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About Us

Listening, advising, talking, guiding and working with you to grow and nurture your wealth.

Forward-thinking, friendly, personal and impartial

Honest, impartial advice driven by careful attention to clients’ needs is what’s guided us ever since we opened our doors in 1919. You’ll appreciate how our experience, insights and sector-specific knowledge all combine to help us provide you with advice that’s relevant today, but also helps your plan for your future.

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We’re one of only 13 firms involved in University audits in England

91% average insurance renewal retention rate in 2020/21

Over 400 clients using Xero cloud accounting software

18.5m Gross written premium including our Appointed Representatives

We have four office sites  located in the beautiful  East Anglia region

With offices in Cambridge, Colchester, Diss and Ipswich, we’re close enough for personal meetings with clients from anywhere across the East of England.

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Our Vision and Values

Here’s what drives us forward as a business:

Our Vision is

To be the guardian of our clients’ financial futures  and personal aspirations.

Our Mission is

To combine in-depth expertise with genuine empathy to provide a personal service to clients, acting as stewards for their growth, stability and success. We empower clients to make informed decisions and achieve their goals, whether business or private.

And our values are…

Everything is personal

Accountability and service only improve when you remove the line between professional and personal. Our people invest emotionally in our clients to ensure success.

Proud to be different

We’re human beings and enjoy being open and welcoming when it comes to our personalities and outlook. We look after your financial affairs, and have fun doing it.

Compassion is everything

We have the capacity and expertise to deliver for businesses of all sizes, while remaining empathetic. We still care, put ourselves in people’s shoes and adapt to change.

Forward-thinking (not backward-looking)

We are innovative and always looking forward, anticipating risks and solving problems before they arise. This is key in facilitating our clients’ growth.

Meet the team

We’re a friendly, independent and professional team of accountants, auditors, tax advisers, insurance brokers, corporate finance specialists, business advisers and so much more.

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Chris Hall

Tax Assistant Manager

Chris works within our Private Client Tax Department across our Ipswich and Diss offices.

Andrew Strickland

Consultant

Andrew has been with Scrutton Bland for over thirty years and is now a consultant, based in our Colchester office.

Emma Emerson

Insurance Director

Emma is a Director in our Insurance business based in the Colchester office and works within the commercial sector.

Sharon Gravener

Corporate Services Partner

Sharon’s expertise in accountancy and audit extends back over 30 years, with particular capability in the provision of services to professional partnerships, education organisations, charities and larger businesses.

Faye Howard

Tax Partner

Faye is a Tax Partner in our Ipswich office, and heads the Private Client Service to high net worth individuals

Ben Chaplin

Corporate Services Manager

Ben joined Scrutton Bland in 2021 and works in their audit team, managing a variety of commercial and not for profit clients

Leisyen Cox

Risk and Assurance Manager

Leisyen joined Scrutton Bland in 2008 and is a Manager in our Risk and Assurance Department.

Adam Smith

Corporate Services Director

Adam leads external audit and assurance services for a wide range of owner managed businesses.

Samantha Stent

Tax Advisory Manager

Sam is a highly experienced tax manager, based in our Colchester office.

Mark Smith

Corporate Finance Director

As a Corporate Finance Director Mark has over 30 years of experience in managing intricate financial transactions for business clients.

Natasha Root

Private Client Account Executive

Natasha heads up the Private Client insurance department in our Colchester office.

Julie Harrison

Payroll Manager

Julie is Payroll Manager and is based in our Ipswich office.

Donna Cullum

Audit Manager

Donna is a manager in our Ipswich audit department and looks after a portfolio of charity and owner-managed businesses.

Tim O’Connor

Audit Partner

Tim heads the Colchester corporate team providing robust, relevant and supportive audit and advisory services.

Daniel Bligh

Managing Director, Scrutton Bland Insurance Brokers Ltd

Dan is joint Managing Director of Scrutton Bland Insurance Brokers Ltd

Joy Shaw

Tax Advisory Manager

Joy is a key member of the Tax Advisory Team, specialising in assisting businesses with post-Brexit regulatory changes

Luke Morris

Corporate Services Partner

Luke is a Partner and Head of Corporate Finance

Chris George

Tax Advisory Director

Chris oversees the provision of advice to a wide range of business covering all aspects of tax planning.

Jo Gilbert

Business Advisory Manager

Jo works as a manager in the Ipswich office as part of the Business Advisory team.

Samantha Mudd

Tax Manager

Sam is a key member of the tax advisory team specialising in personal tax planning.

David Collins

Tax Manager

David is a tax manager with specialist expertise on UK and non-UK tax residency rules

Paul Skinner

Corporate Services Manager

Paul is a Corporate Services manager providing audit and compliance services to a wide range of clients.

David Pickess

Corporate Services Manager

David is a Corporate Services Manager in our Colchester Office.

Caroline Bixby

HR Director

Caroline is an experienced HR Director

Sarah Healey Pearce

Business Advisory Director

Sarah is a business advisory director, giving strategic advice and accounting services to Suffolk businesses.

Emma Clifton

Business Advisory Director

Emma is a business advisory director in our Ipswich office, looking after predominantly owner-managed businesses.

Ryan Pearcy

SB Digital Director

Ryan leads our SB Digital team bringing flexibility, efficiency and insights to owner managed businesses.

Jason Harden

Insurance Commercial Account Executive

Jason is an experienced insurance executive with a comprehensive knowledge of commercial and personal insurance covers.

Ryan Whybrow

Commercial Insurance Account Executive

Ryan works within our Insurance department as a Commercial Account Executive.

David Taylor

Commercial Insurance Account Executive

David is a Commercial Insurance Executive, based in our Ipswich office.

Shirley Greer

Charity Team Sales Director

Shirley is an experienced insurance specialist, working with charities and not for profit organisations

Barry Davis

Charity Team Manager

Barry is based in our Ipswich office but travels across the country to meet with charities and not-for-profit organisations

Robert Witmore

Audit Manager

Rob is a key member of the Audit team, arranging independent audits for a wide range of businesses.

James Thurkettle

Assistant Manager

James is a member of the Corporate Finance team, working on business valuations, disposals and acquisitions, and specialises in US/UK GAAP conversion work in the education sector.

Sonja Lambourne

Business Advisory Assistant Manager

Sonja is a Certified Chartered Accountant, specialising in the agricultural, land and property sectors.

Jack Deal

Business Advisory Director

Jack is a Director working across East Anglia, with a particular focus on the West of the region.

Alexandra Canham

Business Advisory Manager

Alex is a manager within the Business Advisory team providing accountancy services to business clients.

Janice Bush

Business Advisory Manager

Janice is a qualified accountant dealing with owner managed and family businesses, specialising in agriculture

Carl Bullen

Risk and Assurance Assistant Manager

Carl undertakes risk and assurance internal audits for our clients in the education sector.

Robert Brigg

Corporation Tax Manager

Robert oversees all Corporation Tax compliance work undertaken across Scrutton Bland.

Andrew King

Assistant Manager

Andrew’s expertise ranges from management accounts to tax compliance work and cloud-based accounting systems.

Ben Cussons

Business Advisory Director

Ben works within our Business Advisory Department across our Diss and Ipswich offices.

Tim Bell

Business Protection Consultant

Tim works within the insurance team, specialising in providing protection advice to businesses, business owners and individuals.

Natalie Adams

Natalie is assistant payroll manager and based in our Ipswich office

Simon Pinion

Business Advisory & Cloud Accounting Partner

Simon is a Business Advisory Partner and looks after the accounting needs of owner-managed businesses.

Edward Nottingham

Insurance Director

Ed is an insurance director, based at our Diss office, specialising in all types of agricultural insurance.

Jennifer Binder

Business Advisory Assistant Manager

Jenny is a Certified Chartered Accountant with a focus on agriculture and property development.

James Tucker

Business Advisory & Cloud Accounting Partner

James is a Business Advisory & Cloud Accounting Partner, advising a wide range of businesses on their growth and development.

Sue Gull

Corporate Services Partner

Sue specialises in helping family and owner managed businesses meet their audit requirements.

Paul Goddard

Risk & Assurance Partner

Paul specialises in internal audits and delivers robust frameworks to help businesses.

Graham Doubtfire

Private Client Tax Partner

Graham specialises in dealing with the tax affairs of high net worth individuals and their families.

Gavin Birchall

Tax Partner

Gavin specialises in all tax issues around land and property, construction and agriculture.

Nick Banks

Business Advisory & Cloud Accounting Partner

Nick is a Business Advisory Partner and also the firm’s Finance Partner, heads up the finance team and handles all our professional partnerships.

Tim Mulley

Senior Partner

Tim specialises in insurance for private clients, businesses and charities.

Jason Fayers

Managing Partner

Jason specialises in all aspects of business, corporate and personal taxation

Specialist fields

Our decades of experience have given us an in-depth understanding of many industries and a high level of expertise across all aspects of professional services. From business accounts and audits to your tax plans for the future, we’ll help to put you on the right path.

Education

In the knowledge you’re in safe hands

Land & property

Developing with you

Transport & logistics

Keeping your business moving

Leisure & hospitality

Relax in the knowledge that you supported

Technology

For innovative business

Charities

We care because you do

Construction

Building a better business future

Agriculture

Supporting you, supporting growth

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Want to work for us?

We’re always looking for great people to join our team, help us grow and assist our clients in achieving their goals. If you think your values align to ours, please get in touch – we’d be pleased to hear from you. Click below to see current vacancies or find out how to submit a CV for us to hold on file.

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Community & social responsibility

No one is an island. When we give back to the communities that we live and work in, everyone  benefits and we all rise together.

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Our History

Scrutton Bland has come a long way since Alfred Scrutton and Francis Goodchild first founded their firm in Ipswich in 1919.

See how we and our clients have evolved

Client Care Charter

A responsible business such as ours needs to create a written document outlining how we deal with our clients, ensuring you get great service and fair treatment at all times.

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Work for Scrutton Bland

Looking to take your first or next career step in financial services? Check out our current vacancies below and discover what life is like at Scrutton Bland.