Meet the team

WHO WE ARE AT TC GROUP

With over 1800 people across our business located in over 60 offices, our team’s made up of individuals helping business owners and their growth goals.

With TC Group by your side, no matter how complex your financial situation may be, we have the resources and expertise to help you navigate it successfully.

Here, you’ll find our Partners and Heads of Service Lines.

Know who you’re looking for? Use our search below to quickly find them.

 

  1. Kirsty Royds-Jones

    Kirsty Wilson

    Corporate Finance Partner (South East and South Coast)

    Lewes

    Kirsty’s an award-winning Corporate Finance advisor for Owner-Managed Businesses. She joined our Lewes office in 2007 from a Top 15 accountancy practice and has nearly 20 years’ experience in lead advisory Corporate Finance.

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    Kirsty provides support to business owners at all stages of the business life cycle. She’s led many businesses through transactions and has a particular specialism for acquisitions, disposals, company valuations, MBOs, MBIs, and restructuring.

    In 2023, Kirsty was named Corporate Finance Advisor of the Year at the South East Dealmakers Awards, and she also won the Financial Services category at the Sussex & Surrey Dynamic Awards for Women Business Leaders.

  2. Chris Ketley

    Chris Ketley

    Partner

    Lewes

    Chris is a Partner at our Lewes office and a specialist in proactive, multi-disciplinary business consultancy with over 30 years of significant SME/OMB expertise. He’s been a Partner with the firm since 1988.

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    Chris specialises in business coaching and mentoring, strategic development and non-exec services, and is passionate about delivering these to clients who are equally as passionate about their businesses and future plans. He’s an expert in the provision of agile business improvement advice, as a result of his extensive experience within audit, assurance, ATOL and FCA reporting, management accounting and proactive taxation advice (including International).

    Chris is a member of the global Mindshop Business Strategy, Development & Facilitation network of advisors.

  3. David Martin

    David W Martin

    Partner

    Lewes

    David joined our Lewes office from Mazars LLP in 2010 where he’d been a Partner for nine years. He also has experience in two Big Four practices, where he worked internationally providing assurance and business advisory services.

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    With over 30 years’ audit experience, David specialises in advising international groups and Owner-Managed Businesses, notably in the property and manufacturing sectors. He also has a particular focus on schools and charitable organisations.

    David has a wealth of experience in advising on special purpose reporting, investigations, and due diligence. He’s South East Member of the UK200 Group’s Corporate Finance Panel and is a regular speaker on Corporate Finance at international conferences.

  4. Nick Rawson

    Nick Rawson

    Partner

    Lewes

    Nick’s been a Partner at our Lewes office since 1995, providing Audit and Assurance services to some of TC Knill James’ largest clients. He also has significant experience in providing business advisory services to a wide range of clients, both individuals and companies.

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    Nick delivers tailored business and tax advice to clients from a diverse range of sectors, including Professional practices, Food & Drink, Manufacturing, as well as Property and Construction.

  5. John Hart

    John Hart

    Partner

    Hexham

    John’s a Partner in our Hexham office and is a member of both the Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

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    He specialises in providing accountancy and tax advice to Owner-Managed Businesses.

    John’s passionate about getting to know his clients and ensuring that they’re provided timely, value added and proactive advice; enabling them to respond to challenges and opportunities as they arise.

  6. Craig Jeavans

    Craig Jeavans

    Associate

    Gateshead Metrocentre

    Craig has over 20 years’ in the profession, working closely alongside a wide variety of clients including Sole Traders, Partnerships and Owner-Managed SME’s, providing timely and proactive advice to his clients.

  7. Tony Dunn

    Tony Dunn

    Partner

    Hexham

    Tony has over 25 years’ experience of advising Owner-Managed Businesses with both their corporate and personal tax affairs.

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    Tony has excellent interpersonal skills and will always go that extra mile for his clients.

     

  8. Stephen Charlton

    Stephen Charlton

    Partner

    Hexham

    Stephen’s a Partner at our Hexham office. He has a wealth of experience advising owner-managed businesses of varying sizes.

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    Stephen supports clients with tax planning and mitigation, specialising in corporate transactions including company disposals, restructures and share buy backs.

    His particular sector expertise is agricultural businesses.

  9. Mark Bradley

    Mark Bradley

    Partner

    Hexham

    Mark’s a Chartered Accountant and Partner at our Hexham office with over 30 years’ experience advising businesses throughout the North East.

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    He has a strong background in accounting, taxation, and succession planning matters.

  10. Glyn Davison

    Glyn Davison

    Partner

    Stanley, South Durham

    Glyn has over 20 years experience as a forward-thinking accountant supporting a range of industries.

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    He has vast experience of a wide range of financial topics relating to SME accounting, taxation and business growth, and works with business owners to help them take control of their finances and build better businesses.

  11. Phil Murray

    Phil Murray

    Partner

    Stanley, South Durham

    Phil works with businesses across a wide range of sectors, with particular experience supporting FMCG, food & drink and ambitious owner-managed businesses through periods of growth, fundraising and exit planning.

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    He provides strategic CFO and board-level support, helping businesses strengthen financial reporting, improve management information and develop robust finance functions.

    Over the last decade, Phil has helped businesses secure more than £50 million in investment and growth capital, while also supporting owners with investment readiness, business sales and succession planning to maximise value and achieve successful outcomes.

    Outside of work, he has coached football for more than 25 years and is currently a coach and Club Secretary at Stocksfield FC.
  12. Dan Orasnjak

    Dan Orasnjak

    Partner

    Truro

    Dan’s a Partner at the Truro office. He’s a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor specialising in Accountancy and Tax for owner managed businesses and private clients.

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    DanOrasnjak@tc-group.com

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