• Jean
    Favourite book: The Clouded Hills - Brenda Jagger
  • Helen
    Favourite song: Be Without You - Mary J Blige
  • Vicky
    Favourite song: Cant Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
  • Christine
    Favourite song: Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
  • Paul
    Favourite film: Gladiator
  • Jessica
    Favourite song: Coldplay - Speed of Sound
  • Ovita
    Favourite song: Eye of the tiger - Survivor
  • Vicky
    Favourite book: Round Ireland with a Fridge - Tony Hawks
  • Margaret
    Favourite film: Chicago
  • Judy
    Favourite book: You are what you eat - Gillian Keith
  • Victoria
    Favourite place: Waiting in the wings at the side of a stage
  • Becky
    Favourite song: In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
  • Jeremy
    Favourite film: The Dukes of Hazard
  • Bev
    Favourite place: Home
  • Colin
    Favourite song: Greasy Chip Butty - The Blades
  • Andrew
    Favourite book: Looking Good Dead - Peter James
  • Peter
    Favourite film: Pink Panther films
  • Joel
    Favourite film: Cool Runnings/Lord of the Rings/Matrix
  • Nick
    Favourite film: The Draughtsman's Contract by Peter Greenaway
  • Lauren
    Favourite book: The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
  • Charles
    Favourite book: The Old Patagonian Express
  • Emily
    Favourite film: Grease
  • Joanna
    Favourite place: On holiday
  • Claire
    Favourite place: Italy
  • Ali
    Favourite song: In my life – The Beatles
  • Claire
    Favourite book: Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult
  • Alex
    Favourite film: City of God by Fernando Meirelles
  • Becky
    Favourite film: The Wedding Singer
  • Tracy
    Favourite film: Spiderman III
  • Helen
    Favourite film: Star Wars IV
  • Pippa
    Favourite place: Top of Mount Kenya
  • Danielle
    Favourite place: Scuba diving with lots of big fish
  • Kevin
    Favourite place: Lake District
  • Pauline
    Favourite book: To be the Best - Barbara Taylor Bradford
  • James
    Favourite place: Whitby
  • Kate
    Favourite song: Debaser - The Pixies
  • Clive
    Favourite film: Zulu
  • Adrian
    Favourite book: Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
  • Chris
    Favourite film: Angels with Dirty Faces
  • Rachel
    Favourite book: Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
  • John
    Favourite song: Lucky Man - The Verve
  • Andrew
    Favourite place: Bed on Sunday morning
  • Sarah
    Favourite film: ET
  • Paul
    Favourite book: A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
  • Lesley
    Favourite film: Bring It On
  • Julie
    Favourite film: Dirty Dancing
  • Lucy
    Favourite book: Harry Potter - J K Rowling
  • Joanne
    Favourite book: Harry Potter - J K Rowling
  • Helen
    Favourite book: Pies & Prejudice : In Search of the North - Stuart Maconie
  • Fergus
    Favourite place: Buttermere in the Lake District
  • Philip
    Favourite song: You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
  • Debbie
    Favourite book: Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
  • Richard
    Favourite song: Sit Down - James
  • Sue
    Favourite place: Home
  • John
    Favourite place: Innsbruck
  • Susan
    Favourite song: U2 - One

Private clients

We find that most people want to minimise the amount of tax they pay and to take away the worry and hassle of dealing with their own tax affairs.  Whether you’re looking for complex tax planning advice or just routine help in completing your tax return – our friendly team are on hand to help.


We act for a number of high profile clients in the public eye (including media and international sports stars).  Just as for all of our clients, absolute confidentiality is assured.


The personal tax regime is extremely complex and, with continual changes to both capital and income taxes, it’s vitally important to know both how much you have to pay and when you’ll need to pay it.  It’s also reassuring to know that our advice will take into account the full picture of your unique circumstances – your business and investment interests, any overseas activities, your family and your future plans.


We combine technical expertise, experience and effective use of IT to provide our clients with the right advice at the right time – ensuring peace of mind, efficient service and a safe pair of hands to reliably meet deadlines.


We’re keen to make sure that your personal financial position is the best it can be – both now and in the future.  Together with looking at the opportunities that trusts can bring, if you ask us to, we’ll also liaise directly with your personal financial advisers (or introduce to appropriate specialists).