- Chairman of ForrestBrown.
- Founded ForrestBrown in 2013.
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
Simon Brown CTA
Chairman & Founder
Our people
ForrestBrown’s team offers specialist technical expertise. We’re chartered and combine specialist R&D tax credit knowledge with real passion, enthusiasm and energy for helping innovative businesses grow.
Our team is 130+ strong and comprises chartered tax advisers, chartered accountants, lawyers, sector specialists, former HMRC inspectors and quality assurance experts.
- Leadership
- Business growth
- Advisory practice
- Quality assurance
- R&D tax credit practice
- Sector specialists
- Business support
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Sara Brigden
Managing Director
- Leads the ForrestBrown team.
- Manages strategy and day-to-day operations.
- Champion for raising professional standards in the industry.
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David Byrne
Director
- Skilled in working with technical and tax teams in large, complex and global businesses.
- Over 15 years of experience specialising in R&D tax credits, primarily within Big Four firms.
- Strong track record of outstanding client service.
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Leanne Davy LLB
Director
- Leads the people team at ForrestBrown
- Responsible for people strategy, including recruitment, training and HR
- Qualified and experienced solicitor.
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James Dudbridge LLB
Director
- Leads our tax advisory practice.
- Solicitor specialising in corporate and personal tax.
- Over a decade of experience in tax law.
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Adam Kotas CTA
Director
- Passionate about R&D as an essential component of business strategy
- Responsible for expanding ForrestBrown’s reach.
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
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Alex Price CTA
Director
- Leads our partner programme for accountants.
- 20 years’ tax experience.
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
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Lisa-Marie Smith CTA
Director & Vice-Chair
- Founding member of the ForrestBrown team.
- Solicitor and chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- Past winner of Tolley Taxation’s Rising Star award.
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Jenny Tragner CA ATT (Fellow)
Director
- R&D tax incentive policy expert.
- 20 years of tax experience, including advising some of the UK’s best-known innovators.
- Provides advice on the most complex cases involving R&D tax reliefs, including the resolution of HMRC disputes.
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Andy Yeo ACMA
Finance Director
- CIMA qualified accountant.
- Experienced finance professional with background in developing small, fast-growth businesses.
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Tom Jones ATT
Associate Director
- Leads client-facing teams in ForrestBrown’s R&D tax practice.
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- More than 15 years’ experience in tax and trained at a Big Four firm.
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Stephen Leishman
UK Sales Lead
- Responsible for building and leading our business development team
- Helping businesses access best in class R&D tax advice
- Builds long lasting relationships with our partners
Want to work for us?
We’re ForrestBrown, and we were ranked in The Sunday Times best small companies to work for in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Regionally, we were ranked number one across all companies to work for in the South West in 2018. Everyone at ForrestBrown is valued for who they are as well as what they can do. We all share a common purpose: to help innovative businesses grow. If you’re thinking “where next?”, we’d love to hear from you.
Find out how we can help you
If you have questions about your eligibility for R&D tax credits, or how much they might be worth to your business, get in touch with our team.