Meet the team

WHO WE ARE AT TC GROUP

With over 1100 people across our business located in over 40 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. Elizabeth Claxton

    Associate Director

    Elizabeth’s an 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.

  2. Kimberley Kerry

    Business Services Assistant Manager

    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.

  3. Reece Lanchester

    Accounts Assistant Manager

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

  4. Kate Martin-Smith

    Accounts Assistant Manager

    Kate’s an Accounts Assistant Manager based in our Diss office. She’s 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.

     

  5. Izzy Malak

    Assistant Tax Manager

    Izzy’s a Tax Assistant Manager in our East Anglia offices. Izzy previously worked for another accountancy firm for 6 years in the Corporate Tax team, with a specialism on tax due diligence work and advising owner managed businesses.

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    Izzy’s CTA qualified.

  6. Sam Smith

    Company Secretarial Manager

    Sam’s a Company Secretarial Manager based in our Diss, Norwich, and Great Yarmouth offices. She initially started working in the Diss office and now works as Senior Administrator based mainly in the Great Yarmouth and Norwich 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.

  7. Stephen Matthews

    Managing Partner

    Stephen graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2001 and joined the business the same year. In 2004, he qualified with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He became a Chartered Accountant in 2012.

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    Stephen became a Partner in 2008 and is dedicated to helping owner managed businesses overcome their challenges.

    Stephen enjoys cycling, snowboarding, and keeping fit.

  8. Jo Kent

    Business Services Manager

    Jo’s a Business Services Manager based in our Colchester City Centre office. She’s an AAT Qualified Accountant with over 25 years’ experience, specialising in Cloud Accounting software, Bookkeeping, VAT returns and Payroll.

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    Leading our Business Services department, Jo manages an enthusiastic and dedicated team of Cloud Accounting specialists, who are all highly organised and passionate about ensuring our services exceed the very high standards we set ourselves and that our clients expect of us. Jo’s keen to encourage clients to streamline their accounting processes and she’s always on hand to help with queries and training.

    Jo’s married with two sons and a beautiful golden retriever. She enjoys gardening, walking, and being in the countryside.

  9. Grant Edwards

    Associate

    Grant’s an Associate based in our Great Yarmouth office. He qualified in 2015 and works with a wide range of businesses for clients who are based in and around Norfolk and Suffolk, and is a dedicated supporter of local networking groups.

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    Grant has great experience in introducing clients to Cloud Accounting software and ensuring they understand the processes and have the training they need along with providing help and support with regard to Accounts, Tax, and Payroll and general business advice to his portfolio of clients.

  10. Rebecca Body

    Accounts Assistant Manager

    Rebecca’s an Accounts Assistant Manager based in our Norwich office. Having joined after graduating from the University of Lincoln with an Accountancy and Finance degree, she then worked towards her ACCA qualification and qualified in 2022.

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    Her role includes working on a variety of different jobs including VAT returns, personal tax return and annual accounts. She’s looking to start her CTA qualification shortly.

  11. Summer Blazey

    Accounts Assistant Manager

    Summer’s an Accounts Assistant Manager based in our Norwich office. After studying for her A Levels at City of Norwich Sixth form, she started her career in accountancy.

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    In June 2014, Summer started her apprenticeship and was awarded my AAT Professional Diploma in March 2018. She’s currently studying to become a chartered accountant with ACCA, which she’s now over half way. She has her own portfolio of clients, which she enjoys working closely with.

  12. Sam Widdows

    Accounts Manager

    Sam’s an Accounts Manager based in our Norwich office. Sam’s worked in accountancy for nearly 15 years and worked for firms of all shapes and sizes and briefly been a director of his own firm.

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    Sam’s worked with clients of all types and sizes from small sole traders to large Audit clients. He specialise in owner managed businesses and keen on digital solutions. Helping clients to get the most out of their business and engaging with business owners to find solutions which benefit them is what he enjoys the most.

  13. Gemma Hall

    Accounts Manager

    Gemma’s an Accounts Manager based in our Norwich office. She manages a client portfolio consisting of personal tax clients and owner managed businesses from a variety of different sectors, involving personal taxes, business taxes and VAT.

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    Gemma takes a keen interest in her clients’ business activities and focuses on developing close and trusted professional relationships. She aims to be accessible to clients and to be there to provide the routine advice when needed. Gemma qualified as a Certified Chartered Accountant in 2006.

  14. Mark Snell

    Associate

    Mark’s an Associate based in our Norwich office. He works primarily with owner managed businesses helping his team to deliver a full variety of services to them including accounts, taxation, VAT and payroll.

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    Being so closely involved with all aspects of a client’s business helps Mark build a good relationship with his clients to help them during the various stages of their business from start up through to exit planning. Therefore, he’s passionate about helping his clients achieve their personal and business goals.

  15. Vikki Mayne

    Tax Manager

    Vikki’s a Personal Tax Manager at our Diss and Great Yarmouth offices preparing tax returns for individuals, sole traders, and trusts together with the odd set of annual accounts if needed.

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    Vikki previously worked in the Trust department for another accountancy firm for over 21 years preparing trust and estate returns, annual accounts, arranging payments, dealing with tax pools, setting up and designing cash flow and budget reports for clients.

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