Agriculture

“The estate company transferred its business from a national accountancy firm to Albert Goodman eight years ago. Since then Albert Goodman have provided accountancy services and advice for all the estate and family concerns, including the tax planning for a generational hand-over and the incorporation of two new companies.

The businesses and the family have been entirely satisfied with the standard of service and professional expertise of Albert Goodman and have confidence in them for the future.”

LANDED ESTATE CLIENT

Albert Goodman have looked after the family and its various trusts and other interests for many years. I have been delighted with the advice they have provided, which has proved invaluable in areas as diverse as efficient structuring of asset holdings and partial exemption for VAT.

I am particularly pleased to have had Albert Goodman’s inheritance tax planning advice through the last decade or so, which has helped the family successfully to deal with the changes introduced in trust law and also to minimise the inheritance tax paid on the death of a leading family member”.

PHILIP LANGRIDGE, LONDONDERRY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LTD

“Albert Goodman have been my accountants for many years. Over the last ten years we have implemented a succession plan passing our assets onto our daughters and grandchildren but remaining partners in the farming business. For this I have relied heavily on Sam’s advice. I have found her to be a good listener, proactive and innovative with an excellent understanding of tax law. I hope and believe that all three daughters are happy with the outcome. This has been achieved with a very modest tax bill and without resorting to dodgy schemes that come back to bite you. I have always admired Sam’s ability. I am glad I sought her advice and would advise anyone in my position to do the same.”

ROGER PERSEY

“I have used Albert Goodman now for a number of years and their ability to take on our personal tax affairs as well as the Estate Accounts was swift and without hassle. They are proactive on tax minimisation and see opportunities to restructure where necessary meaning I dont have to worry about missing anything. We have converted parts of the business to Xero online book keeping which is simple and effective, saving time and expense. Working with other partners such as Solicitors, Trustees and Land Managers is efficient on CGT, IHT etc where there are several different income sources.
All accounts are well presented and there are usually few anomalies that need adjusted at the year end meeting. No vast shiny office block is a good sign, with solid personal recommendations and word of mouth bling is unnecessary”.

CARLYON ESTATE & TREGREHAN HOUSE CORNWALL

“I have no hesitation in recommending Sam Kirkham of Albert Goodman. Our business has been growing and diversifying over many years and, throughout this time, Sam has always been mindful at an early stage -through to the completion of any new venture – of the appropriate strategy in terms of accountancy and taxation. Moreover I have found Sam uniquely able to quickly grasp, retain and manage complex issues at very short notice when perhaps information from our business has been slow to emerge, or has perhaps become overcomplicated, and when deadlines loom. At the same time she is able to manage teams of people as a partner at Albert Goodman, a company of extremely high repute in South West England – and will often be giving seminars at public meetings – which you can only do if you have a supreme grasp of your subject. These meetings are not only attended by the ‘client layman’ but by her professional peers be they lawyers, accountant and tax experts – so there is nowhere to hide. You will be very well served by Sam I am sure.”

LARGE DIVERSIFIED FARM & PROPERTY BUSINESSES, DEVON