ABOUT
History: Julie Butler founded the firm in 1986 from the family farmhouse in Bramdean, opened the Alresford office in 1992.
Concise explanation of ACA/FCA designatory letters, ICAEW training requirements, CPD obligations, Practice Assurance Scheme, and professional indemnity insurance. Butler & Co is a registered ICAEW training firm. Positions chartered status as a meaningful quality signal.
Four-director row: Julie Butler FCA (Founding Director, author, Farm Tax Brief editor, 40+ years), Lucy Butler FCA MAAT (Managing Director, farming & equine focus, joined 2007), Fred Butler MSc ATT (Tax Director, IHT/CGT/probate specialist, joined 2012), Andy Case FCCA (Director, 20+ years, named by multiple long-standing clients). Each gets a bio drawn from the mirror.
Supporting team members: Angela Evans (probate and estate administration, known to clients for 20+ years), Jennie (named in testimonials for professionalism and empathy), Bethany (named in testimonials for calm, direct client support), Helen FMAAT FCCA (accounts and auditing), Libby James ACA CTA (Tax & Accounts Associate, co-author of published articles).
Selection of 3–4 testimonials specifically referencing named staff members and the quality of personal service, drawn from the testimonials page.
THE PARTNERS
Four chartered accountants. Each one a named contact for their clients.
FCA, MAAT
Managing Director
Career started at Butler & Co in 2007. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). Extensive experience across all aspects of rural businesses and operations with focus on Farming & Equine Department. Assists rural entities and individuals with day-to-day accountancy and taxation affairs, HMRC enquiries, and complex farm tax enquiries for other accountants and solicitors. Grew up on the family farm in Bramdean with a passion for horses.
MSc, ATT
Tax Director
Joined Butler & Co Tax Team in 2012, progressed to Tax Director in the Farm & Equine Department. Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), holds a Master's Degree from the University of Bristol, and has achieved Certificate in Probate and Estate Administration. Grew up surrounded by horses on the family farm and continues to ride. Specialises in Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax, probate matters and deceased estates, and structuring equine businesses for tax efficiency.
FCA
Founding Director
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980. Founded Butler & Co Chartered Accountants in 1986 from the family farmhouse, set up Alresford office in 1992. Author of Tax Planning for Farm and Land Diversification (10th edition to be published in 2025), Equine Tax Planning including Butler's Equine Tax Planning (3rd edition), and co-author of Stanley: Taxation of Farmers and Landowners. Editor of Farm Tax Brief since 2017 (published 10 times per year).
FCCA
Director
Fellow of the Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) with over 20 years in practice. Named as personal contact by multiple long-standing clients. Co-author of farming articles published in Taxation.
FMAAT, FCCA
Partner
Named in testimonial (Georgee Mathew, 26/08/2022) as having quickly fitted into a new role with valued FMAAT and FCCA qualifications, proactive approach and people skills.
ACA, CTA
Tax & Accounts Associate
Co-author of multiple farming and other articles published in Taxation, Tax Adviser and STEP Journal.
ACA, MAAT
Managing Director
Discussed the tax treatment of horse liveries in an article published in Taxation (October 2023).
OUR APPROACH
Since 1986, Butler & Co has built its reputation on combining proactive accounts and tax planning advice with a high level of client care and communication — for both business and personal clients, local and nationwide.
The firm works hard to get to know each client personally, enabling it to deliver timely, individual advice on how to improve both business and personal wealth.
Butler & Co's directors bring personal, lived experience of farming and equine industries to their client work — an affinity that underpins a level of knowledge and understanding that can be difficult to find in a mainstream accountancy practice.
Tamworth or Uttoxeter — we'd be glad to hear from you.