The firm was formed in Spain in 1985 by a major firm of UK based international audit and accountancy firms. In 1991 the firm was taken over by Susan J. Clarke and Alistair M.A. Spence FCA.
Founding Partners
Alistair M.A. Spence FCA (retired): Alistair arrived in Spain in 1989, as a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and he is now retired. He was also a member of the leading Spanish professional accountancy and tax organisations, the Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España and the Asociacion Española de Asesores Fiscales and was a Spanish registered Auditor and inscribed in ROAC.
Despite being authorised by all his qualifications to audit in mutiple jurisdictions, he mainly enjoyed the travels in the Spanish tax and legal system and helping foreign clients handle its challenges.
Susan J. Clarke (retired): Leaving the marketing department of a major firm of London based Chartered Accountants, Susan also arrived in Spain in 1989 . Susan originally set up a Spanish company principally to market the accountancy software products of a major UK software supplier. The company installed systems in International Banks, Company Manager firms, Trustee firms and Marine Management firms based in Gibraltar. Susan joined forces with Alistair to take over the accountancy practice.
Apart from managing non-resident individual and company tax work, Susan lead the firms public retaioons and online marketing initiatives, enjoying the creativity this involved.
Lifestyle: Susan and Alistair married in 1992 when they decided to join their surnames, a reflection on how they love being a team but retain their individuality! The firm’s name was born from their union.
They are both extremely keen and competent skiers and enjoy golf, and if only they were good at it! Both have been 100% plant based vegans since 2016, a lifestyle change that has proven to be one of the most important decisions they made from both an ethical and health point of view. They do what they can to alleviate the suffering of our fellow Earthlings, whether tax payers or not. They both thoroughly enjoy retired life in Spain, its challenges now providing more entertainment than stress. They have been heard to say that if you have to do something as boring as accountancy then do it somewhere sunny and challenging like Spain!
