Meet the Team
Richard Vigar
Position: Director
Tel: 01522 531341
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Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Qualified Trust & Estate Practitioner.
Member of the Society of Expert Witnesses.
Holds a Diploma in Charity Accounting.
Richard firmly believes that accountants should give an all encompassing service in financial matters to include current conditions as well as looking to the future to minimise Inheritance Tax together with succession planning generally. In addition to being a Trust and Estate Practitioner, Richard is joint author of the Chartered Accountants digest on the Taxation of Farming in the UK.
Outside of work he is a University Governor, member of a cathedral chapter and enjoys golf and country pursuits.
Chris Shelbourne
Position: Managing Director
Tel: 01522 531341
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Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Committed to the Business Development role, Chris says, "Business owners need their accountant not just to tell them what happened in the past, but to work with them towards their hopes and aspirations for the future. As managing director I need to make sure that is true of our own business as well as our clients' businesses".
Outside of work, Chris heads up a charity involved in relief and development work in Africa. He tries, every so often, to keep fit and enjoys the occasional adventure activity.
Jack O’Hern
Position: Director
Tel: 01522 531341
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Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Jack works with owner managed businesses to help them first identify and then achieve their goals, through a combination of strategy and tax planning. Jack firmly believes that you should remember to enjoy running a business, too, or think about doing something else – life is too short!
Jack heads up our growing corporate finance department, specifically helping clients buy or sell a business, and he can be found in our Lincoln or London offices.
Outside Work, Jack takes part in long distance running, cycling and swimming, occasionally all at the same time. Enthusiastic, but not necessarily gifted!
Neil Roberts
Position: Director
Tel: 01777 707373
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Neil joined Wright Vigar in 1991, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996 and made partner in 2000.
Neil works alongside some great clients who all have similar traits in common, they show great drive and ambition to take their business forwards. Size doesn't matter: multi-million pound businesses and sole traders alike can achieve their goals as long they are motivated to do so. Neil offers these clients a wealth of expertise from corporate and business tax planning to helping with recruitment needs and building winning teams. Neil passionately believes that great businesses flourish from having the right advice from their professional advisors and having the right team in place.
Neil is located in our Retford office, as Office Director, but he still regularly frequents the Lincoln office to maintain his existing client base.
In Neil's spare time, he can be found on the football pitch, at home with his wife, twin boys and young daughter or in the garden racing his ride on lawnmower!
Pete Harrison
Position: Director
Tel: 01427 611296
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Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Degree: B Tech (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering.
Pete comes from a farming background, but initially served in the RAF for 6 years as an engineering officer. He then joined Wright Vigar in 1994 and qualified in 1997. Since 2005 Pete has been running the Gainsborough office where his excellent team provide a high quality service to a wide range of clients.
A former Division 4 rugby player with Redruth Pete enjoys most sports, although finding the time whilst bringing up 3 young sons is becoming a losing battle!
James Sewell
Position: Director
Tel: 01529 415500
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Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
Degree: BA (Hons) Business Studies
James comes from Lincolnshire and after spending four years at Leeds Metropolitan University joined a Top 50 accountancy practice in 2002. James qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser and joined Wright Vigar in 2007.
James is responsible for the Sleaford office where he and his team pride themselves on offering a high quality, pro active service, to a wide range of clients in a variety of industry sectors. James regularly works at Lincoln in order to maintain and grow his Lincoln client base.
In James's spare time he enjoys playing cricket (in particular opening the batting) and trying to keep fit....
Colm McCoy
Position: Director of Tax
Tel: 01522 531341
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Degree: BSc (Hons) in Mathematics
Colm has a quarter of a century's experience in tax and sees his role as trying to minimise the pain of having to pay tax. After salaries, tax can be the biggest cash burden on any business. Working with the other directors he provides advice across the practice on the most tax efficient ways of structuring transactions and businesses. Tax cannot always be avoided, but very often it can be significantly reduced by planning ahead.
While not being taxed, Colm likes running in deserts and mountains, sometimes for days at a time.
Alistair Wright
Position: IT Manager
Tel: 01522 531341
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Degree: BSc (Hons) in Business & Management.
MCSE & MCSA, ACT! by Sage Product Specialist.
Following a Business degree and a period working for two multinational IT organisations, Al qualified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. Since 2001, he has been overseeing and developing Wright Vigar's use of IT and Telecoms in addition to providing training and advice to clients about the right technology to adopt in their business. He strongly identifies the deployment of technology backed up by hands-on training as one of the most effective strategic vehicles for improving efficiency within an organisation and hence enhancing the business' balance sheet. Outside of work, Al became a Dad in 2009 and rarely has time these days torace across lakes in a sailing dinghy, spectate at a round of the British Touring Cars or chase a ball around a golf course.
Michelle Stocks
Tel: 01777 707373
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Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
Degree: BA (Hons) Business Studies
Michelle joined Wright Vigar in 2002 after spending 4 years studying Business Studies at Sheffield Hallam University and works at both our Retford and Lincoln offices with a variety of businesses and individuals.
Michelle has developed a growing interest and knowledge in VAT (Very Awkward Tax), a cash flow issue and an administrative burden for many businesses. Michelle works with our entire team to consider more complex VAT questions, ensure our clients are charging and reclaiming the right amount and making the most of the VAT accounting schemes.
A keen cyclist Michelle is a member of Sheffield Phoenix Cycling Club and in her spare time enjoys participating in time trials, track cycling and also mountain biking. Michelle has also taken part in Great North Swim since it commenced in 2008 and is a Director of West Lindsey Women’s Aid.
