Welcome To "leathers The Accountants"

Leathers have undergone a transformation of late. Development Director, Tim Mallon explains the background to "Leathers the Accountants"

We hinted at the change in the July edition of Northern Insight you might have seen our new logo in the bottom right hand corner of our article on page 14. The reaction to the change has been very positive from both clients and professional friends so we thought we should explain the background to the changes….

The turning circle of a supertanker is colossal; that of a power boat is far less, but having a team to manage either enterprise is critical.

So why the change from Leathers LLP to “Leathers the Accountants”:-

Leathers is no longer about an individual with a support act the support act is already front and centre stage;

It is about making it clear the work we do and are able to do with the North East of England;

It is about making it clear the way in which we act for our clients and how we interact with

each other.

The way in which our team has developed and works together was a key ingredient in the re-branding process. A number of workshops were held involving everyone in the business to identify the strengths of our business and the characteristics of our approach. The outcome was a name and a strapline which truly represents what we have become, and into which everyone made a contribution.

“Leathers the Accountants” have a strong client following in the south of England, act for clients in France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany and the USA but, and this is key, are still perceived by some as being an accounting practice based solely in Durham.

Our vision is to be acknowledged as a team of trusted advisors who are respected in the North East and beyond.

Our change of name reflects the integral part that we play in helping our clients to manage their financial lives. Our existing clients simply say we are “Leathers the Accountants” and they demand, and receive, care of the highest level. That is not to say that we are simply “yes men”. We are not afraid to have difficult and forthright discussions with our clients sometimes good advice is saying what the client doesn’t want to hear!

All of that is also encapsulated in the “strapline” “people who look after people. in business and in life”. We provide a very personal service to our clients. We do our utmost to look after them not only in their business affairs but as financial matters impinge on family, we often look after the financial aspects for family members too.

We also regard our responsibility to those less fortunate as highly important and that fed into the strapline as well. Our article in the last edition of Northern Insight covered the Leathers Tour de Force 2017 team who took part in the 2,100 miles cycle ride around France in support of the William Wates Memorial Trust two years after the 2015 team did the same trip. Around £50,000 has been raised by our efforts across those two years. Not only that we are again sponsoring the North East Charity Awards with the awards ceremony taking place on 28 September 2017 at The Boiler Room in Newcastle upon Tyne and our Managing Partner, Michael Leather will be chairing the judges panel.

So there we have it. A new name which recognises the heritage of our business whilst underlining the strength of our team together with an indication of our approach to client service and to the wider community. We’re looking forward to demonstrating our approach to even more clients in the weeks and months ahead.