Colin Edney

Colin Edney joined Warrener Stewart in 1995 and has been a director in the practice since 1999.

A graduate of the University of East Anglia, Colin has a degree in modern languages and linguistics and speaks fluent French and Swedish and has a good knowledge of several other European languages.

Colin has over twenty years experience of working with and advising owner managed businesses.  Prior to joining Warrener Stewart he gained experience at KPMG and in the business advisory department of BDO.  He is a member of the Corporate Finance faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and is a member of the Expert Witness Institute.

Colin is responsible for a portfolio consisting of a number of large and growing owner-managed businesses including those listed on the AIM. He is also responsible for the firm’s solicitor clients dealing with financial and management accounting and reporting to the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority.

Alongside his regular client commitments, Colin is also heavily involved in a wide range of non-compliance work dealing with many one-off or specialist assignments.  His areas of expertise include the following:

• business planning and forecasting;
• raising finance;
• due diligence and investigations;
• business valuations for expert witness, business disposal, tax and other purposes;
• forensic accounting;
• corporate restructuring; and
• the acquisition and sale of businesses on behalf of clients.

Colin’s partnership responsibilities include budgeting and working on the firm's forward strategic planning and he also takes responsibility for the practice’s IT and data management systems.