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Renewable & Sustainable Energy

The UK’s energy sector is facing a huge target: by 2020, 20% of the UK’s energy must be generated from renewable sources. So the race is on for business and investors alike to maximise government incentives and have the edge over their competitors. Growth and strategy is key.

With the right tax and accounting advice, our team of sustainability experts can support and guide your business interests to maximise return and attract investment in this rapidly-changing market. Whether you are building a renewable energy plant, looking to invest, or looking for investment our team can advise you with the latest thinking.

Our membership of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) helps our experts to support and guide your business interests and gives us guidance on future issues which may impact the sector.

How our renewable energy consultants can help

Maximise government incentives for renewable energy and get the edge over your competitors; structure large-scale projects to attract investment. From small wind turbine projects to portfolios and large-scale farms, our people can help you to build for the future - in more ways than one. Support includes:

Tax advice to maximise return
Structuring large-scale projects to attract investment
Fundraising
Assistance with bank funding and relationships
Financial modelling
Funder due diligence
Maximising Capital Allowance claims
Maximising R&D tax relief
An audit approach and tax compliance function that understands the nuances of the sector

Our experts typically get involved in certain areas of the business and sector, including:

Fundraising
Tax-efficient structuring and auditing
Small-scale wind turbine projects to portfolios, and large-scale farms
Advising landowners and the agricultural community
Capital allowance and R& D claims, such as biomass and anaerobic digestion plants

Inject some energy into your business operations by working with MacIntyre Hudson’s renewable and sustainable energy consultants.

Get in touch, and let’s discuss the future.

Key contact

National Head of Tax and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Sector Head, Partner
Rachel Nutt
+44 (0)1604 624 011

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Meet the team

Richard Abbott

Insurance Broker

Richard is an Account Director at Insurance Services Surrey, appointed by MHA MacIntyre Hudson to look after the insurance needs of SME’s, Corporates, Not-for-Profit entities and Private Clients since 2012. He can be found at the Reading office on a weekly basis.

Richard has a wealth of experience and expertise dealing with corporate and commercial clients having worked for both national and local insurance brokers. He has an extensive network of insurers with whom he is able to place risks. As a client relationship manager, he looks after a broad range of customers from many industries and professions.

His business philosophy is that customers always come first, thus making sure their businesses are adequately protected his main priority. Richard is an keen racquet ball and squash player and cyclist when time allows.

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John Mendes

Partner

John leads the outsource services team at MHA MacIntyre Hudson. He has considerable experience with assisting owner managed businesses, subsidiaries of international companies and other incorporated businesses, across a range of sectors, with their requirements.

His focus is in ensuring that our back office solution is specifically designed to meet your requirements, with access to management and financial reporting which is accurate and timely. The advent of cloud based technology has led to the introduction of further efficiencies and more in-depth and bespoke reporting to our clients.

A devoted family man but his passion for Chelsea FC runs deep.

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Laurence Whitehead

Partner

Laurence heads up the firm's award-winning corporate finance lead advisory team. Laurence and his team have been recognised at a number of M&A award events over recent years, including the Insider Dealmaker Awards in 2015, 2013, 2011 and 2009, The Game Changer Awards in 2017, The Corporate International Global Awards in 2016, The British Accountancy Corporate Finance Awards in 2015, The M&A Finance Awards in 2015, The Finance Monthly Dealmaker of the Year Awards in 2015 and the AI Corporate Finance Awards in 2015. Laurence has also been awarded the CF designation by the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty in recognition of his M&A expertise.

He is well connected in the corporate finance world, having previously been employed for a number of years at one of the "Big 4" firms where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and became a Member of the Chartered Securities Institute. During this time, Laurence also spent several years working on assignments in Russia and the Middle East, as well as working on private equity deals for over a year as a member of that firm’s London-based Private Equity Team.

Laurence’s main areas of specialism include private equity, corporate acquisitions & disposals, finance raising, management buyouts, business valuations and M&A strategic planning.

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John Goodson

Insurance Broker

John is a Director of Insurance Services Surrey, appointed by MHA MacIntyre Hudson to look after the insurance needs of SME’s, Corporates, Not-for-Profit entities and Private Clients since 2012.

John joined Insurance Services Surrey in 2009 having previously worked as the Corporate Client Services Director of a national financial services firm. John qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute in 2004.

In his leisure time, John can often be found kayaking along rivers, canals and the South Coast.

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What they say about us

SilverLining UK very highly recommends MHA MacIntyre Hudson for all your company’s financial accounting needs.Our corporation has worked with MHA MacIntyre Hudson for the last 4 years. They are truly the best at what they do.They continually provide timely and excellent service and go ‘above and beyond' for their client. Their knowledge, communication skills and professional qualifications are of the highest quality and standards. SilverLining UK - Construction Sector