1. Who we are
  2. Our people

Our people

ForrestBrown’s team gives clients access to unrivalled breadth and depth of technical expertise across a range of innovation incentives.

Our team is 100-strong and comprises chartered tax advisers, chartered accountants, lawyers, sector specialists, former HMRC inspectors and quality assurance experts.

  • Sara Brigden

    Managing Director

    • Leads the ForrestBrown team across the UK.
    • Manages strategy and day-to-day operations.
    • Champion for raising professional standards in the industry.
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    Sara Brigden

  • Simon Brown CTA

    Founder

    • Founded ForrestBrown in 2013.
    • Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
    • Began career with Big Four firms.
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    Simon Brown

  • Karim Budabuss CEng

    Director - Grant Advisory

    • Grant advisory expert with Big Four experience.
    • Significant experience supporting large businesses to access innovation incentives.
    • Chartered engineer with the UK Engineering Council.
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    Karim Budabuss

  • Leanne Davy LLB

    Director

    • Leads the people team at ForrestBrown.
    • Qualified and experienced solicitor.
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    Leanne Davy

  • James Dudbridge LLB

    Director

    • Leads our tax advisory practice, FB Consulting.
    • Solicitor specialising in corporate and personal tax.
    • Track record of success at first-tier tribunal tax chamber.
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    James Dudbridge

  • Tom Jones ATT

    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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    Tom Jones

  • Adam Kotas CTA

    Director

    • Passionate about R&D as an essential component of business strategy.
    • Works with businesses to access innovation funding.
    • Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
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    Adam Kotas

  • Alex Price CTA

    Director

    • Works with strategic partners to support businesses to access innovation incentives.
    • 20 years’ tax experience.
    • Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
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    Alex Price

  • Andy Yeo ACMA

    Finance Director

    • CIMA qualified accountant.
    • Experienced finance professional.
    • Background in developing fast-growth businesses.
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    Andy Yeo
Our people careers

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.

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