About Us

Our team comes from varying backgrounds, all specialists in their fields. Please feel free to contact any of us for advice or guidance with your business.


Helen Phillips, FCA, FCCA
Following a varied scholastic career HP entered into Articles with a small firm of Chartered Accountants near Liverpool Street in the City of London. She qualified in 1969. Following admission to the Institute in 1970 she accepted a job as a traveling auditor and enjoyed a year of traveling round Canada. She then settled in Montreal for a further three years as the Financial Controller of a large Car Dealership. After a further period of travel, this time in a transit van, around the USA and Mexico, she returned home to the UK, having missed decimalization and the three-day working week.

Helen worked with a market research company that was part of Unilever for the next 7 or 8 years until pressures of small children forced her to give it up. She started her own practice in 1981. The practice has grown and now has a dedicated staff of 16. Helen's own area of expertise is in Insolvency, which she practices with a small team. She is also a qualified Mediator and Arbitrator.

In her spare time Helen is an animal lover and has shown dogs and horses. She has three daughters.

Helen is a past president of the UK200 Group and plays a crucial part in helping the Group maintain its position within the Accountancy world.

Eleanor Thorn
Eleanor joined Phillips & Co in 1990. She started as an office junior and has worked her way up to her current position as office manager. Eleanor has considerable experience with dealing with Bankruptcies, Liquidations (solvent and insolvent) and Voluntary Arrangements. She can also assist with most queries relating to assets, dividends, creditors claims and employee claims.

Christine Stowell
Christine joined Phillips & Co in 1999 as the office cashier. Christine can assist with banking enquiries and general queries from creditors and employees.

Sue Howse
Sue joined Phillips & Co in 2002. She is the office secretary, administrator and co-ordinates archive retreival. She can assist with general enquiries from creditors and employees.

 
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