Key Team Members

Alice joined Langtons in 2007 having previously qualified at another local accountancy firm.  Alice is a dedicated member of the specialist Langtons Corporate Finance team and has strong experience of undertaking financial due diligence, financial modelling and lead advisory support work, including corporate finance transactions such as acquisitions, fundraisings and sale assignments.

Chris joined Langtons in 2018 having spent a number of years working in practice in Warrington. Chris largely deals with SME clients, providing practical advice on all day-to-day compliance matters, as well as a focus on management accounts and year-end compliance services.

John’s IT career began with HM Customs & Excise in 1991.  During the years prior to joining Langtons he has worked as an IT consultant for financial institutions, the Manchester Commonwealth Games and an IT support company.  Having provided support to Langtons for a number of years, he joined the firm in 2006.

As well as responsibility for all things IT “in house” John also currently provides IT Strategy and Support for a number of Langtons’ clients, within the Langtons Systems Solutions team.

Having graduated from the University of Sunderland with a degree in Accounting and Economics, Kerry went on to qualify at a local accountancy practice as a Certified Chartered Accountant in 2007.

She joined Langtons in 2013 with a wealth of experience in audit and year-end accounts preparation and also assists many of our clients with management accounts and projections.

Marie joined Langtons in January 2021 as a Senior Payroll Assistant having worked in payroll for over 15 years.

Starting as a payroll assistant for Sefton Council she then moved into the private sector working for several large firms including Shop Direct Group and Serco.  After gaining vast experience in all aspects of large payrolls including TUPE transfers, redundancies and international payrolls she moved into practice in order to gain bureau experience.  This has given Marie the skills to understand each individual payroll client’s needs irrelevant of the company’s size or background.

Paula joined Langtons in 2019.  Paula has 10 years of accounting experience and predominantly deals with management accounts, VAT, bookkeeping, software advice and installation, and software training.

She is accredited with both Xero and QuickBooks Online, both of which she has extensive experience from the date of both software’s infancies.

Phil specialises in providing tax advice to corporate entities, including minimising corporate tax liabilities and identifying tax planning opportunities. He also manages a number of clients, offering practical business advice as well as a core focus on compliance services, with a particular focus on the education sector.

Phil graduated from the University of Durham with a degree in Modern Languages and joined Langtons in 2006, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant three years later. He completed his Chartered Tax Advisor examinations in 2012 and applied for full membership in 2018.

Simon graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1995 and joined Langtons in the same year.  He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1998 and was appointed a Manager in 1999.  As well as managing some of the firm’s largest audit assignments, Simon also assists many of our clients with the preparation of year end accounts, management accounts and projections.