Meet our qualified team based in Ulverston - J F Hornby

John has been a Chartered Accountant since 1968. He is the firm's founder and also a member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. After training locally John moved into industry becoming Chairman and Managing Director of a listed plc. For his work as Consulate of Norway, John holds the impressive Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, conferred on him by the King of Norway.

Paul joined the firm in 2000 after previous studying for his Degree and Masters. He is a fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountants. Paul deals with all manner of clients giving them advice ranging from start up, strategic direction or taxation matters.

Beverley has worked in the accountancy profession for over 10 years and is a qualified Accounts Technician. She works on accounts and taxation for a whole range of limited companies, partnerships and sole traders. Beverley also has considerable experience of Sage software and is responsible for most of the firms training for clients. She is currently undertaking her final professional accountancy examinations.

Joanne has NVQ qualifications in Office Administration and has been the office manager for over 5 years. She is a skilled and experienced user of the latest MS Office software applications and has recently implemented the firms paperless office system.

Laurie joined the firm in 2003 and is a part time member of staff. She is experienced in payroll and carrys out much of the work in this function.

Karen joined the firm last year after previously working for many years in local practice. She is a qualified accounts technician and has considerable experience in VAT and payroll. Karen also completes accounts for small sole traders and personal tax returns. She is currently undertaking the ACCA examinations.

Stephen joined the firm from a large bespoke payroll software house where he spent over 10 years as the finance manager. He has much experience in preparing accounts for limited companies and also completes VAT and personal tax for the firm.

Caroline is an experienced bookkeeper and has an excellent working knowledge of payroll and all Sage software. After previously working in industry she has moved into practice and is commencing her accountancy technician qualifications.

Hayley joined us in 2008 from a national firm. She has considerable experience in preparing accounts and VAT for a variety of clients. Hayley has just completed her final accountancy technician examinations.

Tom is an experienced accounts assistant and the newest member of the team. He has considerable experience of charity accounts, audit and sage accounting software. He has also just completed his final accountancy technician examinations.