The Team
Mark Kirkbride is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser who spent 14 years
working with the major international practices of Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse before starting
his own practice in 1995.
Mark’s particular expertise is in the area of direct taxes – income tax, corporation tax, capital gains
tax and inheritance tax. Additionally Mark has a detailed knowledge of farming and agriculture. For
two years Mark served on the committee of the Farming Group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants,
which is a specialist group formed to promote the services of Chartered Accountants to the farming and
landowning sectors and to increase the skill base of accountants who deal with this sector.
Over the years Mark has always worked with clients to find appropriate solutions to their problems. This
may involve tailoring a plan to engineer the successful handing over of assets or a family business to the
next generation, or equally dealing with those once in a lifetime type events such as the disposal of a
business on retirement.
Mark also engages other specialists when appropriate. He has a network of highly skilled contacts in their
own field. The firm also employs two other members of staff who help with accounts preparation
and tax return completion.
At the end of the day though the objective is to provide clients with value for money and to this end the
firm has a low overhead base and customer satisfaction is paramount.
Mark Kirkbride & Co Limited
Chartered Accountant and
Chartered Tax Adviser
