Stirk Lambert & Co Partner Profiles
Martin J. Lofthouse FCA
Martin has lived in Riddlesden for 30 years and is married to Glenys, a Head Teacher in North Yorkshire; they have three daughters, two of which are married. His main interests are golf, holidays and pottering in the garden.
He joined the Practice from school in 1968 and spends his work time helping clients run their business and trying to resolve their taxation problems, something that he finds very enjoyable.
Richard J. Hudson FCA
Born and educated in Keighley and currently living in Oakworth, Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993 after completing a training contract with the firm.
Whilst being a general practitioner with a diverse workload and spread of clients, he has a particular interest in all matters connected with information technology and heads up the team advising clients on the selection and best use of accounting software and equipment.
As audit compliance principal he also has overall responsibility to ensure that the audit, tax and accountancy work performed for some of the firm’s larger clients complies with all the necessary quality standards.
Catherine Hill ACA, CTA
Catherine, who lives in Silsden, left South Craven school in July 1995 and came to work at Stirk Lambert & Co as a trainee, initially studying for her Association of Accounting Technicians’ qualification (AAT). After gaining this qualification the next step in her career was to train as a Chartered Accountant, something that she achieved during 2000. A 20-month spell in an accountancy practice in Leeds brought useful experience, and then Catherine returned to Stirk Lambert & Co to complete her taxation studies in 2004 and became a partner in 2005.
Catherine has many varied interests outside of the workplace. She is an organiser for the “Dales Mini Run” weekend event held in Scotch Corner for Mini (car) enthusiasts – an event that has become more popular each year with 100 cars attending last years event. She is also a member of the “Young Enterprise” Board for the Craven area and currently holds the position of Treasurer. The role also entails working to increase the profile of Young Enterprise, liaising with the media, attracting new business advisers, organising prize givings/awards and generally ensuring future of the organisation. Catherine also enjoys Karate and jogging.
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