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About us
In accordance with The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 contained in Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 2999 & EU Directive 2006/123/EC relevant disclosures is as follows:-
Name of firm
Hawkins Scott, Chartered Accountants
Legal form
We operate as a UK partnership & our current partners are K P Brown & N J Clarke. Enquires in connection with our services may be directed towards any of our partners.
Postal address
12 Borelli Yard
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7NU
Telephone number: 01252 279012
Email address: hs@hsca.co.uk
Regulated profession
We are registered to carry on audit work in the UK by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Details about our audit registration can be viewed at auditregister.org.uk for the UK under reference number C005387851.
The Audit Regulations and Guidance under which we operate which can be found at icaew.com/regulations There are also the International Standards on Auditing at frc.org.uk
VAT number
GB 224 6277 67
Professional liability insurance
Our professional indemnity insurer is Travelers Insurance Company Limited, of 61-63 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1NA. The territorial coverage is world-wide excluding professional business carried out from an office in the United States of America or Canada and excludes any action for a claim brought in any court in the United States of America or Canada.
Dispute resolution procedure
If, at any point you would like to discuss with us how our service to you could be improved, or if you are dissatisfied with the service you are receiving, please let us know by contacting either Mr K P Brown or Mr N J Clarke. We undertake to look into any complaint carefully and promptly and do all we can to explain the position to you. If we do not answer your complaint to your satisfaction, you may, of course, take the matter up with to our professional body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Conflicts of interest
If a conflict of interest should arise, either between two or more of our clients, or in the provision of multiple services to a single client, we will take such steps as are necessary to deal with the conflict. In resolving the conflict, we would be guided by the Code of Ethics of the ICAEW which can be viewed at http://www.icaew.com/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/ethics/code-of-ethics-b/part-b-200-230#conflicts
Codes of conduct
We operate under the ICAEW Code of Ethics which can be found in English at http://www.icaew.com/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/ethics and also the APB Ethical Standards at www.frc.org.uk/apb/publications/ethical.cfm
Fees
Our fees are computed on the basis of time spent on client's affairs by the principals and our staff, and on the levels of skill and responsibility involved.
Applicable law
Our engagements areis governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. The Courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or difference concerning the engagement and any matter arising from it. Each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to object to any action being brought in those courts, to claim that the action has been brought in an inappropriate forum, or to claim that those courts do not have jurisdiction.