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MGI London boasts a team of specialists in a wide range of accountancy disciplines but, in the first instance, please feel free to speak to one of our key contacts who can help you find the person with the right skills to assist you.

Jonathan Farrow

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: jonathan.farrow@mgi.london

Roger Isaacs

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: roger.isaacs@mgi.london

Jane Lowden

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: jane.lowden@mgi.london

Kevin Thomas

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3627 6269

email: kevin.thomas@mgi.london

Nigel Fry

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: nigel.fry@mgi.london

Nigel has experience in dealing with a diverse range of businesses providing audit and taxation compliance services along with tax planning advice and commercial guidance. He has been the reporting accountant on various public offer documents, flotations and AIM admissions along with various quoted company reorganisations.

Liz Horton

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: liz.horton@mgi.london

Liz has gained a wealth of experience within the owner managed businesses, charity, property, group companies, stock holding and construction sectors. Her skill is being able to streamline the compliance work for clients so that she can focus on the real needs of the owner manager. Liz specialises in audits and using her business support experience to provide the right advice to companies.

Jane Lowden

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: jane.lowden@mgi.london

Jane’s clients include Large Private and SME businesses across a range of sectors, including healthcare, treasury consultancy, tourism and hospitality and biotechnology.  She has experience of reporting under UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP.  Jane is qualified under the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme and has experience of reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Joanna Southon

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: joanna.southon@mgi.london

Joanna’s diverse portfolio includes the audit of medium to large sized companies and groups, in particular family-run enterprises, and she enjoys working closely with her clients to understand their business, their goals and aspirations. Joanna has worked with businesses in various sectors and although she has a number of specialisms, considers herself a general practitioner and business adviser.

Tracey Wickens

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: tracey.wickens@mgi.london

Tracey advises corporate clients, from small entrepreneurial companies to UK subsidiaries of international groups and parents of large international groups. She has also been responsible for the audits of Aim listed companies, charities, solicitors accounts rules, pension schemes and owner managed businesses. Tracey is responsible for the firm’s business valuation and due diligence work, acting for a range of businesses across sectors as diverse as shipping, property and services companies.

James Beecher

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: james.beecher@mgi.london

James advises individuals and companies, both in the UK and overseas, on all aspects of audit, accountancy, taxation and statutory matters. He advises international clients, particularly from India and Africa, on how to structure trade and investments offshore using offshore trusts and companies as appropriate for the client.

Jane Lowden

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: jane.lowden@mgi.london

Jane’s clients include Large Private and SME businesses across a range of sectors, including healthcare, treasury consultancy, tourism and hospitality and biotechnology.  She has experience of reporting under UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP.  Jane is qualified under the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme and has experience of reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Gayner Smith

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: gayner.smith@mgi.london

Gayner works with many of the firm’s largest clients, dealing with audit, accountancy, business planning and estate and inheritance tax planning. She provides a very caring and personal service to all her clients and takes great interest in their progress and growth. She is always keen to help with any problem encountered.

James Beecher

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: james.beecher@mgi.london

James advises individuals and companies, both in the UK and overseas, on all aspects of audit, accountancy, taxation and statutory matters. He advises international clients, particularly from India and Africa, on how to structure trade and investments offshore using offshore trusts and companies as appropriate for the client.

Daniel Crawford

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: daniel.crawford@mgi.london

Daniel’s clients include Large Private and SME businesses across sectors including tourism and hospitality, professional practices, retail and publishing.  He has experience of reporting under UK GAAP for both corporate clients and charities.  Daniel is qualified under the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme and has experience of reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Melanie Deacon

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: melanie.deacon@mgi.london

Melanie has been assisting clients with their accounting and audit needs and has experience with businesses of all sizes. She also supports the business owner managers with their personal tax returns. Melanie helps clients to manage their company secretarial needs and is helping the firm and clients to move forward with their cloud accounting requirements.

Sarah Jenkins

 

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: sarah.jenkins@mgi.london

Sarah heads a business intelligence department and her team utilise their accounting experience, information technology skills and detailed knowledge of popular software packages to improve the quality of client’s management information, with an overarching aim to empower organisations to monitor their own performance in real time.

Dean McCormack

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: dean.mccormack@mgi.london

Dean’s strengths lay in helping other people to achieve their full potential by working with them to understand where they could improve their businesses. He is experienced in a range of accounting software, including Sage Line 50, Xero and QuickBooks online, and has advanced Excel skills. Dean is a Xero Champion and FreeAgent Expert.

James Beecher

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: james.beecher@mgi.london

James advises individuals and companies, both in the UK and overseas, on all aspects of audit, accountancy, taxation and statutory matters. He advises international clients, particularly from India and Africa, on how to structure trade and investments offshore using offshore trusts and companies as appropriate for the client.

Daniel Crawford

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: daniel.crawford@mgi.london

Daniel’s clients include Large Private and SME businesses across sectors including tourism and hospitality, professional practices, retail and publishing.  He has experience of reporting under UK GAAP for both corporate clients and charities.  Daniel is qualified under the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme and has experience of reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Melanie Deacon

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: melanie.deacon@mgi.london

Melanie has been assisting clients with their accounting and audit needs and has experience with businesses of all sizes. She also supports the business owner managers with their personal tax returns. Melanie helps clients to manage their company secretarial needs and is helping the firm and clients to move forward with their cloud accounting requirements.

Peter Leonard

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: peter.leonard@mgi.london

Peter works with a wide range of individuals and businesses, specialising in start-up companies and SMEs. He regularly deals with company formations and ensures all statutory matters are up to date. Peter believes it is vital to ensure that your finances are in order, that your business is running efficiently and that you are operating in the optimum tax structure. Peter is committed to helping business owners put strategies in place to develop and grow their business.

Ian Lloyd

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: ian.lloyd@mgi.london

Ian has a wealth of experience in advising owner-managed businesses including with regard to all their statutory responsibilities. He is committed to building strong working relationships with his clients and an important part of that approach is to put himself in the client’s shoes, to understand from their perspective what guidance they need including areas such as proactivity, accessibility and costs.

Simon Denton

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: simon.denton@mgi.london

Simon is a tax practitioner, experienced in corporation tax, business and capital taxes. He specialises in advising owner managed businesses on minimising their total tax liabilities. Simon’s experience in both general accounting and tax enables him to focus in on the commercial objectives for the client meaning that they are offered pragmatic solutions that are both cost effective and tailored to their specific needs from the point of view of the business and of the stakeholder.

Jamie Nice

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: jamie.nice@mgi.london

Jamie believes that the key to providing relevant advice is spending time with clients to fully understand their needs, and the advice he gives to clients is holistic, taking into account the long term aspirations and circumstances of the owners. Such an approach ensures that advice on one aspect of a client’s affairs is not given in isolation. Jamie speaks regularly on tax matters and was the co-author of Tax and Financial Planning for Sportsmen and Entertainers.

David Peirson

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: david.peirson@mgi.london

David provides specialist tax planning and compliance services to businesses, individuals and trusts.  His work frequently deals with interaction between UK and overseas taxes and in relation to business clients he has advised on the UK’s transfer pricing rules, employment taxation including share-based payment, pensions and on mergers, acquisitions and management buy-outs.  David is also experienced at assisting individuals with the establishment and administration of trusts.

Liza Rowles

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: liza.rowles@mgi.london

Liza is a Chartered Tax Advisor. As a client manager, Liza works with clients in a wide range of sectors and specialises in large group audits and corporate tax. She also specialises in providing VAT advice.

Tracey Wickens

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: tracey.wickens@mgi.london

Tracey advises corporate clients, from small entrepreneurial companies to UK subsidiaries of international groups and parents of large international groups. She has also been responsible for the audits of Aim listed companies, charities, solicitors accounts rules, pension schemes and owner managed businesses. Tracey is responsible for the firm’s business valuation and due diligence work, acting for a range of businesses across sectors as diverse as shipping, property and services companies.

Jonathan Farrow

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: jonathan.farrow@mgi.london

Jonathan advises on structuring the personal and business affairs for non-UK high net worth individuals and businesses, particularly from Europe, Africa and the Far East. Jonathan is fluent in French and German and is now working hard on perfecting his Mandarin!

Martin Rooney

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: martin.rooney@mgi.london

Martin’s clients include Listed, Large Private and SME businesses across a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, biotechnology, natural resources and professional services.  He has experience of reporting under UK GAAP and IFRS and also has considerable experience in many aspects of investigative and corporate finance work.  Martin is experienced in advising LLP’s, charities and pension plans and is qualified as part of the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme.

Jamie Nice

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: jamie.nice@mgi.london

Jamie’s commitment to building long-lasting relationships with existing clients is reflected in the satisfaction he gains from meeting them on a regular basis and helping them plan for a successful future.

David Enser

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: david.enser@mgi.london

David works with successful owner-managed businesses involved in major transactions such as acquiring businesses or exit planning, and acts as a business valuation expert in support of dispute resolution. Throughout his work he seeks to develop strong personal relationships with clients and their other professional advisers in order to achieve the objectives agreed.

Roger Isaacs

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: roger.isaacs@mgi.london

Roger became one of the first people in the country to qualify for the new Forensic Accountants Accreditation from the ICAEW, in recognition of his knowledge and experience, which covers a diverse range of legal sectors from divorce and shareholder disputes to fraud cases and loss of earnings calculations. Roger is the national technical director of the Network of Independent Forensic Accountants (“NIFA”) and has given oral evidence in the County Court, the High Court, and the Magistrates Court, as well as in the Employment Tribunal and the Lands Tribunal.

Martin Rooney

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: martin.rooney@mgi.london

Martin’s clients include Listed, Large Private and SME businesses across a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, biotechnology, natural resources and professional services. He has experience of reporting under UK GAAP and IFRS and also has considerable experience in many aspects of investigative and corporate finance work. Martin is experienced in advising LLP’s, charities and pension plans and is qualified as part of the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme.

Tracey Wickens

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: tracey.wickens@mgi.london

Tracey advises corporate clients, from small entrepreneurial companies to UK subsidiaries of international groups and parents of large international groups. She has also been responsible for the audits of Aim listed companies, charities, solicitors accounts rules, pension schemes and owner managed businesses. Tracey is responsible for the firm’s business valuation and due diligence work, acting for a range of businesses across sectors as diverse as shipping, property and services companies.

Simon Rowe

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: simon.rowe@mgi.london

Simon is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner with extensive experience in dealing with all aspects of insolvency and business recovery. These include business rescue, liquidations, administrations, creditor advice, strategic change, investigations and individuals with financial difficulties. Simon has taken many appointments where there were allegations of hidden assets or other pre-insolvency wrong doing. With the help of our in-house forensic experts he has traced money through accounts to find missing money and with our international MGI Worldwide colleagues dealt with overseas assets.

Steve Milne

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: steve.milne@mgi.london

Steve manages an IT department providing payroll services and purchase and sales ledger processing for a number of clients. Payroll is a critical part of any business, which must be processed accurately and on time. Steve has extensive experience of providing this service for businesses ranging from 1 to 850 employees, and has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals for a number of years.

James Beecher

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: james.beecher@mgi.london

James advises individuals and companies, both in the UK and overseas, on all aspects of audit, accountancy, taxation and statutory matters. He advises international clients, particularly from India and Africa, on how to structure trade and investments offshore using offshore trusts and companies as appropriate for the client.

Darren Clarke

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: darren.clarke@mgi.london

Darren heads up a Business Services department responsible for delivering the financial information and support clients need to run their business. He has been instrumental in creating bespoke management information solutions, producing reports to meet the needs of our wide-ranging client base, and enjoys working with clients to helping them understand their business.

Daniel Crawford

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: daniel.crawford@mgi.london

Daniel’s clients include Large Private and SME businesses across sectors including tourism and hospitality, professional practices, retail and publishing.  He has experience of reporting under UK GAAP for both corporate clients and charities.  Daniel is qualified under the ATOL Reporting Accountants’ scheme and has experience of reporting to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Jon Stocker

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: jon.stocker@mgi.london

Jon has built a reputation with his clients for a dedicated, hands-on approach to giving practical business advice. With his own experience of running a business he is aware of the demands placed upon the owner/manager. With a wide variety of clients his expertise encompasses all general accounting needs but he has specific experience advising on the outsourcing of accounting/finance departments.

Debbie Cole

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: debbie.cole@mgi.london

Debbie started her career in Payroll in 1996, working with commercial companies within the construction industry, alongside being office manager of a successful family building company.   Debbie has been managing payroll teams within accountancy practices since 2008.  Debbie’s focus is on ensuring that employees are paid accurately and on time by ensuring that clients are supported by a knowledgeable, efficient and friendly payroll team. Debbie has been involved with HMRC employer focus groups and has worked extensively with Auto Enrolment Pension schemes since the inception of work place pensions in 2012.

Sarah Squires

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: sarah.squires@mgi.london

Sarah’s focus is to assist her clients in defining and achieving their goals. By her close involvement she is able to identify and tackle the challenges facing these businesses as well as dealing with their statutory duties with regards to payroll, accounting, auditing and tax.

Where Sarah works closely with her clients she is in an ideal position to provide advice on matters that are important to them including planning for the future, how to do their management accounting, tax planning and providing VAT support and assistance.

Steve Milne

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: steve.milne@mgi.london

Steve manages an IT department providing payroll services and purchase and sales ledger processing for a number of clients. Payroll is a critical part of any business, which must be processed accurately and on time. Steve has extensive experience of providing this service for businesses ranging from 1 to 850 employees, and has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals for a number of years.

David Peirson

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: david.peirson@mgi.london

David provides specialist tax planning and compliance services to businesses, individuals and trusts.  His work frequently deals with interaction between UK and overseas taxes and in relation to business clients he has advised on the UK’s transfer pricing rules, employment taxation including share-based payment, pensions and on mergers, acquisitions and management buy-outs.  David is also experienced at assisting individuals with the establishment and administration of trusts.

Tony Redknap

Tel: +44(0) 20 3582 6239

email: tony.redknap@mgi.london

Tony has a wealth of knowledge that has been invaluable to our clients. He spends a lot of his time on tax planning for private clients and corporate tax planning for SMEs.

Having spent many years acting for large multinational clients, he has particular experience in dealing with foreign nationals working in the UK on tax equalised packages and UK nationals seconded overseas. Tax planning for non UK domiciled individuals is also an area where Tony has much experience.

As HM Revenue & Customs spend ever more resources on investigating taxpayer’s affairs, Tony has also gained substantial experience in assisting both corporate and personal clients who have had the misfortune to be selected for enquiry.

David Peirson

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: david.peirson@mgi.london

David provides specialist tax planning and compliance services to businesses, individuals and trusts.  His work frequently deals with interaction between UK and overseas taxes and in relation to business clients he has advised on the UK’s transfer pricing rules, employment taxation including share-based payment, pensions and on mergers, acquisitions and management buy-outs.  David is also experienced at assisting individuals with the establishment and administration of trusts.

Rachael Verinder

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: rachael.verinder@mgi.london

Rachael has particular expertise in working with high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and with non-UK domiciled and/or non-UK resident clients, with a focus on inheritance tax and capital gains tax planning. Other issues in which she specialises are trusts, tax planning for company sales and Enterprise Investment Scheme investments.

Peter Warren

Tel: +44(0)20 3627 6269

email: peter.warren@mgi.london

Peter, as a former Inspector of Taxes, is well placed as a leading consultant on HM Revenue & Customs tax investigations. He also advises on a range of personal tax issues with a particular emphasis on Inheritance tax and estate planning and specialises in working with farming families advising on the specific tax issues arising in farming businesses.

James Beecher

Tel: +44(0)20 3582 6239

email: james.beecher@mgi.london

James advises individuals and companies, both in the UK and overseas, on all aspects of audit, accountancy, taxation and statutory matters. He advises international clients, particularly from India and Africa, on how to structure trade and investments offshore using offshore trusts and companies as appropriate for the client.

Julian Borley

Tel: +44(0) 20 3150 1113

email: julian.borley@mgi.london

Julian began his professional career working at HM Revenue & Customs. He has built up an extensive technical knowledge over more than 20 years’ specialising in VAT and takes a proactive and practical approach when supporting businesses. Apart from general VAT advice recent areas of work include advising on land and property deals, building projects, charities, educational clients and liaising on behalf of clients with HMRC in respect of VAT.

Ian Marrow

Tel: +44(0) 20 3627 6269

email: ian.marrow@mgi.london

Ian looks to minimise a client’s exposure to risk whilst maximising VAT opportunities. His often repeated catchphrase is “the only daft question in VAT is the one you didn’t ask.”

David Peirson

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0833

email: david.peirson@mgi.london

David provides specialist tax planning and compliance services to businesses, individuals and trusts.  His work frequently deals with interaction between UK and overseas taxes and in relation to business clients he has advised on the UK’s transfer pricing rules, employment taxation including share-based payment, pensions and on mergers, acquisitions and management buy-outs.  David is also experienced at assisting individuals with the establishment and administration of trusts.

Liza Rowles

Tel: +44(0) 20 3773 2773

email: liza.rowles@mgi.london

Liza is a Chartered Tax Advisor. As a client manager, Liza works with clients in a wide range of sectors and specialises in large group audits and corporate tax. She also specialises in providing VAT advice.

What is MGI London

MGI London is part of MGI Worldwide, an international network of independent audit, tax and accounting firms, with some 8000 professionals in over 400 locations around the world. From setting up subsidiaries abroad to planning for foreign tax regimes, providing expert advice and assistance to the most complex of client issues, MGI Worldwide member firms do whatever is needed to help make their clients’ business a success – and they have been doing it for more than seven decades.

MGI Worldwide member firms are well respected in their local markets, share similar values and work with the same types of clients, from small and medium sized businesses, family business, entrepreneurial and fast growth enterprises to subsidiaries of major multinationals and not-for-profits.

Locations

15 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DD

46-48 East Smithfield, London, E1W 1AW

40 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BT

Contact the MGI UK & Ireland regional coordinator