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“Harris Lipman offers us peace of mind from a financial perspective and gives us the complete picture, warts and all”

When Gary Phillips and Mark Vennis founded their UK-based international film sales company in 2001, they saw an opportunity to build a firm specifically geared towards handling films of high quality and marketability.

Indeed, Moviehouse Entertainment is one of very few truly independent film sales companies operating in London. Given the financial pressures in the film sector, the joint managing directors wanted an accountant who could offer a similarly independent service whilst not being involved in the day-to-day running of the business.

Following a recommendation, they decided to work with Neville Chajet and, as he had provided such great service to them, followed him to Harris Lipman in 2007.

While the company has an in-house person to deal with its day-to-day financial matters, Harris Lipman overseas everything, ensuring Moviehouse Entertainment reports when it should and is fully compliant.

“Our ethos is to run a lean, cost-effective filmmaker and distributor-friendly company,” explains co-managing director Gary Phillips. “We’re a small company and run a tight ship, but we still look to provide, like Harris Lipman, a top notch service to our clients”.

Harris Lipman helps the company do just that by looking after the bigger picture financially, ensuring they do everything in the right way and when they’re supposed to.

“The economic climate of the last few years has been very tough, especially for smaller businesses, so it’s really important to have an accountancy firm that’s there for you when you need it,” says Phillips. “Harris Lipman helps bat for us and if a situation arises where we need expert advice, we know we can go to them and get it.

“Harris Lipman offers us peace of mind from a financial perspective and gives us the complete picture, warts and all. They provide their professional opinion on various matters and we run the business taking that view into account, which is exactly the relationship we want with them.”

As the team at Harris Lipman is “good at what they do,” Phillips would have no qualms about recommending the firm.

“We wouldn’t have stayed with them for so long if they didn’t offer great service and professional advice, we think very highly of them,” he notes.

Gary Phillips, Co-Managing Director
Moviehouse Entertainment

 

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