlers Ford in 1969 and to the present premises in 1973.

Clive has an agricultural background and specialises in supporting farmers and family businesses.

His main hobby is motorbiking.

 
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Nick Barron FCA

Nick is a general partner who trained in Southampton with a substantial independent practice that was then acquired by a national firm. He moved with that firm to their Gloucester office to head up the integration of several firms that had been acquired. In 1991 he moved back to Hampshire and joined this practice.

Nick is keenly interested in the marine leisure industry. His main hobby is sailing with various members of his family.

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Alastair McDougal BA, FCA

Alastair trained in Southampton with a multinational firm and became an audit manager before joining our firm. His specialisation is the auditing of companies and small pension funds.

His main hobby is rugby, which he hopes to continue playing in spite of injury!

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Charles Baker BSc FCA CTA

Charles trained in Newcastle with a major firm where he qualified as both a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser. Then he worked in London for a small multinational before moving to Winchester in 1982.

Charles' interests centre around the taxation of family companies. His specialities include negotiating settlements of taxation irregularities.

His main hobby is gliding at which he is a qualified flying instructor and now a regular competitor in aerobatic contests.

Outside interests

The partners and staff hold various unpaid appointments in support of charitable and public bodies.