Meet the team

WHO WE ARE AT TC GROUP

With over 1500 people across our business located in over 50 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.

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  1. James Groves

    Partner

    James joined TC Bromhead in 1998 and became a Partner in 2000. He acts for a wide range of clients, especially numerous solicitors and dentists. James enjoys providing practical business advice to enhance profitability and ensure taxation burdens are minimised.

  2. Gemma Redmond

    Practice Director

    Having grown up in Plymouth, Gemma joined TC Bromhead in 2002 as an AAT apprentice. She later qualified as a Chartered Accountant and held a client manager position for many years. Gemma’s now TC Bromhead’s Practice Director, and is responsible for staffing, systems, and training.

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    Getting to grips with a new system and improving the practice is what she really loves to do! Relationships are key to her career and she enjoys coaching the team and working with clients whilst watching their businesses grow.

  3. Rebecca Coles

    Associate

    Rebecca’s an Associate based at the Peterborough office.

  4. Kate Howitt

    Associate Partner

    Kate’s been a qualified accountant for nearly 20 years and gained fellowship status with the ACCA in 2004. She previously worked for a FTSE100, heading up corporate finance and working as a key member of the leadership and management team at strategy level.

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    Kate’s a self confessed accounting nerd and her attention to detail allows her to tax plan for her clients in a highly efficient manner, optimising their individual situations.

    Her style of working is to get to know her clients and their businesses in detail so she can help them plan for the future taking into account the wider picture.

  5. Liam Davies

    Associate Partner

    Liam’s an Associate Partner in our Portsmouth office and joined TC Group in 2015. He works with owner managed businesses across various different industries.

  6. Matthew Archer

    Senior Manager

    Matt’s a Manager in the TC Knill James Audit and Assurance team. Having qualified as a chartered accountant in 2019, and been an audit manager since 2020, he has overseen numerous audits of owner-managed businesses for small, medium and large companies and groups with turnover ranging up to £145m.

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    With the significant experience gained across a wide variety of industries, including leisure, construction, renewable energy and motor vehicles franchises, he enjoys advising clients on the more technically complex areas of financial accounting.

  7. Lauren Empringham

    Audit Manager

    Lauren’s a Manager in the Audit and Assurance team and is responsible for a mixed portfolio of clients, including corporates and those in the Not-For-Profit sector.

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    Having trained at TC Knill James, she has experience across a wide range of industries and uses this knowledge to support both her clients and colleagues within the firm. Lauren also jointly manages our ACA training programme, facilitating the learning and development of the firm’s trainee Chartered Accountants.

  8. Michael Williams

    Tax Manager

    Michael’s a Manager specialising in Corporation Tax matters and more complex projects as part of Corporate Finance transactions.

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    He has significant experience in a broad range of tax services, including compliance, advisory and tax accounting and assists clients ranging from large groups of companies and inbound subsidiaries to owner managed businesses.

    In addition to Corporate Tax, Michael advises on employment tax issues, including the off-payroll working (IR35) rules.

  9. Kirsty Royds-Jones

    Senior Manager

    Kirsty’s a Senior Tax Manager with over 25 years’ experience in Private Client Tax. She provides expert advice on a range of personal taxation issues, including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, Trust, and Estate Taxation.

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    As a Chartered Tax Adviser, Kirsty brings a detailed and nuanced understanding to her work, ensuring each client receives personalised and effective tax advice.

  10. Steven Thomson

    Senior Manager Business Hub

    Senior Manager of TC Knill James’ Business Hub, Steven has over 20 years’ experience working with Owner-Managed Businesses and UK subsidiaries of overseas businesses, successfully advising and supporting them to achieve their goals.

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    A systems advisory expert, Steven also provides guidance to clients on the implementation of new technologies to refine existing systems, processes, and controls, ensuring these continue to meet the evolving needs of the business as it grows and develops.

  11. Alex Robinson

    Manager Business Hub

    Alex is a Manager of TC Knill James’ Business Hub. With over a decade of experience in private practice, Alex boasts a deep understanding of financial statements, bookkeeping, and management accounting.

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    He’s successfully guided clients in a wide range of sectors, including charities and education, farming, professional services, property, and retail.

  12. Leanne Chant

    Audit Director

    Leanne’s the Director of TC Knill James’ Audit and Assurance Group and specialises in Audits and Accounts preparation for larger corporate clients.

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    With over 20 years’ experience, she has detailed knowledge of a wide variety of businesses and organisations, ranging from construction companies and insurance brokers to travel agents and academies.

  13. George Clayson

    Business Advisory Director

    George has specialised in due diligence and deal advisory services for over 20 years, and has advised clients across a wide range of sectors and deal sizes. He’s also experienced in providing strategic and business advice to start-ups and growing companies.

  14. Jamie Bird

    Tax Partner

    Jamie’s a Tax Partner in our TC Knill James Private Client team and has worked in tax and accounting for over ten years. Initially he trained as an accountant before specialising in Private Client Tax.

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    He now advises clients on all aspects of taxation relating to their personal tax affairs, ranging from Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax to employee share schemes/incentivisation, including EMI schemes.

    Jamie’s also a member of the Chartered Institute of Tax Advisors.

  15. Kirsty Wilson

    Corporate Finance Partner (South East and South Coast)

    Kirsty’s an award-winning Corporate Finance advisor for Owner-Managed Businesses. She joined TC Knill James 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.

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