Peter Homent

Peter Homent is senior partner at Royston and specialises in dealing with agricultural clients. He is a land developments and capital taxation specialist who heads the agricultural department. His role includes acting as expert witness on agricultural matters, providing executorship and trustee services, taxation advice and advising on business sales, aquisitions and reorganisations. Peter also has extensive commercial experience, having been executive director of two multinational groups. Peter qualified as a chartered accountant in 1977, becoming a partner in Hardcastle Burton in 1982. His hobbies and interests include country sports and historic motor vehicles.
peterh@hardcastle-burton.co.uk

Mark Wilkins

After qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1986, Mark Wilkins gained experience with a London-based practice before re-joining Hardcastle Burton in 1992 and becoming a partner in 1995. As audit compliance partner he acts on behalf of audit clients in the manufacturing, transport and service sectors. Other responsibilities include providing business support to a broad range of clients, acting for high net worth individuals on taxation matters, and advising on the use and implication of trusts.
markw@hardcastle-burton.co.uk

Martin Law

Martin Law qualified as a chartered accountant in 1981, became a member of the Institute of Taxation three years later, and joined Hardcastle Burton in 1998. He was admitted as a partner in 2000. His experience extends to both large and small accountancy practices, in addition to three years as finance director of a recruitment and IT outsourcing company. He deals with a wide variety of general commercial clients and corporate finance assignments, and also advises clients of the Agricultural Department.
martinl@hardcastle-burton.co.uk

Keith Bouttell

Keith Bouttell is head of the firm's Financial Services Department and an agricultural partner, responsible for the day to day management of the Agricultural Department. His broad client base has a farming bias, but he also deals with general audit, accounts and taxation matters, as well as advising high net worth individuals on taxation, financial planning and inheritance tax. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1996, joining Hardcastle Burton in the same year, and qualified as a financial adviser in 1998.
keithb@hardcastle-burton.co.uk

Denise Lindsell

Denise Lindsell was admitted as a partner in 2007, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant six years earlier, she also became a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation during 2007. She manages an extensive client base. Her expertise benefits clients and companies in the manufacturing, construction industries and corporate hospitality sectors. In addition to general audit, accountancy and taxation compliance Denise advises on business exit strategies, sales and acquisitions. Other responsibilities include providing business support to clients on the implementation of the Construction Industry Scheme and tax mitigation strategies.
denisel@hardcastle-burton.co.uk

Simon Halls

Simon Halls joined Hardcastle Burton in the early part of 2003 and is a fully qualified independent financial adviser. He possesses a great deal of experience and knowledge in pensions, investments and protection insurance, having worked in the field of employee benefits and financial planning since 1980. Simon is an Associate of the Pensions Management Institute and an Associate of the Society of Financial Advisers. Both qualifications place him at the very top of his profession, with the former being a qualification related to company pensions and employee benefits and the latter relating to all aspects of personal financial planning. This means that Simon is uniquely placed to be able to provide advice both to companies and to individuals.
simonh@hardcastle-burton.co.uk