Key Team Members

Ailsa started her accountancy career at the age of 16 with a Wirral based accountancy practice.  Having remained there for 10 years, she moved to a local accountancy practice as an accounts and audit senior where she worked for a further 8 years.

After a five year spell of self- employment Ailsa returned to her previous employers where she spent three years as Practice Manager.

In August 2013, Ailsa was recruited as Practice Manager by Langtons and has responsibility for the financial and management reporting for the practice.

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.

Dave started his career in the Inland Revenue before moving to the accountancy profession, initially in London, then returning to Liverpool.  He joined Langtons in 2001 and is responsible for personal and non-corporate business tax.

Having graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Mathematics, Josh joined Langtons in 2015 and completed his training with the firm to become ACA qualified whilst working in the Audit and Accounts team.

Josh gained significant experience in audit and year-end accounts preparation and now works in the Corporate Finance team.

Kevin trained in the Inland Revenue, rising to tax officer higher grade, before moving to the accountancy profession with Deloitte. He joined Langtons in 1984 and is responsible for all personal and non-corporate business tax.

Paul has worked within payroll for over 25 years, gaining experience in a range of industries from FMCG, transport and warehousing to retail and wholesale pharmacy.

He started his payroll career in a small family business and has worked for some household names such as Princes Foods and Phoenix Group (which included Numark and Rowlands Pharmacy).

He brings with him a wealth of experience, having dealt with payrolls ranging from just 4 staff to over 6500.

He qualified with the CIPP in 2007 and joined Langtons in April 2013 as Payroll Bureau Manager.

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.

Ross qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 before spending three years in the audit department at Price Waterhouse.  He joined Langtons in 1988 and, with over 25 years’ experience in the profession, holds the position of Senior Audit Manager.

Steven joined Langtons in 1999 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002. After a two year break away from Langtons in industry from 2004 to 2006, Steven re-joined the firm and now acts as a Client Relationship Manager. Steven now deals with the firm’s largest audit clients, often preparing consolidated accounts for medium sized groups, though he also maintains a number of smaller clients which he assists. His areas of speciality are company and consolidated accounts.