Gemma is a highly skilled and experienced Business Innovation Manager, specialising in providing innovative solutions to businesses across all sectors.  

With a strong background in accountancy and tax advisory services, she is committed to helping clients navigate the

Tracey is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a specialist in personal tax matters.

An expert in compliance, Tracey has significant experience managing a diverse portfolio of clients, including high net worth individuals with various complex compliance requirements including offshore investments, pension

Dale, who joined the Milsted Langdon team in 2004, has over 30 years’ experience in accountancy and tax. He began his career as a newly qualified graduate, with a degree in Accountancy and Finance, in 1984, at Spicer & Pegler,

Tim joined the firm in November 2024, adding significant expertise to the Bath office’s Audit & General Practice Department.

Tim is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds the Business and Finance Professional

Matt is an experienced General Practice Manager who primarily works on auditing for businesses and groups, accounting for foreign-owned subsidiaries and consolidated accounts preparation.

Joining Milsted Langdon in 2019 as an Audit Associate, Matt arrived at the firm after achieving his

Since completing his AAT qualification and joining Milsted Langdon in 2018, Mitch has built an excellent reputation among clients and colleagues for his skill in general practice.

Initially a General Practice Trainee, Mitch completed his ACCA whilst working with us and

Michael is a Tax Partner who specialises in personal tax planning, particularly in regard to inheritance tax and trusts and estate planning. He started his career at a small accountancy firm in Ilminster in 1997 as a trainee, where he qualified as

Roger is a hugely experienced and highly regarded forensic accountant and expert witness.

He is the National Technical Director of the Network of Independent Forensic Accountants (“NIFA”) and has provided expert evidence on several hundred occasions. Although his evidence is most

David Jacobs qualified as a Chartered Accountant with one of the large international firms in 1985 before deciding to set up his own independent accountancy practice in Bristol. After ten years in general practice, David joined the local office of

Starting in accounting in 2011, Calvin has built up considerable experience across a wide range of sectors and has broad experience working in audit, accounts and personal tax departments within other regional accountancy firms prior to joining Milsted Langdon.

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Sarah is an Audit and General Practice Partner at Milsted Langdon.

As COO, Sarah manages all the operational practices throughout the business, with her main objective being to drive change by improving efficiency, developing cohesion between the firm’s service lines across

For over a decade, Guy’s focus has been working with clients to provide practical support, tailored to their specific needs and designed to add real value to their businesses.

Guy is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

Simon has been a Partner at Milsted Langdon since 2008 and the breadth and depth of his expertise covers many areas, from business recovery, restructuring and insolvency advice, to intervention and legacy services.

Simon originally trained as an insolvency practitioner

Robert Rawle joined the firm in 2018 and has more than 20 years’ experience as a qualified accountant.

Robert looks after an array of clients from many different sectors, although he has a particular specialism in the Media and Creative sector.

After a couple

Tim Close, former chair of Milsted Langdon, is a licensed insolvency practitioner and is responsible for the compliance of the firm. He co-ordinates the firm’s services for under-performing businesses and for formal insolvency appointments. He trained and qualified with Price

Rebecca joined Milsted Langdon in April 2018 and brought with her a wealth of experience working for professional services firms.

In her role as Compliance Assistant Manager, Rebecca delivers professional support to the team to provide regulatory and legal compliance. She

Rachel has extensive experience in working with corporate clients, and their stakeholders, and with individuals facing financial challenges.

She advises clients on rescue and turnaround strategies as well as providing comprehensive advice during formal insolvency procedures, providing sensitive support and practical

Nigel is a General Practice Accountant who qualified with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) in Bristol. His main focus was dealing with owner managed businesses in their growing businesses division but he also undertook secondments to the audit department in

Karen has worked at Milsted Langdon since 1998, when she joined the practice as a General Practice Audit Trainee. After gaining her ACCA qualification, she was promoted to General Practice Audit manager looking after the compliance and tax affairs for

Rob’s aim is to understand his clients’ goals and help them achieve their dreams.

When it comes to owner-managed businesses, he understands the importance of looking at both the personal and the business implications of decisions; as the most tax efficient

Simon is a tax practitioner, experienced in corporation tax, business and capital taxes. After training as a general practice accountant with a small firm in Exeter, Simon specialised in tax with Coopers and Lybrand in 1996. After obtaining his Chartered

Rob is a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA), specialising in helping clients to find the most tax-efficient ways to do business.

He began his career as a corporate tax specialist with Andersens, working on large corporate cases in its Bristol and Thames

Hannah is an experienced Marketing Manager with a background in both agency and in-house roles. With over 12 years in the industry, she has developed expertise in brand strategy, corporate communications, PR, digital marketing, social media, events, and campaign management.

Since

Ian has a wealth of experience in advising owner-managed businesses across a wide range of sectors. His clients benefit from his close links with Business West and the Confederation of British Industry.

Ian is committed to building strong working relationships with

Wendy is a Forensic Assistant Manager with a strong accountancy and forensic investigations background. Since joining Milsted Langdon in 2018 as a graduate, she has gained extensive experience in general practice and forensic accounting.

She has played a key role in

Jon trained with the Exeter office of a medium sized firm and, in 1993 set up his own practice in Honiton, Devon. Having been a sole trader for over six years he and his clients joined Milsted Langdon in 1999,

Adam is an experienced Forensic Assistant Manager with expertise in complex financial investigations and forensic analysis.

Adam joined Milsted Langdon in 2009 and has experience in financial services, general practice and forensic accounting.  Since joining the forensic team in 2018, he

Julian began his professional career working at HM Customs & Excise, now known as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), within their VAT enquiries team.

After three years he moved to Ernst & Young’s London office. Over the two decades that followed

Jon is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants who has worked in the profession for many years, assisting a wide range of businesses.

Jon has gained a wealth of experience since qualifying and has developed a particular focus

Richard is an experienced insolvency specialist who has spent more than a decade assisting businesses and individuals who are dealing with a wide range of complex issues.

He joined Milsted Langdon in February 2017 having previously assisted a Thames Valley regional firm.

Whilst at

In this strategic role, Mark concentrates on helping the firm to continue developing internal processes and systems in a constantly evolving environment.

Mark is MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate) and CCA (Citrix Certified Administrator) qualified, and he continues

Helen trained as a Chartered Accountant in audit and was promoted to manager in 1997. As part of her audit experience, she saw a wide range of clients including unit and investment trusts, retail, manufacturing and services companies.

Helen has specialised

Natalie is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with more than a decade’s worth of experience in the profession. Able to assist with a wide range of matters, Natalie has supported businesses ranging from sole traders up

Matt primarily supports small and medium-sized companies with the completion of audits. He also assists with the preparation of financial statements and Corporation Tax returns for smaller non-audit companies.

During his career, Matt has also looked after affairs of smaller companies,

Alistair has worked in the finance department for over 13 years. Before joining, he completed a MSc degree in Mathematics and Physics, and qualified through the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

He focuses on management accounts and financial reporting.

With more than 30 years of experience in the fields of audit and accountancy, Mark works with a wide range of sectors delivering advice and support to businesses and organisations.

Joining the firm in April 2021, Mark works hard to build

A highly experienced audit specialist, James joined Milsted Langdon in July 2024 as Audit Director, having previously held senior management positions at a number of national firms for almost 20 years.

Over his long and diverse career, James has built outstanding

Martin joined the firm in 2007 as a trainee and obtained his ACCA qualification before also becoming a member of the ICAEW. During his time at Milsted Langdon, he has progressed through the firm becoming a Manager in 2017, Director

Daniel has a strong background in corporate tax, which he has developed since joining the Milsted Langdon tax team in September 2011.

Initially supporting clients with their personal tax matters, assisting them with compliance and advisory work, Daniel made the move

Emma returned to Milsted Langdon in June 2024 as General Practice Manager, having previously completed her ACCA training with the firm in 2004.

Progressing through the Audit and Accounts team, Emma developed in the field of leadership and project

Ben is an experienced Chartered Tax Adviser that predominantly provides tax advice and compliance for private clients, partnerships, estates and onshore and offshore trusts.

With more than a decade spent within the profession working within practices across the South West and

Lyndsay joined Milsted Langdon’s Taunton office in 2000. She qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in 2004, is a fellow member of the ACCA and has a BSc degree in Applied Accounting.

Lyndsay engages with clients to understand their digital

Helen is a VAT Manager at Milsted Langdon, with over 25 years’ experience in accountancy, direct and indirect tax and liaising with HMRC.

Helen joined the team in 2019 and specialises in VAT, frequently advising clients on land and property transactions,

With a remarkable career spanning more than 30 years in accountancy, Karen brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and specialist skills to her role.

Karen began her accountancy training at a firm in Dorset and then worked for two esteemed Yeovil

Peter joined Milsted Langdon’s Taunton office in 2001 as a trainee accountant and after qualifying in 2008 has worked his way up to the position of General Practice Manager. Peter spent a few years seconded to the firms Bristol office, where he continues to

Ruth has specialised in insolvency work since 2000, when she joined a boutique insolvency practice, and is experienced in managing corporate and personal insolvency cases – including liquidations, bankruptcies, administrations, voluntary arrangements and insolvency compliance.

As Restructuring and Insolvency Director and

Kirsty is an experienced accountancy professional in the General Practice team at Milsted Langdon. Passionate about client service, she came to the Yeovil office in November 2023 to support a range of business clients.

Beginning her career in 2009 at a

David is an experienced Manager at our office in Yeovil, who has almost a decade of expertise in the accountancy profession.

He is AAT and ACA qualified and has worked extensively in industry and practice settings, managing a diverse client base

Lynsey, who joined Milsted Langdon in 1997, works with a range of clients on issues including compliance, tax advice and planning.

She has particular expertise in preparing company accounts, charity accounts and audits.

Lynsey is a Fellow member of the Association of

James works in our Forensic Accounting Department where he is responsible for investigating, quantifying, and supporting clients and businesses with valuations, financial disputes, commercial litigation, crime, breaches of contracts and fraud.

Before joining Milsted Langdon, James project-managed criminal and regulatory investigations

Nilesh is an ACCA qualified accountant who joined Milsted Langdon’s general practice team in 2018. Over his career history he has dealt with a wide range of matters including bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns, audit, accounts, corporation tax returns and personal

Mike Lea is an experienced member of our Tax department, specialising in corporate and international tax, with an additional focus on both Employee Ownership Trusts and charity finance.

Bringing over 38 years of experience to Milsted Langdon, Mike held significant positions

After joining the firm in 1999 as a trainee accountant, Darren undertook his professional training and is now a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Darren was promoted to General Practice Manager in May 2008 and since then

Ross is a CIM qualified Marketing Director. He leads the marketing team and is responsible for developing and delivering all aspects of marketing for the firm including brand strategy, business development, communications, PR and digital.

Ross also sits on the firm’s

Simon began his accountancy career in 1988 as a trainee at a regional practice in Exeter. He joined Milsted Langdon in 1995 as an audit senior and has been in a managerial role for almost 20 years.

He has spent the

With experience overseeing the compliance and advisory needs of a wide range of small and medium-sized owner-managed firms, Nathan is passionate about developing close relationships with clients.

He uses management information and software systems to make first-hand differences for the businesses

Tanya joined Milsted Langdon from university in 2001, training and qualifying with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the firm’s audit and accounts department. She is now an FCCA (Fellow of the ACCA).

She went on to become an

Tracey joined Milsted Langdon in 2002 as a trainee straight out of college and has worked her way up to the position of General Practice Manager.

A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Tracey is an expert in the

Steve joined Milsted Langdon in 1993 after gaining experience at other accountancy practices, including a national firm, in Taunton. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

He works with a wide range of small and medium-sized

For more than a decade Ryan has been supporting owner-managed businesses and charities of all shapes and sizes across the South West with their audit, tax and accounting requirements.

His clients range from small sole traders right up to businesses with

Kim is a Chartered Tax Adviser with a broad spectrum of clients including sole traders, individuals with rental businesses, HNWI, partners, and trusts.

She joined Milsted Langdon in May 2023 after working for the past 20 years for practices of varying

Ashleigh is an experienced member of our Corporate Tax team, specialising in tax planning for large corporations, owner-managed businesses and international groups.  

Since starting her career in the field in 2017, Ashleigh has built her

Peter is a Forensic Accountant and Accountancy Expert Witness. Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990 when he began to specialize in forensic accounting. Peter is a Fellow of the ICAEW, a Certified Fraud Examiner and is an associate

Emily has been providing a wide range of services to businesses, individuals and charities since joining the profession in 2015.

She predominantly supports sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and charities with their audit and accounting requirements. She has particular expertise in

Simon is an experienced technology specialist ensuring our IT systems allow people to thrive in their roles.

He has over twenty years of experience managing and maintaining computer systems and assisting with the implementation of reliable IT strategies, including private and

Zoe is a highly qualified Tax Manager with expertise in a range of areas, including Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Capital Allowances.

Her expertise is especially useful to clients in the agricultural sector, landed estates, private

Christine has been specialising in personal tax for over 35 years, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and Association of Tax Technicians (ATT). Since joining Milsted Langdon in 2006, Christine has focused on assisting high

Since joining Milsted Langdon in 2016, Emma has been advising a variety of clients ranging from small and medium sized businesses to larger limited companies.

Emma qualified through the Association of Accounting Technicians in May 2019, and has experience in accounts

Matthew joined Milsted Langdon in 2022, following seven years at a small local firm. He achieved his ACA qualification and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) membership in 2020.

He works with a wide range of business clients,

Supporting a wide range of clients with audits and accounts, Dulith has considerable experience helping businesses and organisations to understand their numbers and assisting decision-makers to create successful strategies.

Dulith predominantly facilitates audit requirements and supports the needs of small and

Thomas is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants with nearly 10 years of post-qualification experience.

Thomas is involved with technical and compliance matters around audit and accounts to provide solutions that are both practical and fit the ambitions of

Ed Mole supports the wider Payroll function within Milsted Langdon, providing administration assistance and exceptional client care to the users of our payroll services.

Alongside his work communicating with and helping clients since joining the firm, Ed has completed his AAT

Steve began his accountancy career in 1982, before setting up a payroll and bookkeeping business eight years later. This was followed by a period in industry and at another practice, before joining Milsted Langdon in 2007.

Steve is a member of

Simon has been with the firm for over 5 years where he started as Payroll Administrator and has now progressed to Payroll Supervisor. He supports the wider Payroll function within Milsted Langdon to ensure payrolls are accurately processed in accordance