Who We Are: Tony Eve

Tony qualified as a chartered accountant in 1981 and after ten years specialising in taxation and business advice in the profession, including a spell at Moores Rowland, he set up his own practice to provide business and tax support to businesses and high net worth individuals. Having grown the practice into a two-partner multi-disciplinary business employing over twenty people, Tony sold the practice in 2003 in order to concentrate on commercial activities.

In 1996, Tony advised on the AIM flotation and joined the board of Highams Systems Services Group plc, an IT contractor and recruitment agency. He remained on the board until May 2007 having actively contributed to M&A activity including negotiations on acquisitions, undertaking due diligence and preparing business plans and working capital adequacy reports. Tony had significant input into corporate, financial and tax strategy and worked closely with the CEO and Chairman.

Following the sale of his practice, Tony has also had significant input into various private companies including: a Bulgarian property/internet company where he assisted in a successful IPO; a motor vehicle bodyshop group which he helped to grow from a single site with a turnover of £750,000 to three sites with an annual turnover of over £5 million; and an IT recruitment company where he completely overhauled the finance function.

Tony’s expertise at FD Solutions is in providing practical and strategic input to growing businesses. He is happy getting his hands dirty when needed as well as providing a higher-level sounding board for members of clients’ executive teams.

Tony joined the board of an AIM-quoted IT business as their part-time FD in November 2007 and contributes fully to the executive activities of the company. He has worked with a regional solicitors’ practice, where he created an automated management accounts reporting package, and a large charity where he produces monthly financial reports and has been involved in budgetary processes and reports.

Tony has also helped on other assignments where businesses needed temporary FD-level input, typically where either the financial function has needed improving.