Adrian Dante

Director

Adrian was previously with a top 10 firm of accountants for a number of years. He qualified as an insolvency practitioner in 2005 and became a licence holder to take appointments in September 2008.

His main area of experience has been in pre-insolvency advice to directors and stakeholders via solicitors and accountants. In recent years he has been involved in asset tracing and civil recovery assignments on behalf of HMRC.

Adrian is located at both our Maidstone and Canterbury office.

Adrian Dante is licensed to act as an insolvency practitioner in the UK by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Colin Mills

Partner

Colin has been a partner of MHA MacIntyre Hudson  since 2013  following  the merger of his previous partnership, in which he had been a partner since  1986.  Operating throughout the Kent region, Colin advises a wide range of owner managed companies, high profile family businesses and high net worth individuals. 

He approaches every case he deals with as unique and focuses on helping to solve problems and spot opportunities, whether they are financial or organisational, so that his clients can move forward in a more positive way.

Colin has extensive experience in the Not for Profit Sector, providing an advisory role to a significant number of Not for Profit clients. He is well aware of the issues that charities face on a day-to-day basis and works closely with charity clients to help them through the changing economic and regulatory climate. In his capacity as trustee to a significant local charity, Colin also has direct experience of  trustees’ duties, responsibilities and challenges.

Colin has a keen interest in the Agricultural Sector and a large number of his clients are agricultural based, being  top fruit, arable, dairy and livestock  farming and other  rural businesses.  Colin recognises that these clients face an ever changing and volatile environment and is continuously looking at how he can improve client’s situations and keep them abreast of changes and that affect the Agricultural Sector.

As a result of Colin’s interest in the Agricultural Sector he is utilising his advisory skills to develop the Renewables and Sustainable Energy Sector of the Kent region’s operation and is helping grow a portfolio of clients in this sector.  He appreciates that each business has the common aspiration of maximising the potential that this niche market offers.

In addition to advising owner-managed businesses on strategic matters and tax planning, he is fully involved in all aspects of a client's business which includes audit, accounts, tax compliance.

Peter Cheney

Partner

Peter joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson in June 2015 following the merger with Kent based accountancy practice Spain Brothers & Co in Folkestone.

With over 35 years experience, Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and became a partner in 1982. His specialist services include Audit & Assurance and Outsourcing and he advises a number of clients within the Motor, property and construction sectors. Peter also works with clients within the medical profession and Not for Profit organisations.

Outside of work, Peter enjoys spending time with his four children and grandchildren, playing golf and takes part in various cultural activities. 

Robert Kidson

Partner

Robert has been head of corporate finance at 3 top 20 accountancy firms and has 25 years of lead advisory experience having completed over 100 transactions across all industry sectors in his career.

Robert’s professional experience is a mixture of venture capital/private equity and investment banking/corporate finance. He has also served as a non executive director and audit committee chair of several  listed and unlisted companies and in addition a member of the audit committee of a university.

Robert specialises in advising owner managed companies on their strategic plans. He raises private equity and other forms of finance for such companies, advises them on mergers and acquisitions, flotations and general corporate matters. He also advise management teams on management buy outs.