A senior Birmingham chartered accountant who has spent 40 years working with Cadbury family trusts dedicated to improving the lives of the less fortunate retired this week.
Roger Harriman has been closely associated with accountants and business advisers PKF, through its Birmingham office since 1966 and he spent 20 years as a partner until 1988.
Mr Harriman resigned his partner-ship to devote all of his time to the administration of charitable trusts set up by the Cadbury family.
The various trusts have total investments worth £60 million and distribute around £1.5 million of their income to charity each year.
Mr Harriman said: "I was only 48 when I resigned my position as a partner at PKF, and looking at it in purely financial terms it would be true to say that going so young cost me a lot of money."
He added: "There is much, much more to consider, however, on a personal level in achieving happiness, satisfaction, and fulfilment professionally.
"I have been in a position to grow the income of the Cadbury charitable family trusts through shrewd investment and sound professional advice - and so to improve the lives of people less fortunate than me."
Chairman of the George Cadbury Trust, Sir Adrian Cadbury, praised Mr Harriman.
He said: "We have relied absolutely on the professionalism of Roger's work over many years. He is a quiet man whose judgement is widely respected by all our trustees."
Simon Littlejohns, the partner at PKF, who for the moment will be taking over the role performed by Mr Harriman, said: "Over many decades he has made an immense professional impact on one of the country's most significant family trusts."
Born in 1940 Mr Harriman qualified as a chartered accountant at the age of 21 and worked for Newman Biggs and Co, before moving to Howard, Heaton, & Bayfield in Worcester.
In 1966 he joined Pannell Fitzpatrick, Crewdson and Hardy which merged with Harris Kerr Forster before the establishment of PKF.
The various trusts have total investments worth £60 million and distribute around £1.5 million of their income to charity each year.
Mr Harriman said: "I was only 48 when I resigned my position as a partner at PKF, and looking at it in purely financial terms it would be true to say that going so young cost me a lot of money."
He added: "There is much, much more to consider, however, on a personal level in achieving happiness, satisfaction, and fulfilment professionally.
PKF, who for the moment will be taking over the role performed by Mr Harriman, said: "Over many decades he has made an immense professional impact on one of the country's most significant family trusts."
Born in 1940 Mr Harriman qualified as a chartered accountant at the age of 21 and worked for Newman Biggs and Co, before moving to Howard, Heaton, & Bayfield in Worcester.
In 1966 he joined Pannell Fitzpatrick, Crewdson and Hardy which merged with Harris Kerr Forster before the establishment of PKF.
