About our company
Melville & Co

We offer a friendly and efficient service utilising the best information technology with on line filing of personal tax returns to ensure much faster processing and repayments where applicable, we can assist with most book-keeping packages including Sage and Quickbooks and we submit our clients end of year payroll returns on line in order to attract the Inland Revenue incentive payments.

We operate from modern premises conveniently off the Barrow one way system with ample parking available. See the Contact Us page to find out more information. Your initial meeting is free of charge and without obligation.

Partners & Staff

The Partners

Russell Longton
Russell has extensive experience as a partner in large/medium sized accountancy practices. He became a partner in the firm in 1999 and took full control of the firm shortly afterwards on the retirement of the founding partner. He lives in Ulverston and is an active member of Furness Rotary and St Georges Society and he sits on the panel of the local enterprise agency. He has excellent contacts in the region.

James Goffe
James is an accountancy graduate who qualified with the London office of a national firm but subsequently moved to smaller firms in London and the West Country before moving to lovely Cumbria. He lives in the Duddon Valley and is a keen fell runner and race organiser for the Duddon Valley Fell races. The picture above shows James (assisted by his son Michael) presenting the Melville & Co shield to Ladies winner Janet McIver in the 2007 race which was an English and British fell championship counter.

The Staff

Laura Mackay is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and carries out many of our specialist audit assignments including charities. She also acts as manager on other jobs and is our primary Sage support contact.

Grahame Hewson handles many of the larger accounts preparation and audit jobs and management accounts using Sage.

Paula Brereton is in charge of our payroll bureau service. She is assisted by Steven Metcalfe. Paula also does many of the accounts jobs and some book-keeping and Vat's.

Sue Sharp heads our tax department dealing with self assessment tax returns for individuals and partnerships. She also does the contractor returns and some accounts jobs.

Wendy Bentley, David Walton and Steven Metcalfe handle most of our smaller account jobs, book-keeping and VAT's. Wendy is our expert on Quickbooks.

Madeline Wilson. Maddie is the secretary to the partners and our office receptionist and is the friendly voice who most frequently answers your calls and keeps us all organised.

Mike Pearson is a former bank manager and is our office and practice development manager.