OUR SERVICE
RESPONSIVE I FRIENDLY I SKILLED
We pride ourselves on our responsive and attentive service. It’s what makes us stand out and we intend to keep it that way.
SKILLED
We invest significantly in our staff, they are highly skilled, professional and above all committed to their clients
FRIENDLY
We’re professional people with equal emphasis on each word. We’re relaxed and here to help and support you and your business
COMMITTED
If we can’t take a call or respond to an email immediately we promise that we will by the end of the day so that you can continue your job
Our People
SKILLED | FRIENDLY | COMMITTED
We are our people.
We invest significantly in our training so that we can provide our clients with the best service
Partners
Melanie Richardson
Managing Partner
Melanie is responsible for the day to day running of the firm as well as looking after a wide range of clients. She heads up the corporate finance department, dealing with acquisition and disposal of companies, business group restructuring and corporate tax planning. She is a trustee for St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne.
Email: melanier@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745 920
Robert Willison
Business services partner
Robert looks after business clients, providing audit and accounts services, advises on strategy and business planning, and runs the firm’s outsourcing function, offering payroll, bookkeeping support and management accounting. He is a specialist in the valuation of businesses and is also responsible for managing the firm’s cloud accounting function.
Email: robertw@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745935
Ian Jenkins
Small business and regulatory partner
Ian heads up the small business unit which runs regular seminars and forums in the local area, aimed at supporting both established business and start-ups. Ian looks after and audits regulated businesses such as solicitors practices and is also the firm’s not for profit specialist.
Email: ianj@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01323 875455
Peter Gale
Senior partner
Peter has been at Swindells for 50 years, starting as an articled clerk in 1966. He is a Trusts and Estates Practitioner and in some cases has been acting for the same family over three generations. He has a wealth of knowledge covering all types of business.
Email: peterg@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745925
Joanna Green
Partner
Jo deals mainly with owner-managed companies and is also an audit partner, her role being to work with clients to bring everything together and give advice that looks at the bigger picture on what their business needs.
Email: joannag@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825745948
Sally Webber
Partner
Sally joined Swindells in 2008 as a trainee accountant, studying first for her AAT and then her Chartered Accountancy exams and more recently her Chartered Tax exams. She is now a member of the Partnership team with a wealth of local and international client knowledge across sectors.
Email: sallyw@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825745954
Robin Stevenson 1964 – 2023
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Robin passed away on 29 January 2023 at the age of 58. He had been with the firm for 13 years and was an integral part of its success. We know that many of his clients will miss him and his cheerful, kind professionalism. His photograph is kept here in his memory.
Staff
Grenville Livens
Accounts associate
Born and raised in the Wirral, Grenville joined the firm in 2001 as an accounts manager and became an associate in 2011. He has a wide variety of experience in looking after the smaller owner managed businesses whilst looking after most of the firm’s property and construction clients.
Email: grenvillel@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745934
Jemma Weston
Audit associate
Jemma manages the audit and accounts team, singlehandedly making sure that everyone is in the right place at the right time. An experienced auditor, she has expertise gathered from over 15 years of auditing both large and small businesses. She is the treasurer and a director of Wayfinder Woman.
Email: jemmaw@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745949
Joe Fackler
Consultant
Having been a partner at Swindells for over a decade, Joe decided to semi retire in June 2015. He is still involved in the firm and in Seaford, but now divides his time looking after clients and going on holiday
Email: joef@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01323 875447
Kerena Allen
Tax associate
Kerena is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser who has had experience with pretty much most aspects of UK tax. Dealing with company and personal tax for business owners, she also specialises in corporate finance work, restructuring groups of companies, tax efficient remuneration planning, property tax and HMRC enquiries.
Email: kerenaa@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745939
Kevin Breeds
Payroll manager
Kevin has worked for Swindells for over 25 years and is based in our Seaford office. Having run the bookkeeping function for some time, he now manages the payrolls for a large number of our clients. Efficient, knowledgeable and helpful, he is always on the end of the phone or email.
Email: kevinb@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01323 875456
Rosie Carr
Finance and administration manager
Rosie manages the day to day running of the office and looks after the firm’s own accounts and payroll – she is invaluable in making sure that everything runs smoothly and always has everything under control.
Email: rosiec@swindellsaccounting.co.uk
Telephone: 01825 745921
Clients
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Our clients range from large international businesses to Start Ups and Private Individuals.
They are all part of the Swindells’ family
Associate Organisations
Our Partners
We work with a range of partners & organisations to ensure that you get the best and most efficient service possible, when & where it’s convenient for you.
