- Leads our tax advisory practice, FB Consulting.
- Solicitor specialising in corporate and personal tax.
- Track record of success at first-tier tribunal tax chamber.
James Dudbridge LLB
Director
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 120 strong and comprises chartered tax advisers, chartered accountants, lawyers, sector specialists, former HMRC inspectors and quality assurance experts.
- Leadership
- Business growth
- FB Consulting
- Quality assurance
- Tax practice
- Sector specialists
- Client and business support
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Jayne Stokes ACA
Associate Director
- ACA qualified.
- Former director at a Big Four firm.
- Advises innovative businesses on R&D tax relief and tax disputes.
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Tom Heslin MSc
Associate Director
- Leads our sector specialist team.
- Expert on software guidance for R&D tax relief.
- Master’s in Medical Image Computing.
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Katy Long CTA CA
Associate Director
- Qualified chartered tax adviser and chartered accountant.
- Experienced working with portfolio of large companies.
- Expert in R&D tax policy and legislation.
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Chloé Palmer CTA
Associate Director
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- Extensive experience at a top 10 accounting firm.
- Over a decade of tax experience.
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Phil Smith CTA
Technical Lead
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- Advised hundreds of businesses on R&D tax relief.
- Provides a range of specialist R&D tax advice.
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Mark Andrew
Senior Tax Specialist and Former-HMRC Inspector
- More than four decades of tax experience.
- Provides strategic advice through our advisory and enquiry support services.
- Specialist in R&D tax since 2006.
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Peter Beavis PhD MSci CSci CChem MRSC MIMMM
Senior Sector Specialist
- Highly experienced materials scientist.
- Background in food science, pharma and defence.
- Doctorate in organic chemistry.
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Tree MA FBCS
Senior Sector Specialist
- Software, electronics and physical sciences specialist.
- Former CTO with 30 years’ experience in high-tech businesses.
- MA in Physics from Cambridge University.
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Ben Wyatt LLB
Senior Sector Specialist
- Expert in a huge range of developer and cloud technologies.
- 15 years of agency experience working across many sectors.
- A dedicated resource at ForrestBrown for uncovering digital innovation.
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Ian Kent CTA
Senior Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- More than a decade of tax experience.
- Past winner of CIOT's Gilbert Burr Medal.
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Emily Carden ACA CTA
Tax Manager
- University of Bristol economics and management graduate.
- Experience at a Big Four accountancy firm.
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Richard Barron
Research Associate
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MSci in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Translational Quantum Technology from the University of Birmingham.
- Translates clients’ scientifically and technologically complex projects to HMRC in case studies and enquiry responses.
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Serena d'Arcy
Tax Consultant
- Supports R&D claim process.
- Works with a broad range of clients.
- Graduate of the University of York.
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.