Our Services

A. I. Cherry, Chartered Accountants an established firm of Chartered Accountants in business for over 30 years.

We provide an extensive range of accountancy services to our Clients. We believe in caring about our Clients and their businesses.

Our Specialisations include:

Accountancy

We advise a wide range of clients from the business development stage through to fast growing enterprises to large established businesses, providing commercial insight with technical expertise.

Audit

An audit is an independent review, which leads to a senior statutory auditor expressing an opinion on the financial statements.

Business Services and Consultancy

We provide a full range of business development advice and ways in which a business can improve its competitiveness, profits and manage its future aspirations.

Business Valuations and Disputes

Business valuations can be very useful for businesses to assist in raising finance for ongoing operations, or for a variety of other reasons.

Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance takes in a range of business advisory issues, covering advice to clients and also within the business. The goal of corporate finance is to maximise shareholder value while managing financial risks.

Forensic Accounting

Our Forensic Accounting Team provides a tailor made service to solicitors and legal professionals, insurance companies and private individuals.

Probate Services

The application and the process of probate is a sensitive time for individuals and family members who have lost a loved one; we recognise this and prioritise dealing with the individuals concerned in a sensitive manner.

Tax Planning and Compliance

We have many years of experience and expertise in all aspects of tax planning for individuals, businesses and trusts, as well as ensuring compliance with relevant tax law and regulation.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

We are happy to assist you in preparing your VAT Returns, and provide you with any advice on VAT that you require.

Public Benefit Work

We have a number of clients that are registered as Public Benefit Entities or Community Interest Companies – which means that the work they carry out is either charitable or is for non-profit making purposes.

Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support Services

Ian Cherry leads a team providing Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support Services.

Ian Cherry has been instructed by both claimant and defendant solicitors to advise the Court on claims for loss of profits and other matters as a Forensic Accountant and Expert Witness. He has been instructed as a Joint Expert on many occasions. In addition, he has been instructed by The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to advise on quantum of loss of earnings in criminal cases.

He has given evidence in The Royal Courts of Justice on several occasions, together with many appearances in County Court, Crown Court, and before employment and other tribunals. Ian is a qualified arbitrator and a panel member of the President’s appointments and referrals scheme of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has carried out many referrals.

He has prepared reports on quantum in cases of personal injury, fatal accidents, medical negligence, professional negligence, matrimonial disputes, commercial matters, company valuation disputes and fraud cases, money laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act applications.

Ian advised in the case of Kelly -v- Dawes, the first structured settlement achieved in this country. He has advised in other cases involving structured settlements.

Ian has appeared on radio and television commenting on forensic accounting matters and corporate fraud. He has written articles which have been published in specialised legal papers, accountancy magazines and press and was a consultant editor on a reference book written for forensic accounting practitioners. He has lectured on forensic accounting and fraud to fellow practitioners, solicitors and insurers and given presentations to lawyers and specialist groups of legal practitioners. He has also had several letters published in The Times on various accounting matters.

In addition to his forensic work, Ian is a registered auditor carrying out accountancy, tax and audit work for a wide range of Clients.

Specific areas where we offer advice and support

Arbitration and Mediation Services

Independent arbitration services which are performed under the Arbitration Act (1996), including contractual or partnership disputes where independent mediation can facilitate a resolution without the need for litigation.

Banking Investigations

Banking investigations includes tracing claims in contractual disputes; analysis of bank statements and bank records in criminal cases to establish quantum of theft.

Business and Share Evaluation

The evaluation of the value of private businesses for use in matrimonial proceedings or contractual disputes.

Commercial Disputes

Contractual disputes to evaluate potential loss or damages.

Crime and Confiscation

Assisting the defence or prosecution in criminal cases involving the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002), applications to identify or eliminate assets that can be traced to the proceeds of crime.

Criminal Defence and Prosecution

Acting as an Expert in criminal cases, for example, complex thefts of assets, duty evasion, tax evasion and complex fraud cases.

Expert Determination/Arbitration

The President’s appointments and referral scheme of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Typically includes many contractual or partnership disputes, for example, determining the closing value of assets on the dissolution of a partnership.

Expert Witness

Legal disputes involving litigation where accountancy matters are involved necessitating a report to the Court and appearance in court or before a tribunal.

Fatal Accident Claims

The determination of loss of dependency in fatal accident claims brought under the Law Reform Act (1934) and the Fatal Accidents Act (1976), and includes the determination of earnings and pension in loss dependency cases, the deduction for expenditure on self and joint purse approach to the evaluation of loss of dependency.

Fraud/Regulatory Investigations and related work

Advice in cases brought under the Fraud Act (2006), or regulatory cases brought by regulatory bodies.

Insurance Claims

Valuation of financial losses in cases involving road traffic accidents, business interruption and liability insurance.

Intellectual Property Disputes

Reports and/or advice in cases involving Intellectual Property including royalties disputes, loss of profits, copyright and the valuation of goodwill.

Loss of Earnings and Pension Rights

Valuation of quantum loss of earnings in negligence cases, for example, road traffic accidents and fatal accident cases which also includes commercial disputes and professional negligence cases. Additionally, the valuation of loss of pension in cases of loss of earnings or fatal accidents.