Our team

Robert has a wide range of experience, with specialisms in many areas of personal tax planning and investigation work. After qualifying with one of the largest international accountancy practices, Robert joined Lithgow Perkins with the ambition to combine the technical and service ethos of an international firm with the personal, hands on approach of a local firm.

Mike has significant experience with accounting and auditing groups of companies, and has dealt with many property companies and those involved in the retail and manufacturing sector. He has a wide range of expertise, with particular specialisms in audit and the not-for-profit sector, and aims to understand clients and offer relevant business advice.

Joe has a wealth of knowledge across a range of disciplines but his particular passion lies in helping start-up businesses flourish into profitable enterprises. He advises entrepreneurs in areas of business structure, legislation, expansion funding and exit strategy. An important part of his work is offering cost effective tax planning tailored to individual needs.

Tom was promoted to partner level in April 2023 after joining Lithgow Perkins as an apprentice in September 2012. Alongside accounts preparation and tax compliance, Tom specialises in business consultancy, tax planning and audit work for businesses of all sizes including sole traders, owner-managed companies and multi-million pound companies.

Tom joined Lithgow Perkins in 2013 as an apprentice, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2020. In April 2023 he was promoted as partner. A specialist in tax, Tom views his work for clients as similar to that of a finance director, looking at real time information to give profitability, cash flow and tax projections, and then aiming to mitigate that tax liability.

Formerly our trusts and tax manager, Stuart was made a partner at Lithgow Perkins in April 2024. He specialises in personal tax and trust tax and enjoys trying to save money for his clients with efficient tax planning. His role includes tax return preparation, preparing trust accounts and completing capital gains tax returns for clients. He also manages probate work for our sister company, LP Probate Services Limited.

Phillip coordinates our staff, support and IT to deliver a cost effective, timely service. He also manages the financial calendar for all our clients to ensure that filing and tax deadlines are met. With a background in accounting, corporate and business tax, he is also still actively involved in the preparation of accounts and tax calculations for a variety of companies.

Martin has been at Lithgow Perkins for over 30 years and enjoys working with owner-managed businesses. He has developed close relations with a number of our larger clients and has assisted in passing the business from one generation to the next. He provides accounting, audit and tax services for these clients.

Corinne has managed the payroll department at Lithgow Perkins for more than 25 years. In that time, she has seen PAYE regulations and payroll reporting become ever more complex, as well as the introduction of pension auto-enrolment.

Julie's specialist area of work is payroll. She also undertakes bookkeeping and VAT compliance, as well as work for our sister company LP Probate Services. Julie joined Lithgow Perkins during the Covid pandemic, when ever-changing payroll regulations gave her a good understanding of PAYE regulations and RTI reporting deadlines.

Nina manages the bookkeeping department, ensuring all VAT returns are completed and submitted to HMRC on time. She specialises in VAT compliance and keeping up to date with the ever changing rules and complexities. Nina is also our contact for clients who need assistance with cloud based bookkeeping software and has provided support for various sized clients in numerous different industries.

Beverley has been with the firm for over 30 years and in that time has built up a wealth of experience in accounts, audit and tax. She usually looks after our larger clients’ annual accounts and tax compliance needs, and specialises in day-to-day compliance for professional practices.