About Us
We believe your business should be built around the life you are trying to create,
not the other way around.
the basics
We are a full service accountancy firm based in Saffron Walden in Essex.
Before we look at a single number
Before we look at a single number, we want to understand the life you are trying to build and the income you need to live that life.
How can we help you succeed if we don't understand what your particular version of success looks like?
The income you need. The freedom you want. How many hours you’re prepared to give this, and which ones you’re not. Whether this business is your life’s work or a vehicle to something else.
Then we work backwards from that. The financial planning, the tax strategy, the business advice, all of it shaped around where you actually want to get to, not a standard checklist.
It’s not what most accountants do. We think it’s what they should.
Paul and David
Before we look at a single number
Before we look at a single number, we want to understand the life you are trying to build and the income you to need to live that life.
How can we help you succeed if we don't understand the version of success that is entirely and specifically yours.
The income you need. The freedom you want. How many hours you’re prepared to give this, and which ones you’re not. Whether this business is your life’s work or a vehicle to something else.
Then we work backwards from that. The financial planning, the tax strategy, the business advice, all of it shaped around where you actually want to get to, not a standard checklist.
It’s not what most accountants do. We think it’s what they should.
Our Values
We spent a long, long time talking through the values that reflect and guide how we behave.
We've avoided the usual ones, Honesty, Integrity, Respect etc, surely as a compliance based professional service firm, you can take those for granted! And steered clear of the empty, pompous boasts - Excellence, Integrity, Quality, Innovation....
Our values sit in front of us when we recruit, train and review our team members performance. They are not aspirational and they're not marketing assets.
We do our very best to live by them because they help us to be the best versions of ourselves.
They help us to do more than a job. They help us create relationships with team mates and clients, that can transform lives for the better:
1. Life First
Your family and your life outside of work take priority.
That means...
We respect that people have commitments and identities beyond the workplace.
So no working beyond your agreed, set hours, except in exceptional circumstances*.
* An exceptional circumstance is a genuine emergency or unforeseen deadline, for a client or a team member, not a predictable busy period or poor planning.
2. Stay Inquisitive
Never stop questioning, learning, and innovating.
That means...
Just because we, or our client has always done things this way, it doesn't mean it's the best way.
Question the Status Quo. Challenge the thinking and the process. Be tactful and respectful, but always look for a better way.
3. Be Proud
Take pride in E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G you do at MRT.
That means...
How you do the small things in life, is how you do the big things.
Every action you take builds your core character. So take pride in what you do; from signing your name to a piece of work, to helping a colleague.
4. Be Kind
Be helpful, be kind and work as a team.
That means...
However technically gifted you are if you don't put your team before yourself, you'll fail at MRT.
Your value will be measured by your contribution to your team.
Show the same respect to your most junior team mate as you would to your largest client. Kiss-up, Kick-down behaviour won't be tolerated.
5. Respect All
Value the views and personalities of everyone you work with.
That means...
It's only natural to connect with some people more than others.
But that doesn't mean that some people's thoughts, opinions and decisions are any less valuable than your own.
Our Manifesto
To view our manifesto in full screen, just click on the double arrow icon - 'Toggle fullscreen' - under the flipbook
Our Directors
From Left to right: Paul Tucker, James Marchant and David Richardson
Phone
Address
Market House,10 Market Walk, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1JZ
Hours
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM