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. Simon Welling

    Partner

    Colchester City Centre

    Simon’s a Partner in our Colchester City Centre office and is FCCA qualified. He joined the business after running his own practice for 10 years, and with over 25 years experience working with small and medium sized businesses and having also worked in industry, Simon can bring a balanced and knowledgeable view to his clients.

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    Simon’s built up a strong network of contacts in the Colchester and Essex area, assisting a diverse range of clients with year end accounts, Cloud Accounting solutions, as well as Tax planning and compliance.

    With a ‘business partner’ approach, Simon very much enjoys helping clients through the complete process. From start ups to established businesses ensuring that with each step the business takes that all the financial and reporting considerations are dealt with to minimise liabilities and maximise profits.

    Simon lives locally and is married with two sons.

  2. Melinda Simpson

    Director

    Colchester City Centre

    Melinda’s a Director based in our Colchester City Centre office. She has over 40 years’ experience having trained and qualified in a Big 6 firm in London, after graduating with an Economics degree. Melinda heads up the Colchester Office and provides Audit, Compliance and advisory services to a broad range of sectors including commercial and charity organisations.

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    Her clients range from private individuals, OMB’s, Charities, and Independent Schools.

    Melinda likes to offer a holistic approach and services to clients built up through long standing client relationships and also has particular expertise in overseeing that our compliance services are delivered at the highest quality to ensure that the business risks of our clients are minimised.

  3. Caroline Johnson

    Accounts Manager

    Diss

    Caroline’s a qualified FCCA and MAAT qualified Accounts Manager at our Diss office. She joined in 2005 as a Trainee accountant and qualified AAT in 2008, therefore ACCA qualified in 2011 and is now a Client Manager.

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    Caroline has a broad range of clients and has knowledge of Accounts, Corporation Tax, Personal Tax and VAT.

  4. Mandy Rostron

    Accounts Senior Manager

    Diss

    Mandy’s an Accounts Senior Manager at our Diss office and is ACCA qualified. With over 25 years experience of working for local businesses, both new start-ups and long running established companies, Mandy has a broad knowledge of the challenges business owners face.

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    Mandy provides advice and support to help minimise clients tax liabilities and optimise profits to help them maintain a competitive advantage.

  5. Glenn Strutt

    Accounts Manager

    Colchester City Centre

    As an ACA qualified Accounts Manager, Glenn’s based in our Colchester City Centre office. He joined the Accounts team as an intern whilst studying Business Finance at university. After graduating, he joined us in a permanent role and worked towards qualifying as a chartered accountant.

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    Glenn has a hands-on approach with an eye for detail, helping to guide and coordinate the Accounts team whilst maintaining a high standard of work.

    In his spare time, Glenn enjoys 5-a-side football and going to the gym.

  6. Ranesh Siriparsad

    Audit Senior

    Diss

    Ranesh’s an Audit Senior based in our Diss office. Ranesh graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences and his Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Accounting Sciences (CTA) at the University of South Africa and is eligible to register as an Associate with the South African Institute of Chartered Accounting(SAICA).

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    He’s also currently completing an ACCA qualification and working towards conquering a Masters in Accounting and Auditing in the future. He’s passionate about businesses and helping businesses succeed.

    In his spare time, graphic designing is a secondary skill which has now become a hobby. Ranesh also enjoys being actively involved in various sports and loves bungy jumping and sky diving.

     

  7. Deividas Raklevicius

    Accounts Assistant Manager

    Great Yarmouth

    As an ACCA qualified Accounts Assistant Manager, Deividas is based in our Great Yarmouth office. He qualified as a Certified Accountant in 2020, and has since worked with a variety of business from sole traders to Limited Companies assisting with the preparation of Accounts and Tax returns.

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    In addition, Deividas helps clients with preparing VAT returns and provides support regarding the use of Cloud Accounting software.

  8. Maria Mummery

    Tax Manager

    Great Yarmouth

    Maria’s a Tax Manager based in our Great Yarmouth office. She has a wealth of experience gained over 25 years experience in Personal Tax working with a number of well known firms mostly in the East Anglian region.

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    She enjoys using her experience to complete Tax Returns for sole traders, subcontractors under CIS, partnerships, those with income from property, Seafarers, employees etc. – basically anyone who’s required to complete a Tax Return! Maria will always look for the most tax efficient ways to reduce clients tax liabilities where possible and to lessen the burden of the complex tax system for clients.

  9. Stephen Holland

    Accounts Senior Manager

    Great Yarmouth

    Stephen’s an FCCA qualified Accounts Senior Manager based in our Great Yarmouth office. He’s been a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 2006.

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    Stephen deals with a wide range of clients from Sole Traders to Companies handling their accounts and taxation affairs. Other specialist areas include Cloud Accounting packages, Foster Carers, and Charities.

     

  10. Elizabeth Claxton

    Associate Director

    Norwich

    Elizabeth’s an FCA and FCCA qualified Associate Director in our Norwich office. She spends a lot of time being a sounding board for clients to discuss and define their financial priorities and then helping them meet their financial goals. This applies just as much to personal tax advice as to business accounting and strategy.

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    As well as a “hands on” approach with business owners and wealthy individuals, Elizabeth’s also Auditor for large companies so sees business from many angles. She also looks after a number of overseas companies helping them with the maze of UK compliance.

    The wide variety of her role as well as the longevity of her client relationships is what she finds most rewarding.

  11. Kimberley Kerry

    Business Services Assistant Manager

    Diss

    Kim’s a Business Services Assistant Manager from our Diss office. Kim helps clients with their bookkeeping needs on a regular basis using a variety of Cloud Accounting software solutions as well as associated apps and enhancements. She studied the AAT bookkeeping qualification in her own time.

  12. Reece Lanchester

    Accounts Manager

    Diss

    Reece’s an Accounts Manager based in our Diss office. He’s been working as an Accountant since 2017 and is both ACCA and CTA qualified. He works within the Accounts team and has experience in a range of areas including owner manger businesses, VAT, Personal/Business Tax.

  13. Kate Martin-Smith

    Accounts Assistant Manager

    Diss

    Kate’s an FCCA qualified Accounts Assistant Manager based in our Diss office. She’s also ACCA qualified and has been working as an Accountant for almost 20 years. With experience regarding everything from payroll to large audits, Kate has a wide range of knowledge she brings to our clients.

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    Kate specialises in sole trader and limited company accounts and tax. She also regularly sets up Cloud-based bookkeeping systems for clients and is really enthusiastic about developing ways to make the bookkeeping work more efficiently whilst helping business owners understand how to use and utilise these systems.

     

  14. Sam Smith

    Company Secretarial Senior Manager

    Norwich, Diss, Great Yarmouth

    Sam’s a Company Secretarial Senior Manager based in our Diss, Norwich, and Great Yarmouth offices.

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    Sam’s responsibilities include managing the Company Secretarial service offered to clients as well as managing the set-up of new clients and acting as personnel contact for employees.

  15. Stephen Matthews

    Partner

    Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Diss

    Stephen graduated in Business Economics in 2001 from Aberystwyth University. He’s a part of the ICAEW with over 20 years of experience.

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    Stephen’s a Partner and is dedicated to helping owner-managed businesses overcome their challenges.

    Stephen enjoys cycling, snowboarding, and keeping fit.

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