About Us

Our offices are in a pleasant location on a modern business park in Crowthorne, Berkshire, in the Thames Valley corridor, within easy reach of Heathrow Airport (30 minutes) and the M3 and M4 motorways out of London.

Our senior people have between them a wealth of experience in dealing with the tax and accountancy matters of companies, partnerships and individuals, backed up by access to specialist departments of much larger firms if required. We also have the experience gained through the operation of a successful business over many years.

Ian Bessant Following completion of a law degree, Ian trained and qualified with KPMG. He subsequently joined a forward looking small firm in the Thames Valley in 1987 for wider experience and was appointed partner in 1989. He specialises in assurance services and computerisation of accounting systems for financial and management accounting.

Anil Batra Following completion of an economics degree, Anil qualified with a medium sized practice and then spent four years with KPMG. In 1989 Anil joined Durrants as a partner. He now specialises in providing clients with management assistance to aid the development of their business, from start-ups through to retirement strategies.