The Firm

In the year 1917, Richard Alfred Hargreaves founded a firm of Chartered Accountants at Lloyd's Chambers, Market Street, in Colne. In 1921 John William Brown and William Benson joined him as partners and Hargreaves Brown & Benson still flourishes today from offices in Bond Street, Colne.

Now the founding partners have retired, the current partners, Steven J. Wood and Michael J. Evans are running the firm. They both trained here and became partners in 1987 and 1993 respectively.

The intention of the original founders was to provide a service for all walks of industry, commerce and individuals, both in the area as well as further afield. This aim remains the objective of the current firm and over the years, our client base has grown substantially and now includes both companies and individuals from all over Britain, as well as overseas.