Rural Business Administration

Planning and budgeting

Current commodity prices and costs underline the need for careful and realistic planning – whatever the size of business. Although many farmers find it more and more difficult to manage business costs effectively, due to the increasing demands on their time, Cheffins Rural Administration Service offers cost effective, comprehensive and bespoke solutions for budgeting and accounting.

Developing working relationships

Cheffins Rural Administration Service enjoys sound working relationships with banking and accounting professionals throughout the region. Knowing the particular requirements of these organisations helps us smooth relationships on your behalf, particularly during difficult times.

Providing expert support

Cheffins Rural Administration Service team has considerable experience of agriculture, in both the arable and livestock farming areas, and is familiar with all the recent changes to legislation and funding schemes.The Service can also draw on the knowledge and expertise of other professionals working under the same roof to provide you with expert advice and opinions on a whole range of rural matters from regional planning through to machinery valuations. Count on an experienced team Cheffins' Rural Administration Service team is led by Claire Ridge who hails from a dairy farming family. As well as having a sound, practical, farming background, Claire is a prominent member of the Norfolk Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators.

"The service that we are offering will produce accurate facts and figures about a farming enterprise on an ongoing basis. It will make a big difference to an organisation’s overall budgeting and management plans", says Claire.