About Us
Paul Feist, Director
Paul qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 and set up the Practice in 1992 after spending 5 years working in the tax department at the Brighton office of a national firm of accountants. He is responsible for the affairs of a wide range of companies and businesses which he combines with his role as Managing Director of the firm.
Paul is chairman of the Brighton & Central Sussex Group of Chartered Accountants which represents approximately 1,100 Chartered Accountants in the locality. In his spare time, Paul is treasurer to a local cricket club, coaches rugby at Eastbourne Rugby Club, plays in a squash league and recently joined his wife's gym in order to spend more time with her!
Paul can be contacted on paulf@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
Peter Hedgethorne, Director
Peter joined the practice in 1993 and looks after a diverse portfolio of clients. He specialises in tax matters, having spent a number of years working for the tax department of major national firms. Peter is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, and is also Secretary of the Brighton and Central Sussex Group of Chartered Accountants. He lives in Brighton and is married with three children, who are gradually moving off to different parts of the country. His main sporting activity these days is running in various races around Sussex and he can regularly be seen pounding the local streets, parks and downland. Peter has won a place in the 2010 London Marathon next April and will therefore soon be ramping up his training again (well, some time after Christmas anyway!). On a less active note, he is a season ticket holder at Brighton and Hove Albion, an addiction which he and his family have been living with for over 40 years, and is looking forward to taking his seat at Falmer in just under two years’ time.
Peter can be contacted on peterh@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
Keith Hall, Director
Director Keith joined the practice in November 2007 from another Brighton based firm, where he had been a partner for over 9 years.
Keith qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993 having trained with a Brighton based firm. He has a wide and varied portfolio of clients and deals with all aspects of client affairs for both sole traders and limited companies. He has built up a considerable client base in the new media, entertainment and creative industries.
Keith lives in Hove and is married with a young son and daughter. In his spare time Keith likes nothing better than throwing himself down the side of a hill on his mountain bike, spending time with his family and friends or doing the odd job around the house.
Keith can be contacted on keithh@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
Matthew Benton, Manager
Matthew is the firm's senior audit and accounts manager having joined the firm in April 2003 from the local office of a top ten national firm where he held a similar position for approximately 10 years. Matthew has experience in a wide variety of business sectors and throughout his career he has primarily dealt with owner managed corporate businesses. Matthew is married with one daughter and lives in Brighton. Away from work can usually be found either at the gym, far too late in the evening than is good for you or trying to finish a started but incomplete DIY project or two!
Matthew can be contacted on matthewb@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
Kim Ashurst, Manager
Kim joined Feist Hedgethorne in 1998 to train as a Chartered Accountant after having gained a degree in Accountancy at Brighton University. She qualified in 2001 and stayed to pursue her career with the firm. Kim, along with Matthew Benton and Luke Thomas are now responsible for managing the busy accounts and audit department. Kim has a particular interest in IT and she is responsible for providing Sage software training to our clients and helping to keep our staff up to date with the latest developments. In addition, she is responsible for dealing with the accounts of our Doctor clients which is one of the areas in which she specialises.
Outside work, one of Kim's activities includes helping to run a facility for young people in Seaford where they can learn and practice music and she can sometimes be seen out and about in local pubs and other venues playing in her band.
Kim can be contacted on kima@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
Karen Oliver, Tax Manager
Karen joined Feist Hedgethorne as Tax Manager in May 2008, having qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor with a major national firm some years ago. Since then Karen has worked for several firms, nationally and locally, developing a wide range of experience in both business and personal taxation and dealing with individuals resident in the UK and overseas. Karen is married with 3 children, has been a school governor at 2 local schools and now runs a Colts cricket team. At the weekend Karen is usually found on the touchline watching her sons play in one sport or other but if she had some spare time, Karen would like to start running again and complete her second half marathon.
kareno@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
Luke Thomas, Manager
Luke is the latest recruit to the Feist Hedgethorne management team, joining in November 2008. Having gained a degree in Accounting & Finance at Brighton University, he joined a local firm of chartered accountants to train as a Chartered Certified Accountant. After qualifying in 2006 Luke was soon promoted to management. Luke, along with Matthew Benton and Kim Ashurst, is now responsible for managing the ever expanding client base.
In his spare time, Luke, who resides in Seaford, enjoys various activities including golf when the weather is nice and keeping fit by running regularly. He is also a lifelong supporter of Tottenham Hotspur!’
Simon Robinson, Director, Feist Hedgethorne Independent Financial Advisers Limited
Simon runs an associated company providing independent financial advice and guidance to many of our clients. The company was started in July 2000 and has grown significantly, now looking after over £20,000,000 of clients funds through pension and investment arrangements.
His key philosophy is to improve the quality of our client's financial position by helping them to look after their money and lessen their administrative burden. This often reduces a lot of the worries that can arise when investing capital and mitigating tax.
Simon is qualified to Diploma level and is a member of the Personal Finance Society. He primarily offers advice on a fee basis and would be happy to advise you either on a one off, transactional basis or through a long term relationship designed to meet your needs. As a client of Feist Hedgethorne, we would be happy to introduce you to Simon at an early opportunity for a no charge, no obligation meeting to see how he can help your situation.
Simon can be contacted on simonr@feist-hedgethorne.co.uk
To view the IFA website please click the following link: www.fh-ifa.co.uk