Cottons are one of the leading independent Chartered Accountants in the midlands with offices in Northampton, Banbury and Daventry.
Established since 1983, we offer an efficient and professional service led by extremely knowledgeable and experienced partners.
Our aim is to deliver the following:
- A focus on you and your needs
- A proactive approach to your business problems
- Timely assistance which is friendly and helpful
- Value for money
- A clearly defined fee structure
Our guarantee is our integrity, honesty and confidentiality together with the provision of the best business and financial accounting services which offer positive solutions.
Our staff are fully trained with the most up to date technology which enables us to support both paper based and computerised accounting systems. Our investment in accounting software ensures we can continually develop the services we are able to provide whilst retaining our efficiency and high professional standards.
Cottons are proud to supply accounting services across a range of industries, including manufacturing, service, retail and professional partnerships. We have notable expertise in farming, fast food retail, nursing and residential homes, professional practices and technological companies.
Meet the Partners
Nick Warne
Based in our Northampton office, Nick is our Managing Partner. He joined the firm in 1987 and became a partner in 1988. Nick has been instrumental in developing Cottons tax department and spearheaded the expansion of the practice into Northampton and Oxford. Nick is a member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Taxation.
Richard Wilch
Richard has worked in the profession in Northampton since 1982, qualifying in 1987 before moving to Cottons Daventry office in 1989. Working as a general practitioner with a bias towards corporate taxation, his initial role was of Manager and assistant to the then Senior Partner, rising to Partner in 1994.
Dave Ingram
Dave joined Cottons in March 1987 as a Trainee Accountant in Daventry. Whilst qualifying he progressed to Senior Accounts Assistant and then Manager. He was manager of the team that moved to Northampton in 1991 for the opening of the firm’s second office. He became a partner in July 1999, dealing with a wide range of clients and assisting in the further development of the Northampton office.
His time became split from April 2002 as he became responsible for the development of the firm’s third office in Banbury. Following the rapid expansion of the office, Dave is now based permanently in Banbury.
Dave is also the firm’s personnel partner for all three offices.
Mark Palmer
Mark joined Cottons Daventry office in October 1998 as a senior manager, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1994. He specialises in both corporate and personal tax planning and also heads our company law department. Mark became a partner in April 2001 and continues to work at the forefront fo the business community.
David Smith ACA
Since becoming a Partner in 2004, David has been based in our Northampton office.
He joined the firm in 1995 and become our first trainee to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in 1999.
Originally from an auditing background he now specialises in the implementation and review of computerised accounting and management information systems. Consequently he now heads our Information Technology department, controlling both internal and external IT functions.
... and the senior managers are:
Mike Curtis
Based in our Banbury office, Mike heads our small business department. He advises on a wide range of accounting and tax issues with a particular leaning towards cash businesses which often find themselves the subject of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise enquiries.
Mike has been successful in defending a number of these enquiries and his expertise in this area is much sought after.
Lisa Malone
Lisa joined Cottons in 1987 as a trainee accountant qualifying in 1994. Following a brief spell working elsewhere Lisa returned to Cottons in 2003 and went onto pass the Chartered Institute of Taxation examinations in 2004.
Whilst having a broad background in accountancy Lisa now specialises in personal and corporate tax matters. Lisa is generally based at our Daventry office.
