We provide everything accounts-wise a business old or new needs to grow. Our purpose is to provide accounting and taxation services that are highly valued by our clients.
Our approach
We are a growing firm of Chartered Certified Accountants who tailor our service to suit your needs.
By embracing cloud-based technology we can help to free up your time to concentrate on what you do best. We have a friendly and approachable team who are based within Heaton Mersey, Stretford and Entwistle. The new normal means we are flexible in where we meet whether its remotely over M.S. teams, at your place of business, local coffee shop or at Pure Offices on Cheadle Royal Business Park. Clients can still drop off records at one of our working locations and have these returned to them once the work is complete.
During our initial consultation we will ask about your business, what you need help with and your personal circumstances so that we can offer tailored services and support you.
It’s easy to change accountants, just let us know contact details for your existing accountants and we’ll do the rest, it really is that simple!
Meet our team
Our dedicated team
Louisa Holt BSc (Hons) FCCA
Accountant
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After graduating from The University of Manchester in 1999 with a degree in Mathematics, Louisa trained with an eight partner firm based in Manchester City Centre and was accepted as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 2002. Louisa later worked for Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank and a large Charity and with her own practice now has as over 18 years’ experience working
with a wide variety of types and sizes of businesses.
Prior to becoming an accountant Louisa trained at London Contemporary Dance School and still enjoys the odd dance class, time permitting. Away from work, Louisa is most happy spending time with her two young children and husband, whilst a night out with friends, good food and music is always a bonus!
“I understand first-hand the challenges of starting and operating your own growing business. I setup Houghtons in 2007 in the midst of starting a family and have since worked tirelessly to grow the client base from scratch.”
Jayne Widdop BA (Hons) FCCA
Accountant
Based on the border of Stretford and Chorlton covering South Manchester and East Cheshire.
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Jayne loves to travel having visited many parts of the world, although these days this is now more limited to weekend camping in the Lake District or the odd City break! Away from work, Jayne is kept busy with three young children and enjoys music and likes to spend time watching bands and going to music festivals with family and friends.
Cameron Holt BA (Hons) MIET
Business Development
Based in the Heatons.
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A former accredited Productivity & Competitiveness Analyst with the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing, Cameron brings experience in consulting with businesses to facilitate continuous improvement through the application of Lean Six Sigma.
Rani Newman BCom (Hons) FCA CTA
Tax Manager
Based in the Heatons covering Stockport and East Cheshire.
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After graduating from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Commerce (and Spanish!), Rani qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 2001 and Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) in 2002 and spent 11 years in total working in Corporation Tax for two of the Big 4 firms. After that, Rani moved to a smaller firm and found that she really enjoyed working in Personal Tax and Self Assessment. For the last 14 years, Rani has worked for a variety of firms and has a wealth of experience in providing tax advice to a wide range of clients and types of businesses.
Rani is married and adores being a mum to two teenagers (challenging but great fun!). Rani loves to travel abroad when she can but still has a whole lot of places on her wish list! Rani really enjoys singing with the local community choir, performing concerts and fund raising whenever they can.
TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say?
When I started out, I had no idea about running the financial side of a business, the team are personable, approachable and have really helped me get to grips with my accounts, alongside supporting on general queries. I’d definitely recommend Houghtons for anyone looking for a new accountant.