GARETH HUGHES & CO.
We are an independent firm of accountants established in 1996, based in Llandudno Junction, Conwy, North Wales, providing accountancy and tax services to a wide variety of business and private clients
OUR FLEXIBLE APPROACH MEANS THAT WE PROVIDE EXACTLY THE SERVICES YOU NEED.
You may simply require a single service – your annual audit or accounts perhaps – or you may be at the very beginning of your business adventure and require a whole range of services from bookkeeping and payroll to tax and VAT advice. as your business develops and your circumstances change our services will keep pace with you.
WHILE OUR CLIENTS MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT, OUR APPROACH TO EACH ONE IS THE SAME, TO BUILD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BASED ON OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CLIENTS UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES AND GOALS.
Whatever you need, we can provide, delivering high quality, value for money advice and support and due to our affiliation and membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, you’ll have the peace of mind of knowing you are dealing with experienced and highly qualified professionals.
MEET THE TEAM
GARETH HUGHES
DIRECTOR
Gareth Hughes has a quarter century of experience in accountancy, which began when he trained in Birmingham with a predecessor firm of leading accountancy practice Deloitte, after gaining a degree in economic and social history at the University of Birmingham. He returned to Wales in 1989, where he continued his training and developed expertise in all aspects of tax planning, including capital gains tax, inheritance tax and the interaction of UK and foreign taxes, VAT transaction-based planning and the auditing of limited companies and solicitors’ client accounts. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1990.
Gareth specialises in working with caravan parks, engineering businesses and residential property businesses and is experienced in advising all types of owner-managed businesses, on issues including tax-efficient profit extraction, business management – including cost management, pricing and staff matters – and succession planning.
He advises start-up businesses and on the practical aspects of buying and selling businesses, as well as the most tax-efficient way of doing so.
Gareth also deals with all aspects of HM Revenue & Customs enquiries for his clients.
He also specialises in reporting for individuals overseas income and overseas gains via HMRC’s “Worldwide Disclosure Facility”.
RACHEL BROWN
DIRECTOR
Rachel joined us in May 2008, bringing 11 year of experience to the role. She is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant.
Rachel specialises in personal tax matters and the completion of tax returns for a mixed portfolio of clients. She has developed her expertise in tax planning, capital gains tax and is very experienced in the preparation of rental property accounts. She also has expertise in preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.
She is responsible for managing the firm’s payroll department and provides advice to client’s running their own payroll, particularly in relation to the new RTI regulations.
EDWARD ROONEY
CLIENT MANAGER
ACCOUNTING
After studying Accounting and finance at university, Edward qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant with the ACCA in 2012. He joined us in December 2014.
Edward specialises in the preparation of Limited Company accounts and the related corporation tax returns, personal tax returns and Sage/Quickbooks bookkeeping training
MATTHEW WILLIAMS
ACCOUNTING
Matthew graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016 having studied Accounting & Finance. Following graduation he moved back to North Wales and joined Gareth Hughes & Co in August 2016, Matthew then began studying towards becoming a Chartered Certified Accountant. In March 2022, Matthew completed the ACCA qualification to become a Chartered Certified Accountant.
Matthew deals with the preparation of Limited Company accounts and corporation tax returns, personal tax returns and Xero bookkeeping training.
In his spare time he enjoys watching Liverpool FC and he is the coach for Llanfairfechan Town FC Under 9s team.
OWEN BELLFIELD
ACCOUNTING
Owen is the most recent addition to the team joining us in June 2018. He completed his AAT qualification in Parc Menai, Bangor in 2021 and has now began studying towards becoming a Chartered Certified Accountant. In his spare time he enjoys playing football for Llanfairfechan Town FC.
ALISON HUGHES
OFFICE MANAGER
Alison joined Gareth Hughes & Co in February 2006 and holds the position of office manager and is the first point of contact for clients.