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.
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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.
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.
Fay Brooks
Associate Partner
Fay qualified as an accountant in 1999 and gained fellowship status in 2004. She has extensive experience managing large finance teams and processes across a variety of sectors including media, communications and advertising.
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Fay strives to offer exceptional customer service, and her open, friendly, straight talking manner ensures good long term relationships are built between her team and clients.
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.
Matthew Archer
Audit 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.
Jacquie Wood
Payroll Manager
Jacquie’s worked in the payroll sector for over 30 years and her experience covers the whole range, from single employee payrolls to Umbrella payrolls in the construction industry, processing over 15,000 employees per week over multiple frequencies.
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As head of TC Knill James’ Payroll Bureau, Jacquie aims to provide a friendly, professional, accurate and personalised service to all our clients, large or small.
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.
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.
Zelie Byrne
Tax Manager
Zelie’s a Manager in the Tax team and focuses on corporation tax and employment taxes. She joined TC Knill James after training at KPMG and has over 15 years’ experience working in tax.
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As well as managing the tax compliance of our largest clients, she also advises on R&D and capital allowances, venture capital reliefs, employment benefits, and compliance obligations. She also works with our Not-For-Profit clients on tax compliance obligations and structuring.
Kirsty Royds-Jones
Tax Manager
Kirsty’s a Tax Manager with over 20 years’ experience in Private Client Tax. She leads our Probate service and provides expert advice on a range of personal taxation issues, including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, and Trust Taxation.
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As an ICAEW Authorised Individual for Probate Services and a Chartered Tax Advisor, Kirsty brings a detailed and nuanced understanding to her work, ensuring each client receives personalised and effective tax advice.
Steven Thomson
Joint Head of Business Hub
Joint Head 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.
Alex Robinson
Joint Head of Business Hub
Alex is Joint Head 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 wide range of sectors, including charities and education, farming, professional services, property, and retail.
Leanne Chant
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.
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.
Mike Chapman
Tax Consultant
A Partner at TC Knill James until August 2024, Mike continues to provide our clients with his corporate tax expertise.
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Before joining in 2015, he enjoyed a career providing tax advisory services while working at a number of international mid-tier and Big Four practices.
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