HISTORY

Charles Clark & Co. was established in 1992 through a management buy-out of the Agricultural Division of Geering & Colyer, a multi-discipline firm which had practiced through Kent and Sussex since 1909, and became a Limited Company on 1st January 2005. The firm, headed by Charles Clark, successfully practices throughout East Sussex and parts of Kent and mid/west Sussex and in 2007 sold country properties, farms and land totalling over 1,600 acres and realising an overall price of £19 million.

SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Charles Clark & Co. is one of the few remaining firms in the South East which specialises exclusively in the management, sale and purchase of farms and rural property, together with providing associated professional advice on matters including valuations, estate management, Town and Country planning, Environmental Schemes and compulsory purchase schemes.   More »

MANAGEMENT

Charles Clark - A Fellow of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rural Practice Division) and the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers of which he is a past Chairman of the Sussex and Adjoining Counties Branch.  Charles first qualified in 1976 and has lived and practiced in East Sussex throughout his career, having first worked for a local cattle market firm when he left college and then heading the Agricultural Division of Black Horse Agency’s Geering & Colyer, before establishing his own firm. Charles and his wife, Truus, also farm locally and run an organic-based Sussex suckler herd.

Timothy Crundwell - Timothy joined Charles Clark & Co. in April 2007 to head and expand the firm's agency operation and has lived and worked locally in both agriculture and rural estate agency for many years, thereby combining two of the most important aspects of the business within the company.  Together with the other members of staff at Charles Clark & Co., Timothy can guide vendors and purchasers through the process of selling/acquiring both residential and rural/commercial property and has made it his goal to ensure that the whole exercise as stress-free for clients as possible whilst always maintaining complete professionalism and discretion. Tim's interests include country pursuits and a passion for motor bikes - of which he has five!

Ryan Kuszek - After attending the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and completing his MSc in Rural Estate Management, Ryan joined Charles Clark & Co. in March 2006 and is currently completing his experience-based training to become a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rural Practice Division). Ryan is involved in all aspects of the company's work, including land and property sales, estate management and professional services, and in particular has gained considerable knowledge and understanding of the Single Payment Scheme with its complexities and anomalies and for which he completes the annual SP5 and other forms for many of the firm's clients. Having grown up in Devon, Ryan has always lived in the countryside and is a keen horseman.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Company Director - H C M Clark, FRICS FAAV
Company Registration No. 5182158 Cardiff
Registered Office - Euston House, 82A High Street, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 8JE, United Kingdom
VAT No. 583 7957 77
VAT registered name - Charles Clark & Co. Ltd