About Us

Our Firm

Wilds are a forward thinking accountancy practice whose aim is to help entrepreneurs achieve their business ambitions. To do that we have developed a team of skilled professionals whose expertise complements each other.

Michael Seddon

“When you decided to go into business did you have any idea what it would look like when you finished building it? Most of us have a pretty good idea.Is it where it should be today? Most of us get bogged down.

Have you achieved everything you wanted to as you read this? Most of us haven’t, but if you would like to get back to achieving your ambition and want somebody to help you work on it just contact us >>

Ken Nash

Ken has over 30 years experience in taxation compliance having spent 15 years with the Inland Revenue and the last 20 years at Wilds. He deals with all areas of compliance of Personal, Corporate and Employer taxation. Providing invaluable pro-active advice to clients thereby enabling them to comply with what is a veritable minefield of compliance dates and deadlines

Martin Rayner

Martin has been with the firm for 15 years and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. A large part of Martin's client portfolio is of owner managed/family businesses. He sees his main priority as helping the owners grow their business and therefore to develop their (and their families) lifestyle. Martin spends a good part of his time concentrating on the quality control and customer service issues, to help ensure our clients receive a consistent high standard of service. He is the driving force behind the development of our Sage team and talking of driving he is also the proud owner of the lowest golf handicap in the firm (8 !!) Martin is also our specialist in relation to regulated financial services companies.

Jacky Buchsbaum

Jacky has over 20 years experience in accounting. Spending the last 15 years specialising in taxation and business development. He sees his role as helping clients to develop and grow their businesses as well as providing solutions to client business problems. His notable successes include the reduction of many tax assessments to Nil including one which started at £1m. He was also successful at a recent Commissioners meeting which he hopes will lead to a change in the Revenues own internal manuals.

Karl Worsley

Karl has been at Wilds for over 20 years and specialises in all areas involving small and growing businesses, including the provision of a full Accounts package where we provide the bookkeeping, payroll and Accounts services to you allowing you to concentrate on developing your business.

Lyanne Higginbottom

Lyanne has worked in accountancy for the last 15 years, both in practice and industry giving her a good understanding from both perspectives. As managing director she currently spends a notable amount of time developing Wilds but has a portfolio of clients including larger audit clients and owner managed businesses who she works with regularly to develop their business and achieve their ambitions. Mother to a 2 year old daughter she is used to working to deadlines and performing a balancing act! In her ‘spare’ time she enjoys travelling.

Accounts and Tax Team

Chris Chant

Curtis Kennedy

Hannah Warburton

Janice Hyde

Katie Lowe

Manisha Meghan

Phil Jackson

Mark Shanahan

Michael Ashton

Michael Ramsbottom

Paul Higginbottom

Sarah Wilson

Susan Duckworth

Susan Lomas

Sage Team

Florence Walker

Fred Clarke

Payroll Team

Deborah Lowe

Nicola Lord

Susan Lomas

Support Team

Anne Marie Jackson

Annette Sykes

Brenda Warburton

Florence Walker

Katie Hayward

Sarah Stokes

Senior Management

Karl Worsley