MACMAHON LEGGATE - Key Persons

Alison Jordan FMAAT

Audit / Accounts Manager With 34 years' experience working at Cassons (now Baldwins / AZETS), Alison has looked after a wide range of clients in differing sectors. Alison manages the bookkeeping and accounts teams for all corporate and non-corporate clients.

Emma Moss

Job Titles:
  • Practice Manager
Emma has over 30 years' experience in accountancy at PKF in Leeds, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Melbourne, Australia, and Ernst & Young in Manchester. She moved to industry and amongst other roles was Financial Controller for Cassons (now Baldwins/Azets). Emma works closely with all our teams and our Directors on all aspects of the business.

Janet Dentith

Job Titles:
  • Tax Manager
Janet has been with us since May 2019 after spending 10 years with Cassons (now Baldwins / AZETS). Janet's role as Tax Manager, alongside her many other responsibilities, is to work with the Directors supporting them in implementing tax efficient strategies for their clients.

Julia Gradwell

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Supervisor
Julia joined MacMahon Leggate in 2007, having previously worked for HM Revenue & Customs for over 16 years. Head of payroll, she is helped in her team by Louise and Alex in managing over 300 companies. Other responsibilities Julia handles are CIS returns and the preparation of Self-Assessment Tax returns.

Kay Flanagan - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Kay joined the practice in 1992 and subsequently became the major shareholder in 2016. Kay qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton, then following success in the Institute of Taxation exams, she moved to Deloitte Touche for personal and trust tax experience. More experience in corporate tax followed at Ernst & Young - so prior to MacMahon Leggate, Kay worked for and gained experience from three out of the top six global Chartered Accountants. Kay, amongst many other responsibilities, leads our personal tax (including inheritance) department.

Richard Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Director
Having trained and qualified locally with Ainsworths, then Cassons, Richard joined the practice in 2004 and was made partner in 2006. Richard supports a broad cross section of corporate and non corporate clients, with particular focus on the property, digital, engineering and manufacturing sectors. Like Kay, Richard is Audit regulated, and alongside his other responsibilities, heads up our corporate tax team advising on tax efficient corporate structures.