Whether dealing with the complexities of new legislation or the intricacies of estate planning, farmers have always faced a breadth of challenges beyond the day to day. Those who thrive lean into advice from professionals with real-life farming experience. No wonder so many of them turn to MHA’s rural experts.
Advising on everything from the border target operating model (BTOM), to inheritance tax and diversification, our team is rooted in your sector. They know the pressures of changing tax requirements, legislation and sustainable farming incentives. They also appreciate the need for clear ESG goals to satisfy the demands of retailers and consumers.
Our agribusiness accounting and audit team’s expertise covers many areas including:
Agribusiness Insight and Events
Budget 2024 – Changes to Capital Gains, Tax and Pensions
Sarah Dodds
Double Cab Pick Ups; round the ‘not so’ merry go round
Christine Courtman
Autumn Budget opinion: A blow for farming?
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The pick of the robots for farming
Mark Lumsdon-Taylor
Farmers Weekly Business Clinic Webinar
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The future of Furnished Holiday Lets
Joe Spencer
Why partner with MHA?
- We act locally while thinking globally. As the UK member of Baker Tilly International, working with MHA gives you access to a global network of more than 41,000 professionals in 145 territories.
- We have expertise and reach across the UK. We’ve amassed a wealth of sector experience through our work with over 1,000 farming, food and rural business clients.
- We know every link in the supply chain. From livestock and dairy to arable and agri-chemicals, plant machinery to large-scale food processing, we have the end-to-end understanding you need.
- We’re focused on growth and sustainability. These must go hand in hand if we’re to build a fairer, more sustainable future for all.
- We build unparalleled relationships With our people, clients, and networks; founded on integrity and trust.
Our Agribusiness team
Sarah Dodds
Partner, Head of Agriculture
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Mark Lumsdon-Taylor
Partner
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Joe Spencer
Partner
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Neil Berry
Tax Partner
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Euan Fernie
Partner
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Carly Drummond
Senior Tax Manager
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Christine Courtman
Agricultural Accounts Manager
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Our team sees rural affairs in the way our clients do and are dedicated to helping agricultural and rural businesses succeed, develop and continuously improve. Our team brings experience from a variety of sectors and considerable first-hand personal knowledge of the industry.
We actively champion sector issues that matter and strive to make a difference through effective commercial support and lobbying. We are founder members ofthe Rural Policy Group which was established as a conduit to make this happen.
The wider rural community
Alongside agricultural advice our expertise is just as strong in related sectors, with manufacturers and providers of agri-chemicals,plant machinery and food processing businesses amongst our client base. We also serve clients from the wider rural community, including those that have diversified in toleisure and tourism and property.
We’re connected
We’re connected. Our membership and involvement with professional bodies such as the NFU, CLA, Fresh Produce Consortium and the Institute of Agricultural Management place us at the heart of the sector and enable us to remain ahead of agricultural issues and directives. We never stop learning or looking at the issues and regulations that are going to impact our clients.
MHA has a national reach that we combine with local expertise that comes from working with more than 1,000 agriculture, food and rural business clients.
Our specialist knowledge
Our specialist industry knowledge means we are also able to offer advice on a wide range of business issues:
- Succession planning
- Inheritance tax and trusts
- Landed estates
- Agricultural tenancies
- Contract farming agreements
- Diversification and VAT
- Financial planning including pension and investment advice
- Potential development land
