Cherry Forensics

Cherry Forensics is a specialist forensic accounting and expert witness firm based in Preston, United Kingdom, delivering complex financial investigation and litigation support services since 1988. Founded by Ian Cherry—a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales with three decades of experience at leading global accounting firms—the practice has completed thousands of forensic accounting assignments and provided expert witness testimony in high-value financial disputes. The firm combines deep technical expertise with formal credentials: the team holds FCA qualifications, Chartered Arbitrator designations, and memberships in the Expert Witness Institute and Academy of Experts. Cherry Forensics specializes in resolving shareholder disputes, personal injury and fatal accident claims, professional negligence investigations, divorce-related financial analysis, fraud detection, and regulatory investigations. With over 60 years of collective forensic accounting experience across its staff and consultants, the firm serves solicitors, barristers, corporate clients, and individuals requiring credible expert analysis and courtroom testimony in cases involving significant financial loss, complex valuations, or suspected financial misconduct.