Meet the team
Meet the team...
Colin Fletcher - Managing Partner
Colin joined Haines Watts soon after qualifying as a chartered accountant. He became a partner at the Slough office in 1979, before moving to High Wycombe, where he became senior partner in 1982.
The High Wycombe practice has successfully evolved under his guidance and provides advice individually tailored to the circumstances of each client, ranging from family-owned SMEs to the UK subsidiaries of overseas multinationals.
Colin has particular expertise in strategic planning geared to the business lifecycle needs and personal aspirations of the SME business owner. He is also experienced in meeting the specialist consultancy needs of larger businesses.
Colin enjoys a game of golf, spectating at rugby matches, and horse racing.
Gary Heywood - Partner
Gary joined Haines Watts in High Wycombe in 2004 from Ernst & Young's entrepreneurial growth division. He enjoys advising owner managed businesses on growing the business, corporate strategy, financing & accounting. His sector expertise covers manufacturing, services, food & drink, leisure and retail.
Gary has been working in the professional services environment for over fifteen years, and his experience includes a secondment into industry as group financial controller for a small Listed company and two years working overseas in Australia in the early 1990s.
Gary is married with two boys and lives in St Albans. He keeps fit at the local gym and he is a keen supporter of Manchester United.
Tony Golding - Partner
Tony has been with Haines Watts for 20 years, and is the audit partner for the High Wycombe practice. He has a great deal of experience in audit and compliance matters and acts for a wide variety of businesses and other entities.
Prior to joining Haines Watts, he spent more than ten years with one of the Big 4 firms, initially in London and subsequently in the Caribbean.
Tony places emphasis on the importance of pre-planning the audit to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.
Tony plays golf and is a keen supporter of Portsmouth FC. He keeps fit at his local gym.
Charles Whelan - Corporate Finance Partner
Charles heads up the South-East corporate finance team. Prior to joining HW Corporate Finance, he was the director in charge of Deloitte's South Coast corporate finance practice.
Over the last 15 years Charles has completed a wide range of disposals, capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and buy-ins. He has led owner managers, local authorities and corporates through the initial marketing, negotiations, agreement of terms and completion.
Charles has worked on in excess of 70 deals with values falling at all points; from smaller deals worth £1 million up to £550 million. With a broad range of experience, Charles provides leadership in the following sectors:
Retail, Consumer business, Leisure, Specialist manufacturing, Waste and environmental Construction and Information technology.
Charles is married with three children, and his interests outside work include skiing and sailing, at which he has represented the UK in several World and European championships.
Gareth Watkins - Tax Partner
Gareth joined Haines Watts as a Tax Partner in July 2009 after many years as a Tax Partner with Baker Tilly.
Gareth has for over 25 years dealt with the complex affairs of numerous clients and specialises in advising owner managed businesses, partnerships, trusts and wealthy individuals.
Gareth is married and supports two teams in red, Manchester United and the Welsh Rugby Team. The latter has been known to cause lengthy periods of deep depression and much more temporarily high elation.
Malcolm Robinson - Financial Services Consultant
Malcolm joined HW Financial Services Limited in 2004. He has worked in the financial services industry for over thirteen years and has experience in dealing with both private clients and SME businesses.
Malcolm holds both the Financial Planning Certificate and the Advanced Financial Planning Certificate and is an authorised specialist in Pension planning for both corporate entities and individuals. Malcolm also offers a much wider range of advice which covers the full spectrum of investment, protection and estate planning solutions.
Malcolm places emphasis on the importance of building long-term professional relationships with clients keeping them informed every step of the way.
Away from the office Malcolm is a keen Leeds United fan and plays five-a-side football to keep trim.