About Us

History of the firm:

Founded by Alexander Fletcher Ferguson who went to Bombay (now Mumbai), India, in 1889 as Chief Accountant in the merchant firm of Ritchie, Stewart & Co. Whilst there he became a successful accountant in his own right, in 1893, he left the firm to set up in practice as A.F. Ferguson & Co. The firm prospered in Bombay and other cities in the Indian sub-continent. In London it was represented for some years by Viney, Price & Goodyear. However, Mr A F Ferguson left India in 1921 to open an office in London at 27 Old Jewry. After being joined by one of the partners of the Indian practice in 1925, the London office adopted the name Ferguson, Gilchrist & Co and moved to 10 & 12 Walbrook, London. These offices were damaged during the blitz and the firm moved temporarily to 6a Sun Street, Hitchin, Herefordshire. More permanent accommodation was found after the Second World War at 27 Old Broad Street, London. In 1954 the London Office became known as Ferguson, Rowland & Davis and shortly after moved to Bush Lane House, Cannon Street, London. In 1981 the UK firm merged with Maidment & Co (formerly part of Maidment, Penney, Quick & Co) and its name changed to Ferguson Maidment & Co. At the same time it moved to its present address.

Partners:

JAVED KAMAL F.C.A.  F.A.B.R.P.

Javed is the firm's Senior Partner and joined the firm in 1972. In addition to his general client portfolio , he has considerable experience and involvement in taxation and tax planning for clients and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants Taxation Faculty. He is also a licensed Insolvency Practioner.

ALISTAIR SMITH Bsc  F.C.A.

Alistair joined the firm in 1981 from BDO Binder Hamlyn. He became a partner in 1986. He is the partner responsible for IT and has been instrumental in developing the firm's inhouse computer systems. His client portfolio includes a wide range of audit and accounting clients and he has considerable experience of taxation and tax planning for clients.

VIVEK KAPOOR M.A.A.T,  A.C.A.

Vivek joined the firm in 1999 and was promoted to audit manager in 2001 before becoming a partner in 2006. In addition to his general client portfolio, Vivek has considerable experience in auditing regulated clients and is a member of the Audit and Assurance Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Vivek has also been extensively involved in consultancy projects including start-ups, business planning and due dilligence reports.