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There is a wealth of experience within the Wellden Turnbull team. Whether you need advice on a tax problem, making a business acquisition, carrying out a statutory audit, completing your VAT return or writing a will, we have the right expert to advise you. Our friendly and experienced advisors can help you succeed in a competitive world.

Establishing a strong, personal and direct relationship with both our private and business clients is important to us.

Our aim is to help you by listening to your needs and responding quickly with relevant advice and bespoke business solutions.

Our team is readily accessible, so you save time by being able to speak with our partners and managers quickly and easily with any questions or concerns that you might have.

Here at Wellden Turnbull, we have around 50 staff across our departments, from experienced, qualified senior managers to our ICAEW trainees. Below are some of the team members you may come into contact with:

Our Directors

Robin John

FCA, CTA

Background and experience

Robin is a director at Wellden Turnbull and specialises in all areas of tax. During Robin’s career he has worked for both large and small firms. Robin qualified as an ACA and CTA in 1978 and five years later became an FCA. Although he specialises in tax, he is also an RI, authorised to sign audit reports and is the senior statutory auditor for a number of the firms audit clients.

Areas of expertise include

Robin has extensive experience not only in advising on tax but applying tax principles to complex transactions. His experience includes:

Tax enquiries and investigations, including advising where HMRC are considering or pursuing prosecution
Offshore trusts and companies, including setting them up and winding them up
UK trusts, including setting them up and winding them up
Non domiciles coming to and leaving the UK
UK domiciled individuals leaving and returning to the UK
Residence issues and UK domicile rules
Double tax treaties
Double tax relief
International structures
International tax issues for entertainers
VAT
Stamp duty and stamp duty land tax
Advice on green energy schemes: wind farms, solar farms, hydropower
Capital gains tax, including principal private residence relief
Corporation tax, including groups of companies, UK branches of overseas companies and overseas branches of UK companies
Sale and purchase of businesses and companies, including advice on business asset disposal relief
Employee tax, including PAYE
Advice to people who are trying to unscramble tax avoidance schemes, including film schemes, employee benefit trusts
EIS and SEIS investment arrangements including advice on structuring and getting HMRC advance approval
Tax implications of divorce
Family owned businesses
Inheritance tax, wills and trusts. He is authorised to supervise probate work
Conducting tribunal cases
Tax and accounting affairs of entertainers, musicians and performers
Advising property developers and investors, including housebuilders, student housing developers and PFI contracts.

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Simon Odam

BA (Hons), FCA,CTA

Background and experience

Simon is a director at Wellden Turnbull and specialises in all areas of tax. Simon qualified as an Associate Chartered Accountant in 2004 and Chartered Tax Advisor in 2006. He became a Fellow Chartered Accountant in 2014.

Simon has expertise in:

Setting up in business

Advising on setting up new businesses including what structure is best for your individual circumstances.
The advantages of partnership or shareholder agreements.
How to take money tax efficiently from your business.
Enterprise Investment Scheme or Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme reliefs.

Buying a business

Advising on the best structure to purchase a business.
Guidance through the purchase process including reviewing share purchase agreements, due diligence and liaising with other advisors.

Running a business

Assisting with PAYE, VAT and Construction Industry Scheme and corporation tax returns.
Growing a business including use of holding companies and subsidiaries.
Corporation tax, including groups of companies, UK branches of overseas companies and overseas branches of UK companies.

Family owned businesses

Issuing shares to family members.
Incentivising key employees including use of Enterprise Management Incentive Schemes.
Passing a business to the next generation including use of entrepreneurs’ relief and other holdover reliefs.
Sale of a business.

Personal tax

Capital gains tax, including principal private residence relief.
Income tax reliefs and planning.
Tax implications of divorce.

International issues

Domiciled and non-domiciles coming to and leaving the UK.
Residence issues.
Double tax treaties and double tax relief.
International structures.

Tax investigations

Managing any inland revenue tax investigation on all areas of tax to ensure you get the best possible outcome.
Penalty mitigation and suspension.
Use of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Service and Tax Tribunals.
Helping manage enquires into tax avoidance arrangements including film schemes and employee benefit trusts.
Dealing with Advance Payment Notices and Follower Notices.

On and Offshore Trusts

Setting up, running and closing trusts.
Inheritance tax issues.
Implications for settlors and beneficiaries.

Stamp Duty/Stamp Duty Land Tax and Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings

The tax issues on purchasing property through various entities.
Purchase, transfer and sale of property owning partnerships.

Inheritance tax, wills and probate

Authorised to carry out and supervise all areas of probate work and assist executors with starting, administering and finalising an estate.
Inheritance tax planning.

As Simon deals with all areas of tax he can provide practical, helpful advice in a straightforward manner on all aspects of an issue or transaction.

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Chris Plumridge

BSc, ACA, CTA

Background and experience

Chris joined the Wellden Turnbull tax department in 2011 and has since qualified as a chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor.

Along with managing a broad portfolio of corporate and personal tax clients, Chris regularly assists with tax planning matters, specialising in business valuations and corporate restructuring.

Chris also manages and guides our current trainees through their studies.

Chris said “I enjoy learning about a client’s business environment when providing valuations as it is a great way to not just put a number on the business but identify market opportunities and ways that the business can grow.”

Away from the office

Chris is a keen musician and regularly plays in a rock/blues cover band, playing functions around Surrey.

A big football fan, Chris can often be seen on the terraces of Selhurst Park.

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Mark Nelligan

BA (Hons), FCA

Background and experience

After graduating from the University of Leeds with an honours degree in Economics, Mark spent 12 years working for KPMG’s Banking Audit practice. He was responsible for leading and executing statutory audits and providing assurance and accounting advisory services for a range of UK and international banking entities including investment, retail and wholesale banks; broker dealers and investment funds.

Mark has strong technical accounting skills with expertise in the application of IFRS, UK GAAP and US GAAP financial reporting standards, as well as the requirements of international and UK auditing standards, The Companies Act and the CASS regulatory regime.

Mark specialises in the provision of audit, financial accounting and general business advice to a range of clients. He is focused on helping clients improve the efficiency of their business and identifying areas of improvement and efficiencies.

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Emma Green

BSc (Hons), FCCA

Background and experience

Emma has a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Southampton and was top 10 in the school of management. She joined Wellden Turnbull in 2014 as a Senior from another local firm. She has since assumed the role of managing one of our audit and accounting teams and in April 2019 was promoted to director.

Emma has experience with a varied range of clients, across a number of different industries and sizes.

Emma enjoys helping clients improve the efficiency of their accounting function, including moving over to cloud-based software, such as Xero.

Away from the office

Emma has a keen interest in Art, including visiting galleries and painting.

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Tom Clark

ACA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Tom graduated from the University of Exeter with a degree in History and is an ACA qualified director in the Audit & Accounts department.

Tom is responsible for managing audit engagements in the real estate, infrastructure, debt financing and renewable energy sectors with clients comprising large groups, investment funds, investment and asset managers and FCA regulated entities.

Tom manages limited assurance engagements for FCA regulated firms including CASS audits and interim profit reviews. He also works with clients to prepare their statutory financial statements under UK GAAP and IFRS, including clients incorporated in Jersey and Guernsey.

Tom enjoys working with clients to develop processes and controls suitable for the sectors they operate in which improve efficiency and are ‘best- practice’.

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Our Extended Team

Michael Lee-Brown

FCCA

Practice area

Audit and accounts

Background and experience

Michael founded Braywood Chartered Certified Accountants in 1999 and grew a successful practice taking care of owner managed businesses across a range of sectors, as well as personal tax clients, until his team and clients joined Wellden Turnbull at the start of 2025. He has helped many businesses flourish and provides practical, understandable advice.

Away from the office

Michael is very much a family man, but does like to escape occasionally for motorcycle tours around the UK and Europe.

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Robin Brown

BA, FCA

Practice area

Tax

Background and experience

Robin has nearly 40 years’ experience as an Accountant and joins Wellden Turnbull from a local practice where he was a partner.

Robin’s particular expertise is in private client work, where he has been involved in assisting individuals including several family groups and companies with all aspects of their taxation affairs and financial planning.

Away from the office

Robin is president of his local sports club and enjoys cricket, rugby and golf. He has also been lucky to own several racehorses in the past 15 years which have produced nearly 30 winners.

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Sarah Kent

BA Hons

Practice area

Tax

Background and experience

Sarah has an honours degree and a post graduate diploma in marketing.

After six years working in the shipping industry, Sarah joined a local firm of chartered accountants which focused on private client work and high net worth individuals.

Sarah brings to Wellden Turnbull over 25 years of experience during which time she has specialised in trust administration with an emphasis on assisting wealthy individuals with tax planning. She enjoys being able to provide a personal level of support to clients to find the right solutions for their particular circumstances and working with family groups.

Sarah has been described by clients as “welcoming” and “helpful and efficient” and she would be pleased hear from you with your enquiry.

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Calum Bruce

ACA, CTA

Practice area

Tax

Background and experience

Calum joined Wellden Turnbull’s tax department in 2016 and has since qualified as a chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor.

Calum enjoys assisting clients on both personal and corporate taxation matters and he takes particular interest in managing the tax compliance of larger groups.

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Charles Bennett

ACA, CTA

Practice area

Tax

Background and experience

Charles joined Wellden Turnbull in 2018 with a first class degree in Oceanography from the University of Southampton.

Since joining Charles has qualified as both a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser.

Charles has experience in a wide range of areas in tax compliance and planning matters. He enjoys helping clients understand their affairs and providing a first-rate service.

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Neeraj Sonoo

ACA

Practice area

Tax

Background and experience

Neeraj joined Wellden Turnbull’s tax department in July 2024. He is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.

Neeraj qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2022. He also holds an honours degree in Accounting and Finance. Following university, Neeraj trained with a boutique UK firm in London, working in tax compliance, tax advisory and preparing accounts for non-audit clients. He has experience in a wide range of sectors.

Neeraj is also involved with training and supporting the development of trainees at Wellden Turnbull.

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Andrew Brown

FCA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Andy is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and Chartered Accountant. He joined Wellden Turnbull in 2002.

Andy specialises in audit, accounting, business planning, business start ups and general business advice.

He enjoys identifying ways to improve clients businesses and to ensure that they grow to their full potential.

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Jeremy Smith

FCA, CTA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Jeremy trained with a Central London practice before joining Wellden Turnbull in 2003.

He has worked with an extensive range of clients, including not-for-profit organisations such as charities and trust.

Jeremy likes to fully understand his client’s needs in order to provide them with the best possible solutions to the problems which they may face.

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Geetha Ranganathan

FCA LCS

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Geetha is a Chartered Accountant, Licensed Company Secretary, Diploma holder in IFRS from the ACCA and a Commerce Graduate. During the 12 years of her auditing career, she has worked for PwC, EY, Deloitte India/Australia and is currently a Senior Audit Manager at Wellden Turnbull in the Audit & Accounts Department.

Geetha specialises in the delivery of high-quality audits of listed, unlisted, public interest entities, group reporting under FRS, IFRS, US GAAP, Indian GAAP, Dutch GAAP, and has dealt with SOX compliances. She has expertise in the energy, information technology, financial sector and consumer markets involved in automobiles, pharmaceuticals, retail, construction equipment, chemicals, food confectionary, and other manufacturing business.

Geetha is focused on value creation for her client’s business by improving their process and controls and establishing better client relationships.

Geetha has published a self-help title, Be Your Own Torchlight, which won several accolades and contributed to 4 other books.

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Bobbi-Jo Gibbbins

ACA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Bobbi joined Wellden Turnbull after graduating from Kingston University with a BSc degree in Accounting & Finance. She completed her ACA qualification with the firm and is now a senior audit manager in the Accounts & Audit department.

Bobbi has clients in the audit, accounting and advisory space covering the full spectrum of micro companies to large, consolidated groups.

She primarily looks after corporate clients in a wide range of sectors and has experience of residential and commercial property management, educational institutions, software development, waste management and consultancy services. The variety of her portfolio exposes her to complex accounting transactions under UK GAAP and IFRS.

Bobbi is involved with the recruitment of trainees and is passionate about supporting their development during their time at Wellden Turnbull.

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Joseph Fernandez

ACA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Joe joined Wellden Turnbull in 2020 having graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a first-class degree in Accounting and Finance. Since joining Joe has qualified as an ACA Chartered Accountant and is an audit manager in the Audit & Accounts department.

Joe is responsible for managing audit engagement with clients who operate in the construction industry, tech industry and performing Solicitors Regulations Authority audits for law practices. Joe is also responsible for performing audits in the real estate and renewable energy sector with clients comprising large groups, investment funds and FCA regulated entities. He also works alongside clients to prepare their statutory financial statements under UK GAAP and IFRS, including clients incorporated in Jersey and Guernsey.

Joe enjoys working with clients to help improve their controls and procedures to promote and improve efficiency. Additionally, Joe is passionate about helping trainees develop in both their roles at Wellden Turnbull and their progression whilst sitting their ACA exams.

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Niall Anderson-Soutar

ACA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

After graduating in 2019 with a First in Accounting & Management from the University of Kent, Niall has since qualified as an ACA Chartered Accountant. In this time, he also spent 2 years at a Top 25 firm in Surrey and is currently an Audit Manager at Wellden Turnbull.

Niall has worked with audit clients in a wide range of sectors and industries, including PFI operations, technology companies, recruitment consultants, and hospitality and leisure entities, such as restaurant chains and golf clubs. These clients comprise standalone entities up to large groups, following UK GAAP and IFRS, providing him with valuable experience in auditing complex areas of these standards.

Niall enjoys working with clients to ensure audits run efficiently and smoothly, whilst identifying opportunities to add value through the audit process.

Away from the office Niall enjoys watching and playing various sports, particularly cycling and running, with ambitions of one day completing an Ironman triathlon.

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Hashim Sohail

ACCA

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Hashim qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2014. Having gained experience in various firms, mainly in audit, he joined Wellden Turnbull as an Assistant Accounts and Audit manager in 2021.

Hashim works with a range of clients within varied industries including media, professional services and Property Sectors. He helps clients with compliance requirements and also focuses on building a strong support system, aiding clients wherever he can, so they can concentrate on their business.

Hashim cares about his client’s goal. His focus is to maintain transparent communications with all his clients and be available to them and their business whenever they need him.

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Anna Gumulak

FCCA

Practice area

Audits and Accounts

Background and experience

Anna joined Wellden Turnbull in 2023. She is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, Certified Bookkeeper and holds a master’s degree in Economics.

She is part of our Accounts and Audit department where she works with a portfolio of non-audit clients, preparing their statutory financial statements under UK GAAP.

Anna’s experience comes from mix of practice and industry positions, where she has had an opportunity to work with SME businesses from range of industries.

She enjoys helping clients with meeting their statutory reporting obligations.

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Todd Styles

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Todd joined Wellden Turnbull in 2022 from another firm in Surrey, at which he began his career in 2017. He is currently studying the AAT with plans to complete his ACCA with Wellden Turnbull. Todd is one of our non-audit portfolio managers in the Accounts & Audit department.

Todd manages a wide variety of SME’s and assists in meeting all statutory accounting submissions, as well as management accounting and VAT submissions.

He primarily looks after corporate clients in a wide range of sectors including investment portfolio companies, property development, creative industries and consultancy services. The variety of his portfolio exposes him to complex accounting transactions under UK GAAP.

Todd enjoys helping clients improve the efficiency of their accounting function, including maintaining own accounting records via cloud-based software such as Xero, as well as offering training sessions to his clients.

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Mike Mason

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Mike qualified as an Accounting Technician in 2019 and is currently studying towards being qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He joined Wellden Turnbull in 2023 after 8 years of working in smaller practices in the local area as an assignee and a manager dealing with all business matters.

Mike uses his knowledge and experience to help clients’ with their statutory non-audit accounts filings and other business matters, including advising on Xero as our resident expert!

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Emma Reynolds

Practice area

Audit and Accounts

Background and experience

Emma joined Wellden Turnbull as an Assistant Accounts Manager in the non-audit team 2023, and is in the final stages of completing her ACCA qualification.

Emma has a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Durham, a Masters of Research, and a Doctorate in Neurological Disorders. After hanging up her lab coat, Emma started training with a top 10 UK firm in Guildford, working in audit and preparing accounts for non-audit clients, with experience in a wide range of sectors, but specialising in Charities.

Currently, Emma manages a portfolio of clients ranging from small owner managed businesses through to large companies and consolidated groups, and enjoys working with clients to solve financial reporting issues affecting their business.

Away from the office

Emma enjoys getting outdoors, whether it’s cycling, running, rowing, or just a muddy walk in the countryside with family and friends.

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Marjana Malaj

FMAAT

Practice area

Business Services

Background and experience

Marjana joined Wellden Turnbull as an Assistant Accounts Manager in April 2024.

She is qualified as an Accounting Technician and has over 10 years’ experience working on different sectors of practice.

Currently, Marjana manages a portfolio of clients ranging from small owner managed businesses through to large companies and consolidated groups, with bookkeeping, vat returns, management accounts and non – audit accounts.

She loves helping the clients to improve the efficiency of their accounting function by using different software’s and go paperless.

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Sewwandi Withanage

FCCA

Practice area

Business Services

Background and experience

Sewwandi joined Wellden Turnbull as an Assistant Manager in 2023. She is a qualified ACCA professional and holds an Honours degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.

Sewwandi is part of the Non-Audit team, managing a portfolio of non-audit clients, as well as in Business Services team for VAT & Management accounts.

With prior experience in small accountancy practices, she has developed a wealth of experience in diverse accounting and client service areas.

She enjoys working closely with clients to improve efficiency in day-to-day bookkeeping matters and accountancy matters, helping them achieve their financial goals.

Outside the office, Sewwandi is passionate about music and serves as the female vocalist in a small UK-based Sri Lankan band.

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Silvia Cojman

Practice area

Business Services

Background and experience

Silvia joined Wellden Turnbull in January 2023 as part of the Business Services department.

She has a BA in Computer Science for Economics from the American Romanian University and an MSc in Computer Science for Business program.

Silvia manages a portfolio of clients from small owner managed businesses to large companies. She helps her clients with VAT, management accounts and CIS returns.

Silvia enjoys training people on Xero, listening to her clients needs and tailoring management accounts to suit their business and deadlines.

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Graeme Witt

MCIPP dip

Practice area

Payroll

Background and experience

Graeme manages Wellden Turnbull’s Payroll department, with the support of Anila Vadgama.

He has over 20 years of client payroll experience covering all aspects of payroll from one person employers to multi-national employers.

Graeme has proven experience in payroll gained working for top 100 accountancy firms.

Graeme keeps up to date with all relevant legislative changes and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals with a Degree in Payroll Management.

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Teresa Stansbury

CG (Affiliated)

Practice area

Company Secretarial

Background and experience

Teresa joined Wellden Turnbull as company secretary in 2016 having previously worked in a similar role for 10 years at a regional law firm.

Teresa works with limited companies helping them comply with Companies House requirements. She helps clients keep up to date with filing requirements and changes in company law. Teresa can also save you time by dealing with your routine filings.

Teresa liaises with her colleagues in the accounts and tax teams in assisting with updates and changes to your company structure and shares.

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