“HotHouse has used Robinsons as its accountants since the company was founded. Richard Brattle has been instrumental in helping us build our business from a small TV production company, to a large multi-national player in lifestyle sports coverage.

Richard and I originally had a meeting of minds because we shared a passion for skiing! That was very important to me – I wanted to have an accountant who understood the drive and ethos behind the business I was setting up. I think that is one of the key reasons that our relationship has worked: he understands the synergy between creativity and commercialism. He’s not just a numbers man – he sees beyond the balance sheet and understands the heart of our business. In the ten years we’ve been working together, he’s helped us to find a book-keeper, produces our year-end accounts, and as our outsourced Financial Director, he advises us on a number of corporate issues. His advice has always been spot-on, even if it hasn’t always been what I’ve wanted to hear!

I am always hugely busy and I often don’t have the time or the inclination to keep my eye on impending financial deadlines. Because Richard is very proactive, I never have to waste my time chasing accounts – he makes sure that I have the information I need, when I need it. That’s gold-dust, as far as I’m concerned.

Working with Richard is more important now than ever before. The credit crunch is hitting the entertainment industry as much – if not more – than other business sectors. Like all other companies, HotHouse will have to be very careful in the months to come. But I’m confident that, thanks to Robinsons, we are in a strong position to weather the coming storm.”