Guy Swarbreck

Hailing from the beaches and sunshine of Australia, Guy joined UHY Hacker Young as a graduate trainee in 2000, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004 and was promoted to Partner in 2010. Guy is also a member of the Securities and Investment Institute having completed his Diploma exams in 2006.

Guy is a specialist in providing audit and corporate finance services to clients in the regulated financial services and natural resources sectors.

Within the regulated financial services sector Guy acts for stockbrokers, fund managers and corporate finance houses. In conjunction with his auditing role Guy provides compliance advice to businesses at every level in this sector, from those preparing for regulation by the FSA to those requiring assistance with the on-going maintenance and development of their internal compliance function.

Within the natural resources sector he provides audit services to private and listed mining and oil & gas production groups and a diversified mineral exploration groups. His client base is geographically diverse with operations across South East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, South America and the US. This has given him considerable experience working on cross border transactions and auditing across multiple locations.

Having acted on numerous IPOs, acquisition investigations and related due diligence exercises for clients, Guy is well-placed to advise new entrant and established businesses in this technical but rewarding arena.

When not working Guy is happiest when doing something sporty and involving running or mountain sports.

Latest news

Up to £15 million to be clawed back from academy schools due to accounting errors

Up to £15 million will be clawed back from academy schools before the end of the current academic year due to government budgeting errors, according to our data.
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A quarter of all taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax due to PAYE errors

A quarter of all taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax due to incorrect PAYE codes according to our analysis.
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Sharp rise in cost of listing on AIM sparked by Eurozone fears

The cost of listing on AIM has risen at its fastest rate in more than five years according to our findings.
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Huge rise in private equity backed takeovers on AIM

A sudden surge in M&A activity on AIM is being driven by private equity backed deals to take companies private, our research reveals.
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Struggling businesses will be required to pay tax upfront or face criminal charges

From 6 April 2012 HMRC will be able to ask employers to pay a financial security where it thinks there is serious risk that the business won’t pay over their PAYE tax deductions or National Insurance contributions (NICs) on time.
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New partner joins UHY Hacker Young

Our Brighton office has appointed a new partner, Charles Homan, to strengthen their growing tax team.
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An increase is expected in the cost of women's life assurance

On average women live longer than men and as a result pay lower life assurance premiums. A ruling by the European Court of Justice has outlawed the current practise of offering different life insurance rates for men and women.
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WKH Chartered Accountants joins UHY Hacker Young Group

WKH Chartered Accountants, a three-office firm across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, joins the UHY Hacker Young Group today (April 2 2012).
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Aberdeen only UK city to create more wealth this year

Aberdeen has overtaken London to become the only major city in the UK that managed to grow its economy during the recession, reveals our research.
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Latest publications

Academy schools update: May 2012

This update brings you the most recent developments for academy schools.
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SME news - Spring 2012

SME news Jan 2012

Our quarterly newsletter for SMEs gives a run-down of the latest tax, payroll, HR and general business news for small and medium-sized businesses.
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UHY Hacker Young update, issue 24

This issue features our guide to planning for international success.
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VATflash April 2012

This month’s VATflash provides a warning for late filing penalties and discusses issues surrounding the recovery of your input VAT and any VAT you may have overpaid.
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VATflash March 2012

With March arrived the 2012 Budget and subsequent changes to our VAT system. This VATflash sheds light upon those recent announcements and explores a number of important VAT issues outside of the Budget that could have major impact on you and your business.
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Budget summary 2012

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Our summary of George Osborne's 2012 Budget announcement is now available to download.
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Tax card 2012/13

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Download our handy Tax Card for a run down of the key rates for 2012/13.
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Academy schools update: March 2012

This update brings you the most recent developments for Academy schools. 
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Taxflash: Mileage rates - March 2012

HMRC regularly publish approved ‘fuel only’ rates which have, again, changed.
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