Alan Hardcastle

Sir Alan John Hardcastle (10 August 1933 – 23 March 2002) was an English accountant and civil servant.

Hardcastle was born on 10 August 1933 to parents who ran three shops in London. In 1951, he entered the firm of B. W. Brixey, accountants, where he trained up and qualified in 1956. He then carried out National Service in the Royal Navy. In 1958, he moved to Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., where he was made partner in 1967 and general partner five years later. He served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants from 1983 to 1985.

In 1981, Hardcastle was called on by the government to inspect the St Piran mining company, and in 1986 he was appointed a member of the Bank of England's Board of Banking Supervision. his salary of £100,000 a year was a record in the civil service.