Consultants
Consultants
Consultants
Contact our team to discuss your business requirements and the range of services we offer to farms and agricultural businesses.
Consultants
Simon Bennett
Managing Partner
BSc (Hons) Agriculture/ MBIAC
A farmer’s son growing up on an 800 acre dairy and arable farm in North Wiltshire, Simon joined AKC in 1999, leaving in 2002. Having spent time farming and working in accounts software he returned to AKC in 2006 and joined the partnership in 2008. Simon provides business advice to farmers in all sectors including financial budgeting, strategic plans and reviews along with Basic Payment/ Grant advice and diversification. In 2016, Simon became Managing Partner of AKC
Peter Ridout
Partner
BSc (Hons) Agriculture/ MBIAC
Peter joined AKC in 1973, having worked for the Milk Marketing Board costing service. Since then he has been providing accounting and consultancy services to a range of farming businesses. Peter is a senior partner within the business. A farmer’s son from Somerset, he has extensive knowledge of all main agricultural sectors. Peter is a former graduate of Harper Adams College, and also a past chairman of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants
Jenna Copp
Partner
BSc (Hons) Agricultural Business Management/ MBIAC
After graduating from Reading University in 2007 Jenna joined AKC becoming a partner in 2017. Jenna provides business and financial advice, as well as being involved with Environmental schemes, Basic Payment and grant applications for a wide range of rural businesses. Jenna works with a variety of farming businesses and is well versed in dealing with stakeholders within both large estates and family farms
Lucy Mather
Consultant
BSc (Hons) Agriculture/ MBIAC
A farmer's daughter, Lucy joined AKC in 2011 having gained a degree in Agriculture at Newcastle University. Since then Lucy has been involved with grant schemes and subsidy payments along with budgeting and business appraisals. One of Lucy’s key skills is working with a wide range of financial and technical software packages
James Berry
Consultant
FdSc Agriculture with Land & Farm Management/ P. Agric (IAGM)/ FACTS
James moved to AKC in 2016. His background is in the dairy and livestock industries. James provides strategic and financial advice as well as providing a bespoke nutrition and dairy technical service. His key skills are business strategy, nutrition, financial budgeting and cross compliance. James is originally from a dairy farming background in the south west
Robert Loxton
Partner
Robert combines extensive practical farming experience with a qualification in accountancy to provide farm management and advice. He has been managing farms on behalf of private owners and farming companies for the past thirty years. Robert also runs his own 800 acre farming business in Oxfordshire.
Richard Tustian
Consultant
Richard has extensive farming experience having managed dairy, beef, arable and sheep farms in Kent, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire for over thirty years. He also took his degree at Reading University followed by a post-graduate Farm Business Diploma at Wye College. Richard now runs the family farm in Oxfordshire and is heavily involved in the local farming community. Richard was chairman of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants from 2005 to 2007.