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McCartneys LLP Head Office

The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow, SY8 4BHOfficial registered postcode) SY8 4BH (Accurate postcode on Google Maps)

Email:

oxpasture@mccartneys.co.uk

Phone:

01584872251

Location:

The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow, SY8 4BH

Opening hours:

Mon – Fri 09:00 – 17:30
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Services we provide:

  • Livestock
  • Antiques
  • Rural

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Meet The Team

Introducing our Head Office staff.

Matthew Kelly

Managing Partner

Michael Thomas

Consultant

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Michael Thomas

Michael was born in 1979 to a North Herefordshire farming family. Educated at Tenbury High School from where he joined McCartneys LLP in 1995.

Michael has furthered his education while at McCartneys by becoming a qualified Livestock and Real Estate Auctioneer.

Auctioneering duties include selling both sheep and cattle at Ludlow and Worcester plus the occasional farm sale.

As from January 1st 2010 Michael became a partner after being an associate for two years.

Outside of work Michael’s interests include watching England play test match cricket; he also enjoys his annual skiing trip.

John Uffold

Consultant

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John Uffold

John Uffold was the Chairman of McCartneys and partner in charge of Ludlow Livestock Market, having joined the partnership some thirty six years ago, previously working in private practice in the West Country and East Midlands and, for a time, as a senior surveyor for the Land Service (formerly part of the then Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food – at the time John was the youngest senior surveyor appointed by the Ministry since the war). He is now a consultant with the business carrying out professional work and still selling the fat bulls at Ludlow Market each Monday.

Graduating from Reading University with a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Estate Management and being the last winner of The Estates Gazette Cup for the student of the year, John is a member of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, a fellow of the livestock auctioneers association and member of the national association of Valuers and auctioneers. (John won the Society of Valuers and Auctioneers National Competition for young auctioneer of the year more years ago now than he cares to remember).
Whether a Lord or a smallholder, John treats everybody the same and has acted for both in his time at Ludlow, firmly believing it is the job of professional men to help the vulnerable in society and not just those that can pay a good fee.

John is married to Mary, who is his secretary at McCartneys, and has two children, Oliver 23 and Ruth 27. He is a member of a small family farming partnership breeding Pedigree Texel Sheep.

Formerly a keen young farmer himself, winning a Gold Medal at Smithfield for beef cattle and carcass judging, John also representing England at the European Rally for Tractor driving and fencing.
John has been associated with the Y.F.C. since moving to Shropshire and was instrumental in McCartneys apprenticeship scheme aimed at bringing young people into the firm and giving them professional training, a career and a job for life. An outdated concept to some but not to McCartneys.

Traditional values and principles, coupled with modern efficient service and keeping the business in its widest sense relevant to the world in which we live, have been and still are John’s core principles.

Field of Expertise
Family disputes? Divorce? Probate? Partnership disputes? Then read on.

It is a truism that experience is something that you can sell but never buy. Thirty two years of experience, in private practice and government has given John a wide range of experience in all rural professional work and livestock auctioneering. His specialisms, as regards professional work are:

Valuations for tax planning
Divorce valuations
Valuations involving tenancies and legal issues
Livestock valuations of all types
As Chairman he has been involved in disputes concerning umpires, arbitrations, court cases and is known in the locality as being able to broker a deal between parties even where they are, to start with, intransigent and emotionally involved. The ability to see both sides of the argument in a pragmatic, rational and businesslike manner is the key to his success. This is particularly important when dealing with divorce cases and partnership disputes.

Phillip Blackman Howard

Associate Partner, Chair of Livestock Department, Auctioneer, Head of Equine & Head of Fine Art Department.

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Phillip Blackman Howard

Phillip joined McCartneys in 2010 as part of the rural team and became an associate partner in 2012. Living in North Herefordshire many of his client base comes from that area.

Based in the head office in Ludlow livestock market and having the benefit of Worcester livestock market as well a close connection has evolved over the years with regular contact with clients both old & new.

Phillip covers a wide range of professional work including selling at the Welsh Pony & Cob sales at Builth Wells plus the ever-popular monthly sales of Horses & Pony’s at Brecon Market. He also acts for the Shetland Pony stud book, Standardbred Horses, Connemara Society UK, Hackney Horse Society & The National Pony Society.

Other annual sales include the Honeybourne Lamb sale in August, summer shows and the Welsh Winter Fair.

Professional work includes basic farm payment claims for England, Stewardship applications, sales, and lettings & sales of farms & land.

Also overseeing the monthly sales of Antiques & Furniture in the Portcullis Sale room in Ludlow.

Living near Bromyard for the last 44 years and married to Jo for 33 years with two daughters and two grandchildren life is never quiet!

Dom Sumner

Associate Partner, IT Manager

Jay Lawrence

IT Assistant

Amy Paddock

Rural Administrator

Rob Phillips

Print Room Manager

Daniel Fielder

Fine Art Valuer

Hattie Goode

Auction Clerk

Isabel Evans

Associate Partner and COO

Jill Williams

Receptionist

Kate Woodcock

Admin Assistant

Lauren Hall

Office Manager

Joy Hughes

Secretary

Roger Jones

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Sarah Brassington

Auction Clerk

Debbie Jenkins

Credit Controller

Patrina Davies

Acting Company Secretary and PA to the Chairman

Sara Dyke

Market Compliance and Regulations Officer

Meet The Team

Introducing our Head Office staff.

Matthew Kelly

Managing Partner

Michael Thomas

Consultant

X

Michael Thomas

Michael was born in 1979 to a North Herefordshire farming family. Educated at Tenbury High School from where he joined McCartneys LLP in 1995.

Michael has furthered his education while at McCartneys by becoming a qualified Livestock and Real Estate Auctioneer.

Auctioneering duties include selling both sheep and cattle at Ludlow and Worcester plus the occasional farm sale.

As from January 1st 2010 Michael became a partner after being an associate for two years.

Outside of work Michael’s interests include watching England play test match cricket; he also enjoys his annual skiing trip.

John Uffold

Consultant

X

John Uffold

John Uffold was the Chairman of McCartneys and partner in charge of Ludlow Livestock Market, having joined the partnership some thirty six years ago, previously working in private practice in the West Country and East Midlands and, for a time, as a senior surveyor for the Land Service (formerly part of the then Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food – at the time John was the youngest senior surveyor appointed by the Ministry since the war). He is now a consultant with the business carrying out professional work and still selling the fat bulls at Ludlow Market each Monday.

Graduating from Reading University with a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Estate Management and being the last winner of The Estates Gazette Cup for the student of the year, John is a member of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, a fellow of the livestock auctioneers association and member of the national association of Valuers and auctioneers. (John won the Society of Valuers and Auctioneers National Competition for young auctioneer of the year more years ago now than he cares to remember).
Whether a Lord or a smallholder, John treats everybody the same and has acted for both in his time at Ludlow, firmly believing it is the job of professional men to help the vulnerable in society and not just those that can pay a good fee.

John is married to Mary, who is his secretary at McCartneys, and has two children, Oliver 23 and Ruth 27. He is a member of a small family farming partnership breeding Pedigree Texel Sheep.

Formerly a keen young farmer himself, winning a Gold Medal at Smithfield for beef cattle and carcass judging, John also representing England at the European Rally for Tractor driving and fencing.
John has been associated with the Y.F.C. since moving to Shropshire and was instrumental in McCartneys apprenticeship scheme aimed at bringing young people into the firm and giving them professional training, a career and a job for life. An outdated concept to some but not to McCartneys.

Traditional values and principles, coupled with modern efficient service and keeping the business in its widest sense relevant to the world in which we live, have been and still are John’s core principles.

Field of Expertise
Family disputes? Divorce? Probate? Partnership disputes? Then read on.

It is a truism that experience is something that you can sell but never buy. Thirty two years of experience, in private practice and government has given John a wide range of experience in all rural professional work and livestock auctioneering. His specialisms, as regards professional work are:

Valuations for tax planning
Divorce valuations
Valuations involving tenancies and legal issues
Livestock valuations of all types
As Chairman he has been involved in disputes concerning umpires, arbitrations, court cases and is known in the locality as being able to broker a deal between parties even where they are, to start with, intransigent and emotionally involved. The ability to see both sides of the argument in a pragmatic, rational and businesslike manner is the key to his success. This is particularly important when dealing with divorce cases and partnership disputes.

Phillip Blackman Howard

Associate Partner, Chair of Livestock Department, Auctioneer, Head of Equine & Head of Fine Art Department.

X

Phillip Blackman Howard

Phillip joined McCartneys in 2010 as part of the rural team and became an associate partner in 2012. Living in North Herefordshire many of his client base comes from that area.

Based in the head office in Ludlow livestock market and having the benefit of Worcester livestock market as well a close connection has evolved over the years with regular contact with clients both old & new.

Phillip covers a wide range of professional work including selling at the Welsh Pony & Cob sales at Builth Wells plus the ever-popular monthly sales of Horses & Pony’s at Brecon Market. He also acts for the Shetland Pony stud book, Standardbred Horses, Connemara Society UK, Hackney Horse Society & The National Pony Society.

Other annual sales include the Honeybourne Lamb sale in August, summer shows and the Welsh Winter Fair.

Professional work includes basic farm payment claims for England, Stewardship applications, sales, and lettings & sales of farms & land.

Also overseeing the monthly sales of Antiques & Furniture in the Portcullis Sale room in Ludlow.

Living near Bromyard for the last 44 years and married to Jo for 33 years with two daughters and two grandchildren life is never quiet!

Dom Sumner

Associate Partner, IT Manager

Jay Lawrence

IT Assistant

Amy Paddock

Rural Administrator

Rob Phillips

Print Room Manager

Daniel Fielder

Fine Art Valuer

Hattie Goode

Auction Clerk

Isabel Evans

Associate Partner and COO

Jill Williams

Receptionist

Kate Woodcock

Admin Assistant

Lauren Hall

Office Manager

Joy Hughes

Secretary

Roger Jones

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Sarah Brassington

Auction Clerk

Debbie Jenkins

Credit Controller

Patrina Davies

Acting Company Secretary and PA to the Chairman

Sara Dyke

Market Compliance and Regulations Officer

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Ox Pasture Overton Road Ludlow SY8 4BH

  • Livestock
  • Antiques
  • Rural

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McCartneys LLP Head Office

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  • Livestock
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McCartneys LLP Head Office

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During the past three years we have sold a parcel of land, purchased a bungalow and are regular clients at the livestock market; your service has been excellent. Thank you.

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