Gordon Down Accountants has been serving the South Wales business community for well over 50 years from our offices in Cardiff and Swansea.
Our highly qualified partners and staff provide clients with a full range of accounting, auditing and taxation services.
i.e. Production of accounts, bookkeeping services, tax compliance and tax planning, Vat and Payroll services, company secretarial, management accounts, consultancy services, and much much more.
We specialise in delivering a quality service to individuals and owner managed businesses at a fair price. We are not just number crunchers, but see ourselves more as an extension of your business.
We have a huge depth of experience in dealing with all types of businesses, professions and charities – so we definitely can help you and your organisation.
Registered in England and Wales - Company Number: 04694243 | Audit: C007347030 | VAT: 484502933
Laurence joined the firm after the death of Mr Gordon Down in 1988 when he and his partner Brian Harris acquired the practise.
Laurence has worked for the large national accountancy firms, for large PLC’s and has also been in business in his own right. So he has a genuine knowledge of the day to day challenges of running your own business.
Philip has been part of the company for over 30 years and has a wide area of experience advising small and medium sized businesses. As a Chartered Accountant he has the necessary expertise to assist companies to develop and achieve their potential.
Having a number of business interests in addition to his role at Gordon Down & Company he is very acutely aware of the challenges that businesses face. Having the hands on experience he is able to relate to business owners and understand issues from their perspective.
Philip finds the most rewarding part of his job is the development of relationships with long term clients and sharing with then the ups and downs of business life.
Richard has been with the firm forever. He was trained by the late Mr Gordon Down and has developed an extensive knowledge base in the field of taxation. Having qualified as a taxation practitioner (CTA) he is the recognised as the ‘go to’ person whenever difficult taxation issues arise.
Over the years Richard has helped innumerable businesses with their tax and accountancy needs and takes great pride in the part he has played in helping businesses to develop within the most suitable tax structure.
Carl is a qualified ACA accountant and also a Fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountants. Carl has been with the company since 1996 and heads up our audit team bringing his skills and experience in developing systems and controls and in assessing risk to all of our clients. He specialises in small and medium enterprises as well as dealing with all aspects of corporate and personal taxation. Carl can advise on business start-up, and offers advice on business plans as well as profit forecasting and cash flow analysis.
Carl is passionate about working closely with his clients to provide pro-active tailored advice to minimise their tax liabilities.
Her experience is largely in the preparation of annual accounts for companies, sole traders and partnerships, together with corporate and personal tax. She primarily focuses on the preparation of company and charity accounts. Lindsey also works closely with businesses in developing their accounting systems and accounts training.
She believes customer satisfaction is the key to a good business relationship and enjoys opportunities to add value to businesses.
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