Audit and Assurance

Joe Spencer

Manager

As a qualified accountant and business advisor Joe specialises in advising Agricultural & Rural businesses on a broad spectrum of issues from Capital Tax Planning through to Performance Analysis & Benchmarking.    With responsibility for the Eastern region, Joe manages the Agricultural & Rural Businesses for both the Peterborough and Bedford offices. 

Joe’s accountancy training took place in an agriculturally focussed firm, enabling him to consolidate & strengthen his knowledge of this sector. Success resulted in his managing his own client portfolio & assisting SMEs to achieve their business and personal objectives.

In his spare time, Joe is at his happiest in the fresh air, taking in the local countryside, preferably with a cheese board and a glass of port.

Andrew Devonald

Audit Director

Andrew is an Audit Director and tends to work on the firms larger and more complex clients. He has had particular involvement in reporting on large International Groups often with very tight reporting deadlines and has assisted clients with consolidation issues. Additionally he advises on reporting under different accounting rules and has experience of German, US and International GAAP.

Stuart Haines

Senior Audit & Assurance Manager

Stuart is a qualified chartered accountant with almost thirty years experience in accounting and auditing, having worked at Bloomer Heaven in Birmingham for nearly twenty-eight years before the merger with MHA MacIntyre Hudson in the summer of 2015.

He has worked with companies in a wide variety of sectors, including property construction and development, manufacturing and retail, to name a few. He also has considerable experience in auditing UK subsidiaries of international groups.

Outside of work he enjoys travelling.

Hilary Barrett

Senior Audit Manager

Hilary joined MHA Macintyre Hudson in April 2017 as a Senior Manager, having previously been a partner in a Surrey firm.  She has 20 years’ experience working with clients spanning the range from small businesses and individuals to international groups, providing audit, accountancy, business services and taxation advice.  Her qualifications as both a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser allow her to provide a broad service to her clients.

Hilary has experience of a varied range of sectors including travel, hospitality, engineering, pharmaceutical, care homes, leasing companies and charities, dealing in both UK and international accounting standards.

Outside work Hilary spends much of her time dealing with her two teenage children and her Labrador dog but tries to make time for pilates, swimming, films, friends and nights in with her husband and a box set.