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Azets has announced that Alan Wintersgill has stepped down from his role as a consultant in Bradford, exactly 50 years after he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1974.
He opened his own accountancy practice Wintersgill and Co in 1986, which later became Naylor Wintersgill, in Bradford city centre. He became chairman in 2012, before the firm merged with Azets in April 2023.
Wintersgill leaves the business in good shape in the safe hands of office managing partner, Victoria Wainwright, who was the first apprentice he employed at the firm in 1991. Wainwright became managing partner of Naylor Wintersgill in 2012.
Based at Carlton House in Grammar School Street, the practice continues to grow with the addition of 15 new team members over the past year, taking its headcount to more than 70.
The firm has also expanded its service offering in Bradford with the appointment of financial planner Matt Knott in wealth management.
Wainwright said: “Alan’s contribution to business and the community over so many years has been inspirational.
“He is a respected and well known figure in the Bradford community who has made an immeasurable difference in support of hundreds of valued clients and the many colleagues who have had the privilege of working alongside him.”
She added: “Alan will be sorely missed on a personal and professional level, and we wish him the long and happy retirement that he richly deserves.”
Wintersgill said: “I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with so many wonderful businesses and colleagues, while also being able to contribute to the vibrant community that we have in Bradford.
“Many things have changed over fifty years but the value of human interaction and personal service is as important as ever. I am looking forward to retirement although I shall miss my clients and colleagues but I intend to remain busy.”
Staff at Azets held a special celebration to mark Alan’s retirement and his achievements, such as his being awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for ‘services to charity and the community of Bingley’ in 2014.
