About
Established in 1999
We provide a range of business services across Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester. Our dedicated staff will provide you with a bespoke accountancy package tailored to meet the needs of your business.
For the last two decades, we’ve been the go-to chartered accountants and tax advisors for so many customers. As our reputation has grown, our company has steadily gone from strength-to-strength. Today, we proudly continue to serve our clientele through services that continually evolve. This incredible milestone serves as a testament to the faith our clients place in us and the dedication of our team.
If you’re in need of accounting services in Southampton, Portsmouth or Winchester, look no further than our team of expert Accountants. Our experienced accountants provide a range of services, including account preperation, bookkeeping, tax returns, payroll, business start up, and more. At our Southampton, Portsmouth, and Winchester offices, we offer tailored accounting solutions that fit your specific needs, ensuring your finances are in order and your business is on track for success. Contact us today to learn more about how our Accountants in Southampton, Accountants Portsmouth, and Accountant Winchester can help you manage your finances and reach your business goals.
So if you haven’t reached out to us already, make this year the year that you do and let us assist you.
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Meet the team
Richard Mandair ACA
Managing Partner
Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996 and after gaining valuable experience in a local firm of Accountants, Mandair & Co was set up in 1999. Richard has a wealth of experience in advising clients in general practice, in all aspects of their business to include Taxation, Compliance and regulatory matters affecting their business.
Richard has grown the business from his early days practicing on his own to now working with a dedicated team of 15.
Outside of work Richard enjoys a variety of sports including football and table tennis.
Ayesha Pearce
Ayesha joined the team in April 2013.
She started working as an apprentice and has now gained a broad range of experiences in practice and now looks after a range of clients.
During her apprenticeship she gained her Level 3 NVQ in business administration and she is now working towards her AAT qualifications.
Ayesha’s experience includes working on monthly payroll, CIS, VAT, limited company and sole trader financial statements.
Peter Clay FCA
Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 with a Winchester firm and has a wealth of experience advising clients in a general practice and enjoys providing expertise to his clients. He has a wide knowledge of regulatory matters affecting businesses.
He has been involved in the preparation of accounts for all sizes and types of business throughout his career, including limited companies partnerships, sole traders and charities.
Peter also has a wide range of experience in all aspects of income tax, corporation tax and VAT and has successfully concluded various complex tax investigations.
One of his specialist areas is the antiques trade.
Tawny Rider
Tawny joined the team in September 2014 as a Personal Assistant and Receptionist and has played a key role ever since.
Tawny is the first point of contact at Mandair & Co and has a variety of duties that include reception, administrative and assisting the accounts team and acting as a PA to Richard Mandair. Her Qualifications include Level 3 NVQ in Business Administration and she is now working towards her AAT Qualifications.
Rabbir Ahamed
Rabbir joined the company in December 2019 as a Payroll and Pensions Manager.
His duties include Payroll, Pension and CIS (Construction Industry Scheme )
He has 6 years experience and has the following qualifications:
BA (HONS) – Applied Accounting – Anglia Ruskin University.
Foundation Degree in Payroll Management – CIPP (Chartered Institute Of Payroll Professional) – University Of Worcester.
Annemarie Marshall
Annemarie has been with the practice since 2005, she previously worked for the Inland Revenue for over 20 years.
As a Taxations Specialist she has a vast knowledge in all aspects of Tax including Self-Assessment, Capital Gains Tax, Foreign Income, Rentals, Residency and Seafarers.
Danny Rumsey
Danny has successfully completed his AAT Level 4 and ACCA qualification.
He is enthusiastic about assisting clients with all of their accounting matters. He has been dealing with the Bookkeeping and VAT matters, Company Accounts for a range of clients.
Danny is now also dealing with the tax compliance work for individual clients and is dealing directly with clients to answer their queries.
Lauren Ford
Lauren joined the team in August 2018 as a semi senior accountants assistant.
Lauren is currently studying her ACCA and is hoping to soon be a chartered certified accountant.
Lauren has two young sons who keep her busy and enjoys socialising with friends when she can.
Mia Mandair
Mia joined the team in 2019 as an accounts assistant. Since then, she has progressed to client manager and deals with accounts preparation, VAT returns and self-Assessment tax returns for both sole traders and limited companies within the Southampton and Portsmouth office.
Mia is completing the Professional level in her AAT Qualification.
Amri Mandair
Amri joined the office in 2021 having graduated with First Class Honours in Accounting. She is now part-qualified with ACCA and working towards her final exams.
Her role as an Accounts Assistant consists of accounts preparation, VAT Returns, and self-assessment tax returns for both sole traders and limited companies. Amri also deals with HMRC Enquiries ranging from compliance to voluntary disclosures.
Brian
Born in London, Brian came to Southampton University in 1978 to study for a degree in Mathematics, and never went back. After his degree, he joined a firm of chartered accountants in Eastleigh where he trained and qualified as a chartered accountant.
He stayed with the same firm for more than forty years, during which time, he joined into partnership, led the firm, and then joined Mandair & Co. in 2024.
He has experience in accounts preparation for sole trade, partnerships, limited companies, individual and company taxation, VAT and payroll. He has been married, also for more than forty years, and has two adult sons.
Rachel Audin
Rachel began an apprenticeship in her role in 2017, studying AAT.
Once she completed her apprenticeship and gained her AAT Level 4, she went on to study her ACA and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2023.
Rachel deal with a variety of accountancy aspects including VAT, sole trader & company accounts, payroll and CIS.
Ralph Crump FCA
Ralph qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976 working in the Southampton office of a London based provincial practice gaining experience in all aspects of general practice work for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies before moving on qualification to the local office of one of the “big 4” international firms to gain large firm audit experience, as well as corporate tax, advisory and insolvency work, becoming manger of an audit department.
After 10 years Ralph moved to become a partner at a 6-office regional practice working in all areas of general practice, as well as heading the firm’s insolvency department having become a licensed insolvency practitioner.
In 1992 Ralph established his own general practice firm providing accounting, tax, audit and advisory services to all types and sizes of businesses, including charities and not for profit organisations, whilst also working for a further 6 years in the insolvency team at a local office of an international firm, before concentrating full time on his own expanding practice. He continued to be a registered auditor until after the transfer of his practice to Mandair & Co in 2023, where he continues to work on a part time basis.
Michelle Hill
Michelle joined the team in 2023 having worked previously for other accountancy firms in the local area.
Michelle works with both limited companies and personal client in accounts, VAT and taxatation.