Lucy Sutcliffe

National Customs Director

Lucy advises clients on customs and excise duty issues, assisting them to understand and utilise the various and often complex customs and excise regimes and procedures. Lucy helps firms identify streamlining solutions and business efficiencies when importing and exporting goods, and advises on real-world potential solutions to help firms prepare for the advent of Brexit. Our clients will also be able to benefit from her expertise in advising on the potential benefits and obligations of the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) regime.

Prior to joining MHA MacIntyre Hudson Lucy led and directed the UK’s central team responsible for a range of customs special procedures within HMRC. This role included oversight of the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) regime, Inward Processing & Outward Processing procedures and customs international trade supervisory work.

She is also an award winning and highly experienced senior financial and criminal investigator who led high level and complex civil and criminal investigations impacting both nationally and internationally.  

Richard Powell

Partner

Richard is a specialist business adviser who looks to build strong relationships with his clients to ensure that they are getting the very best advice and service, and that their needs and goals are being met.

He is a local lad born and bred, and has spent all of his professional life working with larger owner managed business and international groups in the region with a particular focus on those in the manufacturing and engineering sector.  Away from work he spends most of his time with his family, playing golf or watching rugby.

Richard also sits on the Board of our UK wide association, MHA.

Steve Munns

Audit and Business Services Manager

Steve has worked for MacIntyre Hudson for over 20 years and became a Manager in October 2016. His Father, David Munns, was a previous partner in the company before his retirement.

He has a mixed role in that he carries out audits, mainly for owner managed businesses and from October 2016 onwards has also joined the Business Services department when he manages / supports a team of staff.

He is well known to many of the clients having dealt with most of them in some form or another over the years he has worked for MHA MacIntyre Hudson.

The majority of his time outside of work is spent at Wellingborough Golf Club where he has taken on many different roles for the club and is currently serving as their Finance Director.

Mike Brown

Partner

Most of Mike's time is spent advising his clients. These include owner-managed businesses, subsidiaries of overseas companies and UK companies with overseas interests. Mike aims to understand his clients' objectives and help them achieve these. His experience includes businesses with turnover in the range £100m to £200m. His main sectors of expertise are engineering, property and construction and food.

Mike enjoys seeing the world and meeting people. He has spent a lot of time in USA watching his son perform on stage. He is a keen supporter of the local rugby club, Northampton Saints and in his spare time a member of Rotary in Northampton. Mike plays golf occasionally but not very well.