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.

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.

Lucinda joined Langtons in 2013, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. In 2018 Lucinda joined a top ten firm gaining experience in corporation tax compliance and a wide range of tax advisory areas. Lucinda re-joined Langtons in 2021 and now acts as Corporate Tax Manager for the firm.

Lucinda graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Natural Sciences.

Matt graduated from Durham University in 2017 and joined the Langtons Audit and Accounts team, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2021.

Matt is now a part of the Langtons Corporate Finance team.

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.

Rob joined Langtons in February 2014 having graduated from the University of Manchester with two degrees, BSc Mathematics and BEng Electrical Engineering. During this time Rob also had experience working at Deloitte and the Co-operative Group before joining Langtons.

Rob has gained significant experience with audit and accounting services throughout his training at Langtons and became a fully qualified ACA member in March 2017

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.