ABOUT US
Accountants for your business
We work closely with our clients and act for a broad range of business and personal clients.
Apart from the more general accountancy services we can also assist you with business development and specialist tax services.
Our philosophy is always to do our utmost to:
- Provide friendly, courteous and efficient service
- Always exceed your expectations
- Listen to what YOU are saying
- Communicate with you quickly and fully
- Never surprise you with bills you’re not expecting
- Be honest, truthful and upfront with you at all times
- Aim for you to pay the least amount of tax payable within the law
- Provide pro-active business advice wherever possible.
You can receive a very broad range of services and we are familiar with business clients from startups to larger companies covering many sectors including:
- Manufacturing
- Professional services
- Retail
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Property rental and development
- Transport
- Information Technology
- Design and Marketing
- Service businesses.
We appreciate that only in time can we gain your trust, so that you know when we say we can and will do something, we do it.
We hope to get that opportunity.
Andrew Leggate
Director
LL.B FCMA FCA CGMA
Chartered Accountant
Andrew has huge experience in both industry and practice, which he puts to good use for clients whenever he is not kayaking, hill walking and anything else he can do to stay vaguely fit!
Jo Leggate
Practice Manager
FMAAT ATT
Jo is a Fellow of the Institute of Accounting Technicians and also a Fellow of the Institute of Taxation Technicians. She has been with Leggate Associates since the firm started in 2009, prior to which she had 13 years’ experience as Senior Accountant and Practice Manager with a firm of Accountants in Hoddesdon. She holds an Advanced ProAdvisor Certificate in QBO. She loves being outdoors, so enjoys gardening and exploring the countryside on foot. Jo has passions for the environment, healthy eating and numbers!
Kate Millard
Accountant
Kate studied Business Admin at The University of Reading. She has over six years’ experience of bookkeeping and accounts preparation in practice, and has a ProAdvisor Certificate in QBO. She’s a mum to three young children and enjoys the outdoors, family time and running.
Zoey Taylor
Accountant
Zoey has worked within office management for 10 years and has 5 years bookkeeping experience.
She has a young son, enjoys family time, keeping fit at the gym and travelling.
Claire Khodabukus
Executive PA
Prior to joining Leggate Associates Claire obtained sixteen years’ experience of working as a Legal PA for various law firms in London. Claire is in charge of the office admin, runs the payroll service for many of our clients and holds the Core Certification for QBO.
She has two young children who keep her busy, but she loves going to concerts and watching live sport.
