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John J Shaw Managing Partner	Client areas Business advice, accounts and audit, tax and tax planning, wealth planning. Not for profit/Charities. Career Qualified with a multi-national accountancy practice in Manchester. John has over 30 years experience as a Chartered Accountant and became Managing Partner of Bentleys in 2010. John was one of the first accountants in the country to be awarded the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Diploma in Charity Accounting based on experience. Professional memberships/Qualifications Graduate of Nottingham University with an Honours Degree in Industrial Economics and Accountancy. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting Outside Interests Married with 2 adult daughters. Enjoys rock-climbing, skiing and mountaineering. Chair of the Lancashire Caving and Climbing club and has been heavily involved with the Finance and other committees of the British Mountaineering Council.		Jonathan Hargraves Partner	Client areas Audit, business advice, tax planning, wealth planning. Career Jonathan trained with Touche Ross (now part of Deloitte) and joined Bentleys after qualifying in 1991. He became a partner in 1996. Professional memberships/Qualifications Honours Degree in Accounting and Finance. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Outside Interests Jonathan is married with three sons. He enjoys spending time outdoors exploring cycle trails with his family. Jonathan is an active member of his local Church.

Mike Turner Partner	Client areas Business advice, tax planning, wealth planning. Career Mike has over twenty years experience working with owner managed SME businesses in the Manchester area. He joined Bentleys in 1994 and became a partner in 2005. Professional memberships/Qualifications Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Associate of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Outside Interests Mike is married with 2 children. In his spare time he enjoys getting to grips with the game of golf and is a member of a local club. He is also a life-long supporter of Bolton Wanderers FC		Patrick Hamilton Director of Tax	Client areas Tax planning, specialist tax, tax investigations. Career Patrick joined Bentleys in 2006 having spent nine years specialising in tax qualifying as a Chartered Tax Adviser in 2002. Before this he worked as an accountant in general practice and audit having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993. Before training as an accountant Patrick spent the first five years of his career as a uniformed police officer in Greater Manchester Police. Professional memberships/Qualifications Chartered Accountant (ACA)Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Outside Interests Patrick is married and is a keen dinghy sailor and currently Commodore of Burwain Sailing Club.

Keith Acton Consultant	Practice areas Consutant to the firm specialising in home workers, small businesses Career Keith joined Bentleys in 1974 and became a partner the following year. He later became Senior Partner until 2009. Professional memberships/Qualifications Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Former President of the Bolton Society of Chartered Accountants Outside Interests Keith enjoys travelling the world aboard cruise ships and spending weekends at his holiday home overlooking Morecambe Bay. He is a member of the RSPB and lifelong supporter of Bolton Wanderers FC.