Rob Ribchester
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1999 Poole
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, RIBCHESTERS Rob is a partner at Durham and Newcastle-based accountancy firm, Ribchesters, which specialises in providing large corporates, owner-managed businesses, charities and individuals with a complete set of audit, accountancy, tax and advisory services. Rob left School unsure as to what he wanted to do as a career, but with guidance and support from Mr Bushnell, Rob’s Housemaster, he opted to read Economics at Edinburgh University. Rob then spent a year in London, working in the financial management sector. Though he soon realised this was not his calling, the experience was not wasted - “Often knowing what you definitely do not want to do is as helpful as knowing what you want to do.” Rob returned to Durham to complete a Master’s Degree at Durham University in Business and Finance. Additional Career advice from Durham University led him to chartered accountancy. In 2007, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London with BDO Stoy Hayward. Then followed three years in the City with Deloitte, before moving back to Durham in 2010 to become a partner at Ribchesters, Chartered Accountants. Although Rob left Durham School before the new Millennium, it is still a large part of his life today. As Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rob is involved in many aspects of the running of the School. Rob and the Governors are charged with supporting the School and ensuring that the management and leadership of the School are in keeping with its mission and ethos. Additionally, and no less important, is the task of ensuring the long-term future, development and strategy for Durham School. Apart from being a valuable member of the Durham School Governing body, he is also the trustee of The Henry Smith Charity, a trustee of numerous other trusts and charitable organisations and is a member of the Durham Committee of Barnardo’s. Rob attributes his charitable works and interests as stemming back from his days at School and working at Oxfam as part of this Duke of Edinburgh Award. rob.ribchester@ribchesters.co.uk
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