At M+A Partners we value the difference we can make to both our clients and team of employees. The focus of our efforts doesn’t stop there though, it is our aim to have a positive impact on the varied suppliers and organisations we encounter, the communities we operate within and the planet we share.
Environmental
We have signed up to the UK Business Climate Hub, committing to be net zero carbon by 2030. To achieve this target, we are very much focused on the steps we need to take to enable us to quantify the sustainability impact of our operations.
We are engaging with Rio to monitor our carbon footprint. Their software enables us to effectively analyse our utilities, track our carbon output and develop ways to reduce this going forwards.
Recycling is actively promoted across each of our offices, with paper, cardboard, printer cartridges and food waste added to designated bins – which saw a 94% success rate in 2023. Our waste supplier steps in to ensure the remaining 6% goes to Refuse Derived Fuel plants before being 100% recycled into energy. Our food waste is sent to anaerobic digestion plants, creating biogas.
When it comes to suppliers, we support local and want to ensure we make the right, ethical choices in each of our buying decisions.
Our printers only use paper that comes from fully sustainable, forests – for every tree harvested, at least two trees are planted.
We are a business member of Treekly. Our steps add up to fund trees in global sites, planting our own virtual forest.
Social
With three offices located in the centre of some prominent Norfolk communities, we are always exploring ways to give something back to local people, organisations and businesses.
Our team are motivated when it comes to getting involved in charity fundraising opportunities and offering our assistance in terms of volunteering and sponsorship.
Our ‘Spotlight Talks’ are a fantastic way of learning all about the initiatives of local charities, as we welcome a speaker into the office to share their mission and the incredible work they do.
Through a combination of sponsorship and fundraising we raised over £20,000 for charities, groups and organisations within our local communities in 2023.
Take a look below to see the charities, groups, events and organisations we supported.
We are excited to be able to build on our support throughout 2024 and to actively play a part in supporting some of the wonderful charities and events on our doorstep – keep an eye on this page for more details.
Governance
We want to encourage firm-wide conversations and activities around ESG, so that it becomes a natural consideration that filters through into every aspect of our business.
Although we have three physical office locations, it is our goal to create a collaborative, cohesive working environment.
When it comes to decision making and developing a sustainable business model, we value clear accountabilities, transparency of process and reporting practices. Having the right structure in place enables proactive decision making and helps us to realise the environmental and social goals we are striving for.
Our ESG Officer is M+A Partners’ Chief Operating Officer, Phil Webster, who works closely with the ESG Committee to create a clear process for identifying, implementing and addressing environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities.
We understand the importance of robust cyber security precautions and privacy measures and are working towards our Cyber Essentials accreditation.
We conduct ourselves morally, ethically and honourably, and always strive to do the right thing.
Charity and community support
Attleborough FunFest
Attleborough Football Club
Aylsham Show
Cromer Christmas Lights
Cromer Seahorse Trail
Cromer Tennis Club
Disasters Emergency Earthquake Appeal
East Anglian Air Ambulance
Fakenham Football Club
Friend in Deed
Greshams
Holt Festival
Limelight Theatre Company
Macmillan
Mundesley Golf Club
Nelson’s Journey
Norfolk Heart Trust
Norfolk & Waveney Mind
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Norfolk Young Professionals Group
North Norfolk Foodbank
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich School
Norwich Theatres
Sail 4 Recovery
Save the Children
Sheringham Little Theatre
St Martins Housing Trust
The Royal Norfolk Show
Treekly
Trussell Trust
Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
Wymondham Rugby Club
Our ESG Committee
The M+A Partners Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) committee is made up of team members, representing each of our offices and departments, volunteering themselves to provide structure and impetus to our actions in the hope of assisting the firm to be the best possible corporate citizen it can.
Chloe Southgate
Trainee Chartered Accountant
BIO
Chloe joined the Cromer office as a Trainee Chartered Accountant in early 2022 after working for another small firm for a number of years where she completed her full AAT qualification and gained her full MAAT status.
Chloe enjoys all aspects of accounting, especially smaller sets of accounts for individuals and partnerships, as these were her foundation points. She hopes to progress on to her ACCA studies in the near future.
EXPERTISE
- Accounting Services
- Business Services and Support
- Corporate Taxation
- Personal Taxation and Private Client
- VAT
CONTACT
Ellie Plummer
Marketing Executive
BIO
Ellie joined M+A Partners in February 2024 as our Marketing Executive, focusing on digital marketing.Prior to joining M+A Partners, Ellie worked in various Marketing roles and has worked in Financial Services since 2018.
EXPERTISE
- Business Services and Support
CONTACT
Emma Bunn
People and Culture Advisor
BIO
Emma joined M+A Partners in September 2021 as our People and Culture Advisor.Emma graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a First Class Honours degree in Psychology in 2017. More recently, Emma successfully completed her CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management in December 2023.
Prior to joining M+A Partners, Emma worked in HR for a large International Retailer based in Norfolk and a Conservation and Education Charity based in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Emma provides assistance across the firm to coordinate effective HR Management.
EXPERTISE
- Business Services and Support
CONTACT
Georgia Buck
Business Support Assistant
BIO
Georgia joined M+A Partners in December 2021 as part of the Business Support team.
Prior to joining the firm, Georgia worked as a Client Advisor in the Agricultural Insurance Industry.
Georgia helps to ensure the smooth-running of the firm, providing experienced administrative support to our wider team and clients.
EXPERTISE
- Business Services and Support
CONTACT
Laura Porter
Operations Manager
BIO
Laura returned to M+A Partners as Operations Manager in 2019, after several years away.She ensures the smooth running of the firm and provides support for the various functions within it.
EXPERTISE
- Business Services and Support
CONTACT
Leah Smith
Accounts and Tax Assistant
BIO
Leah joined M+A Partners in May 2022 after working in practice as an Accounts Assistant since 2005. She completed her MAAT qualification in December 2011.Leah works as an Accounts and Tax Assistant within our Attleborough office.
EXPERTISE
- Accounting Services
- Corporate Taxation
- Personal Taxation and Private Client
CONTACT
Louise Tipper
Accounts and Tax Senior Manager
BIO
Louise joined the firm in 2010, following the merger of Barber and Co. with M+A Partners. Louise qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2006 with another local firm of accountants, before joining Barber and Co. in 2007.
Louise is a Senior Manager at the Cromer office, where she deals with a variety of clients providing accountancy, personal and corporate tax services.
EXPERTISE
- Accounting Services
- Business Services and Support
- Business Startups
- Corporate Taxation
- Personal Taxation and Private Client
- VAT
CONTACT
Phil Webster
Chief Operating Officer
BIO
Phil joined M+A Partners in early 2022, in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the firm, Phil was Managing Director of a food import business for ten years.As Chief Operating Officer, Phil oversees the strategic and operational direction of the firm to enable Partners and the wider M+A team to be as effective as possible in the delivery of their services to clients.
“Making sure we are resourceful, responsive and operationally efficient is key to helping our team deliver a high quality of client service. However, it’s also important that we create a collaborative workplace, sharing ideas and knowledge, whilst encouraging continuous learning.
It is my role to ensure we have a strategy that combines operational responsibilities with a commitment to the development of our firm and our people - creating opportunities for progression and enabling us to deliver the future ambitions of our clients."
CONTACT
Robert Wild-Breeze
Tax Assistant Manager
BIO
Robert joined M+A Partners in 2013, having graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with a degree in Mathematics.He qualified as a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians in 2016 and completed his Chartered Tax Adviser qualification in 2019.
Robert has a mixed portfolio of clients, including individuals, partnerships, companies and academies.
EXPERTISE
- Corporate Taxation
- Personal Taxation and Private Client
CONTACT
Sam Routledge
Head of Property Management Services
BIO
Sam joined M+A Partners in December 2018.
Previously a Global Change Manager with over 10 years’ experience in property management accounting. Sam specialises in RICS-compliant commercial service charges and reporting on residential service charges in accordance with the relevant ICAEW Technical Release.
He has the experience to provide services towards turnover rents, car park income and expenditure, and head lease calculations. He can also deliver training across a wide range of topical property management issues.
EXPERTISE
- Accounting Services
- Service Charge Accounting
CONTACT
Sophie Metivier
People & Culture Trainee
BIO
Sophie joined M+A Partners in May 2024 as our People & Culture Trainee.
Sophie graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2023 with a First-Class Honours Psychology degree and is currently working towards her CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice.