Richard Askew

Richard became a qualified accountant in 2005 and has lived in West Cumbria all his life. He joined Armstrong Watson in 2006 as an audit senior and from 2008 Richard spent four years as Corporate Services Manager at Penrith. In October 2012, he became Corporate Director based at our West Cumbria office in Workington and in 2015 Richard became a partner of the firm and continues to lead the West Cumbria office.

Richard supports and advises clients across a range of industries and those in nuclear, construction and hospitality in particular, and prides himself on providing an accurate, timely and value adding service to his clients. Richard focuses on working with owner managed businesses to help them achieve their business objectives, supporting them in growing and protecting their wealth for the long term, creating lasting relationships built upon honesty and trust.