about us

Richard is Murray Harcourt’s Managing Partner. He is a highly experienced Audit Partner and overall corporate advisor having worked extensively in the private sector for over 25 years.

“By launching our own firm we wanted to break the mould in accountancy. We are not stale. We are not dull! We are dynamic with an enterprising and exciting culture.

“If you ask our opinion then you get it!

“We are here to help our clients, to support them and to make a difference to their businesses.”

Mark, a founding partner of Murray Harcourt, works with owner managed business becoming a key member of their team acting as Financial Director alongside the management board. This often includes providing high quality audit, tax and statutory compliance services, structures effective approaches to cash management, brokers smart financing solutions and provides specialist business advice and succession planning.

“I have great relationships with my clients, getting under the skin of their business and listening to their plans and objectives. I give them the advice that they need – what is best for their business, rather than selling them a range of services.

“We aim to put ourselves in the client’s shoes and we can talk not from text book experience, but our own experiences of launching, growing and running a business.”

Glyn has over 30 years’ experience in advising predominantly wealthy landowners on property taxes, capital gains tax and trust/succession planning.

“We build individual, personal and trusted relationships with our clients.

“They are anything but just another number. Our challenge as we grow is being both dynamic and keeping that personal service.

“We are a trusted adviser to our clients. They are making a decision because we have said it is the right decision and it will make life better for them.”

Tax partner Neil has over 25 years’ experience of helping clients with their business tax affairs – as well as advising on the tax affairs of owner managed businesses, Neil also has plenty of experience of working with both large and listed corporate groups. He has significant specialist experience of M&A and transaction tax issues and has worked on the tax aspects of many local high profile deals. Neil spent the first 10 years of his career in the Big Four, and joins Murray Harcourt after 15 years as tax partner with Top 10 international firms.

“I work closely with our clients ensuring that our tax advice is bespoke to their business requirements.

“I have a passion for putting clients first and helping a business on every step of its journey.”

Richard has 18 years’ experience as a personal and corporate tax advisor and has gained considerable knowledge in his field through working with individuals, owner-managed businesses, SMEs and UK subsidiaries of International companies.

His areas of expertise are: Corporate Tax Planning including groups, Company re-organisations including EIS investments, EMI share schemes, International Tax, Research and development reliefs and tax credit, and Capital allowance claims.  He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

Steve is Head of Audit at Murray Harcourt. He leads the audit provision and ensures that it is high quality, timely and involves minimum disruption to Murray Harcourt’s clients. Steve joined Murray Harcourt in 2014.

“We are auditing mid market businesses and we have a specialism in international audits – UK clients with subsidiaries all over the world. They don’t just get a good service and a robust audit, they get more of our time. We genuinely do spend more time with our clients because this is our own firm and we have the freedom and autonomy to do that.

“Our clients receive the benefits of a top 10 accountancy firm’s quality of delivery, but they get more time with a senior adviser and we can react more quickly.

“We often get told: ‘You are not like normal auditors’. That’s good! We want to deliver quality, a high level of service and a high degree of contact with our clients.”

Neil is Murray Harcourt’s Audit Director and has over 10 years’ experience of advising and working with corporate clients both in the UK and Internationally.  Neil is renowned for building valued relationships with his clients through his supportive, all-year-round approach to client service.

“We believe that the key to quality service delivery is to work closely with our clients all-year round, building strong relationships and gaining a thorough understanding of how their businesses operate.”