Chris Butt Email & Phone Number

I am a Partner at Azets, where I also lead our Audit Practice across the Northern regions, including Yorkshire and the North East as well as the North West, from my base predominantly in our Leeds Office. I strongly believe that the North region as a whole is full of great businesses and people and I love engaging and working with a wide range of businesses within the geography. I have previously been a Partner at Garbutt and Elliott for 3 years and a Director at KPMG. Across these roles I gained years of experience working with businesses in many sectors and of varying sizes; it’s this variety that makes me love the job I do.I have delivered audit and related services to a range of companies, working with some of Yorkshire's major public and privately owned businesses. These range from family and owner managed businesses to Listed companies in a number of different sectors. Companies I have worked for include Dart Group plc (Jet2.com), Smith and Nephew plc, Renew Holdings plc, Bupa and the RFL as well as a large number of private companies and charities.At Azets we are friendly, hardworking, love what we do and get a real buzz from seeing businesses thrive.We invest time to understand our clients' objectives and hand pick the best team that's right beside them whenever they need our help or advice. As a result, our clients trust us to do the very best for them and to exceed their expectations. We continuously strive to go the extra mile.As a team our integrity, technical expertise and friendly approach to client service is never compromised and this is reflected when we recruit new staff. We seek out people who are not only the best in their field but who will embrace our culture and company values.We are the largest accounting and advisory firm in Yorkshire focussing wholly on the SME market with 20+ Partners and over 300 members of staff in the region. Areas of business include:Tax Services, Audit & Advisory, Corporate Finance, Accounting Support, Family Business, Private Clients, Wealth Management, PCAOB & Sarbanes-Oxley, Payroll Outsourcing, Auto Enrolment, Cloud Accounting, Xero, and Probate.With over 70 offices across the UK, we have the strength in depth to serve your needs, whatever situation you face. To contact the York office please call 01904 464 100 and to contact the Leeds office please call 0113 273 9600. During my spare time I have a keen interest in sport, particularly playing cricket and golf and I have 2 young daughters.