Clients
WE CAN NOT DISCLOSE WHETHER WE ACT ON PARTICULAR MATTERS AND NOR DO WE DISCUSS DETAILS RELATING TO CLIENTS.
MGR represents Emma Thompson, who wrote the following piece about the MGR team:
"Having been with Martin Greene Ravden since my infancy, I can honestly say they reach the parts no other accounting firm would even dare to finger.
They can also do joined-up writing and are very clean. I have tried hard to pay them as little as possible and they have been very good about it. They also agreed to take on my mother, which is saying a lot.
Highly recommended. (MGR, not my mother, although she is, obviously, fully trained as a massage therapist)."
Emma Thompson
MGR represents John Cleese, who wrote the following piece about chartered accountants:
Counsellor: Now Mr Anchovy, you asked us to advise you which job in life you were best suited for.
Anchovy: That is correct, yes.
Counsellor: Well I now have the results here of the interviews and the aptitude tests that you took last week, and from them we've built up a pretty clear picture of the sort of person that you are. And I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that the ideal job for you is chartered accountancy.
Anchovy: But I am a chartered accountant.
Counsellor: Jolly good. Well back to the office with you then.
Anchovy: No! No! No! You don't understand, I've been a chartered accountant for the last twenty years. I want a new job. Something exciting that will let me live.
Councellor: Well chartered accountancy is rather exciting isn't it?
Anchovy: Exciting? No it's not. It's dull. Dull! Dull! My God it's dull. It's so desperately dull and tedious and stuffy and boring and des-per-ate-ly DULL.
Councellor: Well, er, yes Mr Anchovy, but you see your report here says that you are an extremely dull person. You see, our experts describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful. And whereas in most professions these would be considerable drawbacks, in chartered accountancy they are a positive boon.
Mr Cleese comments: "If you absolutely have to be in a room with chartered accountants, you may find that the ones at MGR are fractionally less dull than the industry norm (actually two of them are quite nice)."
John Cleese
MGR represents Michael Winner, who wrote the following piece about the MGR team:
“There is absolutely no doubt that Martin Greene Ravden have one of the most depressing offices I’ve ever seen in my life. Furthermore it is in St John’s Wood, an area that I find totally tedious. It is probably unreasonable to hold either of these facts against them. I have found them extremely thorough and even, at times, very clever in relation to matters concerning taxation. One of the three, I can’t remember which, dresses rather well and once waved to me in the South of France. What more could you wish from an accountant?”
Michael Winner
MGR represents Stephen Fry, who wrote the following piece about the MGR team:
"I heartily endorse John Cleese's wild exaggeration as to the relative pleasantness of MGR's staff. True, you wouldn't want to watch one of them eat, but they can add up take away and do long division and everything. I've been with them for more years than there are scratch-cards in Romford and I wouldn't change for anything. Good kind people with attractive hairstyles and a way of explaining things to innumerates like me that has saved me midnight raids and embarrassing stays at Ford Open Prison. Bless them all."
Stephen Fry
MGR represents Paul Rose, who wrote the following piece about the MGR team:
"MGR and Templar are flippin' great!"
Paul Rose
Hallmark Fire Limited wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"From our very first meeting with Jo it was clear that she has immense experience in the selling of owner managed businesses. Jo gained a thorough understanding of our business, the market sector and the acquirer which ensured a professional and competent approach through to completion.
The negotiation process had several areas of contention which required a firm but common sense approach to ensure we were adequately protected from excessive risk and that any unreasonable terms within the sale and purchase agreement were removed. This was achieved to the satisfaction of all parties.
It was a pleasure working with Jo, who fully understood our personal and business requirements and ultimately delivered fully on what we set out to achieve."
Sean Ashton
Hayes Davidson wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"Jo is working with me as a non executive director and has been supportive and highly focussed on a number of key business planning decisions that we have needed to make as the company moves forward. Jo is great fun to work with and her experience is invaluable"
Alan Davidson MD of Hayes Davidson
Steve Taylor wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"Jo you are a breath of fresh air in that you are a people’s person with the technical know how as well – a VERY rare combination. Very glad our paths have crossed."
Steve Taylor
Sky Blue Telecom Limited wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"You are by far the most accommodating professional we have met in this area."
Barry Pitt, Sky Blue Telecom Limited
Water Music Productions Limited wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"We first hooked up with MGR in 1987 when I was a young roister doister. In the ensuing Twenty One years they have followed and guided us through the Daedalian twists and turns of our various business projects. The minimum requirement of an accountant is, of course, competence. MGR go way beyond that: they have made us money."
Peter Lawlor, Water Music Productions Limited
Handle Recruitment Limited wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"At Handle, there isn't enough praise we can give to Nigel and the team at MGR. The financial advice they have given us has enabled us to expand and grow whilst always keeping our finances in check. We are particularly fond of Alan Leslie for his always honest, friendly advice when dealing with our financial planning. The wide array of service offered by MGR never ceases to amaze us, with them you truly are in safe hands."
Stella Walker, Handle Recruitment Limited
Home From Home Care wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"When the firm became my accountants, MGR was a 2 man band. Now it’s grown to become “Accountants to the Stars” but, as well as taking care of its media clients, MGR looks after businesses like mine, Home from Home Care Limited, which provides needs led service to young people and adults with a learning disability and complex behavioural support needs.
MGR cares about my business. They are great professionals who over the years have become friends – and no, they didn’t pay me to say this!"
Paul de Savary, Home From Home Care
Karen Watson wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"We had no idea about selling a business but have been delighted with the professional support from MGR to help us realise the value in the company. We couldn't have done this without them. But most importantly for me, Jo and her team took good care of us and relieved my anxiety throughout ... it's not just about professional help ... it can be quite an anxious time if you're a worrier, so personally supporting me was much appreciated too"
Karen Watson
Alan Hillier wrote the following piece about the MGR Team:
"Jo worked tirelessly for us and achieved a deal that was beyond our expectation. Through her negotiations and understanding of both the legal and financial situation she obtained another 40% more than was originally offered. Jo guided us through the process and helped us to maintain sanity, when at times things became fraught. We could never have done it without her. Highly recommended."
Alan Hillier