Meet The Team

Simon Lea

Role: Partner in charge of audit and Corporate tax functions within the practice. Also specialise in advising small and family controlled companies on tax and compliance matters.

Specialisms: Plant Hire, Travel Visa Consultants, Stockbrokers, Solicitors & Notaries.

Qualifications: Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) with over 35 years general practice experience.

Outside interests: Cricket, Football (Stoke City FC/Burgess Hill Town FC), Golf (mid to high handicapper on any given day!!), Tennis, Being a taxi service for my two sons!

Louise Skelhorn

Role: Client manager looking after small limited companies, sole traders and partnerships. Also Audit Manager.

Area Specialisms: Consultancy, recruitment, IT & companies providing web services, Sage and other accounting packages

Qualifications: Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) with over 9 years general practice experience.

Outside interests: Watching & playing rugby, Cooking (and eating!), Brewing (and drinking) Craft Beers

Michelle Nightingale

Role: Personal Tax manager, in charge of the preparation of personal self assessment returns. Also assist with the preparation of accounts and rental statements.

Qualifications: Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Outside interests: I play in a local Netball league and I enjoy dancing. I have taken classes in tap, ballet, ballroom and latin and I competed in line dance competitions for several years. I held both European and World Line dance titles. I also like crafting and sewing.

Christine Tanner

Role: Receptionist and Secretary to the partners and staff.

Qualifications: Over 30 years’ experience working in professional office environments.

Outside interests: Walking in the countryside, Gardening and feeding the wildlife that visit my garden, Reading a good book.