The value we place on long-term relationships has been the secret of our success for nearly three decades. Our fresh, common sense approach is driven by the belief that our clients’ needs are dictated not just by the demands of their successful businesses but also by their personal circumstances and individual aspirations. And as Partners who own and manage the practice, we are fellow businesspeople who share those same demands and aspirations. Unlike larger firms Hamlyns doesn’t have separate offices for different disciplines, so we don’t take the departmentalised approach that clients can find an obstacle when it comes to getting things done. We don’t pass clients from pillar to post, depending on what their particular requirement is; we offer a friendly and efficient single point of contact who has the authority to take decisions and the flexibility to pay rapid attention to the issue at hand. In short, we see ourselves not simply as accountants but as advisers to business. We don’t pretend to know everything about a client’s business – if we did, we’d be manufacturers, or property developers, or retailers – but what we do bring to the party is a real grasp of the challenges and opportunities facing business, and an open-minded, ideas-led and confident approach to the possible options and solutions.
