At times of disruptive change, understanding what motivates the owners of farming businesses as well as an in-depth appreciation of what affects their financial performance is a key driver of success.
I have 17 years’ experience as a consultant and work with hundreds dairy and mixed farms throughout the North West and Wales. This experience allows me to help farmers achieve their ambitions for their business. As well as my extensive experience I have continued to expand my skills by undertaking training in Planet Training Course; […]
I have more than 11 years experience of working as a Farm Business Consultant for Promar International. Prior to this role I was the Agricultural Account Manager for a large UK bank. This combination of technical and financial expertise has been invaluable to my clients. My main focus with clients is to improve business profitability by […]
I have 20 years experience in preparing accounts and submitting VAT. I studied a HND in Business Studies at Askham Bryan College. I love a challenge especially when it comes to addressing a payroll problem and can confidently work with monthly bookkeeping tasks. As a child, I enjoyed helping on the dairy farm which […]
Growing up in North Wales, I have always been surrounded by agriculture and the rural way of life! I have gained vital experience working on dairy farms in the UK and New Zealand, on a large arable and sheep farm in Berkshire, and also for an agricultural contractor. I graduated from Harper Adams with a […]
I have several years experience working across a broad range of farms in different roles. I specialise in dairy systems but have solid expertise in beef and sheep enterprises as well. My approach is to listen, research and understand the critical issues facing the farming families I work with. I then draw on my own […]
My main focus is driving change within the dairy sector. I provide high level, strategic advice and use my extensive technical knowledge to achieve these business changes. I have a variety of experience in the beef, sheep, arable, pig and meat processing sectors. This industry knowledge is invaluable to my clients, who operate in a volatile […]
I have fortunate enough to have been involved in agriculture all of my life. I was brought up on the family farm, attended agricultural college and funded my university studies by working as a relief milker. Throughout my career which has been spent in both senior operations and sales roles, I have been fortunate enough […]
My practical knowledge has been gained from over 30 years of experience managing large herds on mixed enterprise farms. I specialise in people management and development which is crucial in the smooth, profitable running of any business. Technical improvement cannot be achieved without well trained and engaged staff. My extensive practical experience, combined with my people […]
I joined Promar in 2023, having previously completed the Genus Graduate Scheme and worked in the wider Genus business since 2022. I’m a Sustainability Consultant based near Edinburgh, and have specialised in farm business consulting and financial advice in the past. My expertise lies in animal health and management, farm data analysis, and financial advice. […]
Richard Atkinson
Regional Farm Consultancy Manager - North & MidlandsI have worked across several areas within agriculture during my 34 years since graduating from Harper Adams, building my knowledge and network, this ranges from building an outdoor pig unit through animal health and hygiene to pharmaceuticals. I have worked as part of teams and also managed sales teams delivering the required results. I am […]
I have worked with Promar International since 2021 within the Quality team. I have a proven background in process optimisation and working with vast data sets in financial and creative industries. My expertise is within data analysis, data visualisation and client relationships. Aside from work I like to spend my free time hiking, running, playing […]
Testimonials
“Garry Kidner is our Promar farm business consultant, he works alongside us, formulating rations, preparing budget forecasts and monitoring business performance. The FBA package is excellent for providing comparison to budget and to previous years as well as generating KPI’S for benchmarking. We regard his input as vital to our farming success.”
Lyncoln
“Charlotte visits us once a month, to complete our VAT return for us. On this visit she ensures our accounts are up to date and accurate and prints out reports to help us to construct our forward cashflow plan. Charlotte also sends the information over to our Promar consultant Emma Thompson, who then uses the data to assist us with making management decisions, and to our accountant at the end of the year to build the base of our tax accounts. I would highly recommend Promar to anyone wanting to grow and develop their business.”
Jones HFE Agriculture
“Charlotte has been coming to us for the past 3 and a half years, she provides a highly efficient service, completing our VAT returns and year end accounts. After each monthly visit she sends the data over to our accountant so they are able to complete quarterly tax accounts. More recently Charlotte introduced us to Mark Roue who we now have as our consultant, helping us drive the business forward. Charlotte and Mark work closely together to ensure the visits are effective and that the relevant information is shared with each other.”
Richard Hockenhull
“We use Andrew as a sounding board for our business. He provides detailed financial assessments and projections for the business and this helps us to challenge and question our decision making at every opportunity. We would have no hesitation in recommending Andrew’s services to other farmers.”