Our success is also a result of the many faces behind the George Hay name. We are a strong team of dedicated professionals and together we cover a vast range of specialisms, spanning several industry sectors. Many of the team have trained and qualified with George Hay and a number have gone on to become partners.
Our History Timeline
April 2022 – Samantha Green, Caroline Hicks and Emma Wilsher were appointed as Associate Partners.
March 2020 – Nick Willis retires from the firm after 42 years’ service and, in doing so, steps down from his role as Senior Partner after 9 years.
In August 2019, GH Probate strengthened its team with the addition of a fourth qualified practitioner… Read More
2019 was doubly significant, as it also marked the 80th Anniversary of our Biggleswade office. This we celebrated with a 12-month schedule of 80-themed fundraising and staff-led events, as well as a big 80’s themed staff party!
6 June 2019 marked the 25th Anniversary of the opening of our Huntingdon office. We celebrated this milestone with a lunchtime reception at the Town Hall, attended by staff, partners, long-standing clients and professional contacts.
In April 2019, Colin Airey & Claire Morgan were appointed as partners in the firm, having clocked up a combined 49 years at George Hay.
In April 2019, Toni Hunter took over as Chair of the UK200 Group’s Property & Construction Committee… Read More
In 2016, Richard Dilley successfully completed the ARA certification process, enabling George Hay to support ATOL-registered companies with meeting the requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
We became the second accounting practice in the country to be authorised by the ICAEW to carry out Probate Services… Read More…
In 2014, we celebrated the 75th Anniversary of our Biggleswade office. We held a drinks reception at Duxford, which was attended by staff, clients and contacts, to mark the occasion.
The payroll and bookkeeping division was hived off to GH Online Accounting Limited, to enable the practice to market it more efficiently.
In 1994, we opened the third of our three offices in Huntingdon, at St. George’s House. With this, George Hay were now operating from three prime locations along the A1 corridor, allowing us to meet the needs of businesses from across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and beyond.
In 1989 the firm became members of the UK200 Group of Practising Chartered Accountants and remained members until March 2003.
Following the success of our Biggleswade office, we opened our Letchworth office in 1982 and in doing so, made our accountancy and business advisory services available to businesses and individuals operating in Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.
George Hay effectively retired from active management after being severely injured in a hunting accident. He later died in 1954.
The story of George Hay starts back in 1939 when the Biggleswade office was first established. Since then we’ve clocked up over 80 years working alongside start-up’s, SME’s, owner-managed businesses and larger international companies, across a range of industry sectors.