As a leading firm of accountants and business advisors in Norwich, at TC Group we take immense pride in serving the local business community.
Whether you’re a start-up business or an established company, our aim is to empower you to make informed business decisions with a holistic service tailored to you, covering accounts, audit and assurance, business tax advisory, corporate finance, VAT and R&D tax reliefs.
If you’re looking for a personable, professional accounting and business advisory team in Norfolk, then you’ve come to the right place. You’ll also benefit from the experience and knowledge of the TC Group’s wider network as a ‘Top 20’ firm in Accountancy Age, with offices across the UK.
- Norwich Yare House
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1RY - Phone 01603 700885
- Email enquiries@tc-group.com
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Meet members of the team
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Izzy’s CTA qualified.
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.
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.
Matthew Neale
Regional Managing Partner
Matthew has over 20 years experience, after qualifying in 2001. Having worked in different roles including as an Audit Manager, Matthews current position is that of Regional Managing Development Director for the East Anglia region and equity owner of the local offices.
Matthew splits his time between acting for the owners of small and medium sized businesses, assisting them in all areas of accountancy, tax and business, and developing and implementing the strategic growth of East Anglia, which now has 4 offices and 80 team members in the Region.
Having worked with clients from a variety of sectors and industries, Matthew has a good sound knowledge of range of challenges clients can face and is always looking to add bespoke and specialist services to the range of support East Anglia offers to ensure the client’s needs are covered.
Matthew enjoys riding his trials motorbikes in off-road competitions when time permits!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Simonetta Castellano
Director
Simonetta graduated in Business Finance and Economics from the University of East Anglia (Bsc Hons) and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA). Simonetta has worked in practice in the UK as a Manager, with extensive experience in accounting (UK GAAP), auditing and tax for owner-managed businesses.
Simonetta is fluent in English and Italian.
As East Anglia’s Audit Director, Simonetta’s role involves managing the Audit team and liaising with the portfolio of Audit clients to ensure legislative requirements, quality, and service levels are met.
Stephen Matthews
Managing Partner
Stephen graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2001 and later in 2004, he qualified with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He became a Chartered Accountant in 2012.
Stephen’s a Managing Partner and is dedicated to helping owner managed businesses overcome their challenges.
Stephen enjoys cycling, snowboarding, and keeping fit.
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.
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.