WILKINS SOUTHWORTH - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chartered Accountant
• Senior Accountant

Anita is a Chartered Accountant with over fifteen years' experience in practice and commerce. Having trained and qualified with KPMG, finishing top in her year, Anita has extensive experience in audit and accounts preparation across a range of clients from sole traders to listed companies. In industry she has held roles across the full finance function from group reporting to business process automation and project management. Most recently she fulfilled the role of Reporting Manager for a global property company. In her spare time, Anita is an active committee member for the London Society of Chartered Accountants Ireland and enjoys playing the piano, travel and sailing.

Job Titles:

• Audit Manager
• Tax Manager

Anne joined Wilkins Southworth in 2002, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1991, including three years in Litigation Support. She has also experienced working in industry, having fulfilled the role of interim Finance Director for a newly-listed AIM company. Her expertise covers all aspects of business accounting and auditing as well as corporate and personal taxation, business start-ups, cashflow projections, and property and charity accounting. She advises on tax-efficient structures, overseas residency issues and many ad-hoc issues for our clients including, of course, the completion of their Tax Returns. When not working, Anne is invariably playing or watching tennis.

Job Titles:

• Graduate Accountant

Calvin has worked with Wilkins Southworth for over two years as a trainee accountant. Having graduated from the University of York with a History degree, it has been a steep learning curve. However, his broad experience at the firm includes accounts preparation for different entities, dealing with client's tax affairs as well as providing junior staff members with training and support

Job Titles:

• Accounts Manager

With over ten years' experience in commerce and fifteen years in practice, Chris has a wide experience of commercial businesses from both inside and outside business. His previous experience includes quarterly group management accounts and statutory financial statements for AIM listed companies, audit, as well as the preparation of financial statements for small and medium sized businesses.

Job Titles:

• Managing Partner

Over 40 years ago, Chris Wilkins, who was a trainee accountant at the time, bought his first car for £10. The car, a Morris Minor, had a second hand bonnet (which was a different colour from the body of the car), did not start and had to be towed to Chris' house by his friend, where Chris repaired the car and got it going. He took the car for its MOT and in the queue in front of him Chris met a chap who became his first client. That client had a son that needed an accountant, that son had work colleagues that needed an accountant, his daughter had a boyfriend that needed an accountant etc - you get the drift. Chris now acts for three generations of that family and the only way he gets business is by word of mouth. He has used this approach for over 30 years and on the basis that you only get recommended by satisfied clients, then our approach is simple. We do the best we can for all clients because whilst we have hundreds of clients, you only have one accountant and you want the best. This is what Chris has always strived to be and this is the Wilkins Southworth approach. Whether we are acting on behalf of our client in H M Revenue & Customs' enquiries or in tax planning, we always get the best result for clients. Chris Wilkins FCCA is a Chartered Certified Accountant, Registered Auditor and the founder of the firm. He has run accountancy practices for thirty years and has extensive experience as a practising accountant. He leads in all services provided by the firm. He has gained his accountancy and tax training from two of the largest firms of Chartered Accountants in the City of London. He qualified in 1988 with Robson Rhodes, Chartered Accountants, in their head office in London and was then an audit manager with Pannell Kerr Forster, Chartered Accountants, in their head office in London, before forming Wilkins Southworth. He brought with him such diverse experience as: At the age of 31, he went to stay in Toronto for a period of time to reverse a group of 15 UK property companies into a company quoted on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the assistance of Canadian auditors, by re-auditing the group of companies in accordance with Canadian legislation and restating the UK audited financial statements to comply with Canadian accounting legislation. At the age of 32, he took a due diligence team to Guyana with Lord Beaverbrook and dealt with the purchase of the Demerara Sugar Company, a timber mill and 250 sq miles of Guyana. This included liaising with the eventual purchaser which was a Dutch Antilles quoted company. He was appointed the Chief Financial Officer of a company quoted on the Canadian Stock Exchange at the age of 35. This company had: Gold mines in China. A gold field in Tanzania. Gold licences In Zambia. Diamond fields in Tikhvin, Russia. Timber mills in Lusaka. Offices in London, China, Lusaka (Zambia). He dealt with the financial and regulatory matters in connection with the group's worldwide assets. He has been accredited by The Law Society and The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as an Expert Witness. He was the international tax advisor to the largest land owner in Bucharest, Romania. He was the international tax advisor to a group of English and Italian companies that were the subsidiaries of a Bermudian Trust Structure that had group assets of 50million. He represents clients at hearings with the General Commissioners of Income Tax and has been doing this for 30 years. In that time, he has not lost a Commissioners hearing. He advises on worldwide trust structures, including those in New Zealand, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and Bermuda. He has travelled widely on behalf of clients in the former Soviet Union, Romania, Mauritius, Canada, United States of America, Guyana, Italy and Switzerland. He deals with the international tax aspects of the firm, including advice on residence, ordinary residence and domicile in connection with such offshore jurisdictions as Canada, South America, Kazakhstan, Russia, Romania, Cyprus, Ireland, Italy and Luxembourg. From time to time, Chris participates in Tax Seminars around London, illustrating how when the correct principles are applied, tax can be saved and profits increased.

Job Titles:

• Senior Accountant

Fasih qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant with first time passes in 2020 and has been a national distinction holder with years of experience in the field of accounts. He is one of our senior accountants looking after a mixed portfolio and responsible for many of our corporate clients. Outside work, he is a Cricket enthusiast, a Technophile, reads history books and enjoys following contemporary issues.

Job Titles:

• Accountant
• Chartered Management Accountant

Gavin is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 25 years industry experience within the field of Media finance both in the UK and internationally. During this time, he has developed extensive strategic and operational knowledge across Print and Digital Publishing, Events, Marketing and TV Production and Broadcasting, providing financial analysis and strategic support to deliver business targets. He joined Wilkins Southworth in December 2021, deciding it was time to see what life was like on the "practice" side of the accountancy fence! In his spare time, he plays golf (badly), enjoys fishing and is a Crystal Place FC season ticket holder.

Job Titles:

• Personal Assistant
• Chris Wilkins' Personal Assistant

Hayley is Chris Wilkins' Personal Assistant. She has been with the company since 2021, having just returned from living and working in Sydney, Australia for the past three years. Hayley previously worked in the media industry for seven years prior to travelling and has all round extensive PA/Office Manager experience.

Job Titles:

• Practice Manager
• in 2022 As Practice Manager

Josie joined Wilkins Southworth in 2022 as Practice Manager. She brings with her many years of experience in office management, health & safety and ISO auditing, along with a love of spreadsheets and balancing figures. Josie enjoys baking, crafting, beekeeping and spending time with her family.

Job Titles:

• Graduate Trainee Accountant

Kas joined us in 2020 after graduating from university with a First Class Honours Degree in Financial Mathematics with a Year in Industry. During her year in industry, she worked in the Finance department of the UK's largest childcare provider. Throughout her career at Wilkins Southworth, she has gained experience in a wide range of areas including individual Tax affairs, VAT, Payroll and Company Secretarial whilst simultaneously studying for the ACCA qualification. In her spare time, Kas enjoys baking, swimming and meeting up with friends and family.

Job Titles:

• Office Clerk

Lynette is our office clerk who completes the crucial role of accurately filing and organising all work that we do for clients. She is a Barnes local who has been with the firm for nine years and brings professionalism to her job.

Job Titles:

• Graduate Trainee Accountant

After graduating from the University of Hertfordshire with a First Class Honours in Business and Finance, Pavan joined us in 2021 with the aspiration of learning, developing, and putting into practice his accounting knowledge. Throughout Pavan's time here with he has been involved in a variety of roles from sorting and filing client tax returns, dealing with HM Revenue & Customs in respect of both personal tax and corporate tax as well as liaising with clients on a day-to-day basis. In his spare time, Pavan is a magician, who actively performs at various camps and outdoor socials.

Job Titles:

• Office Clerk

Rosie is our office clerk who has been with the firm since 2018. Rosie is very efficient in her role and enjoys working as part of the Wilkins Southworth Team. Outside of work, Rosie enjoys making silver jewellery and paddle boarding.

Job Titles:

• Accountant

Sara joined us as a trainee Accountant and Book-Keeper in July 2021 and is currently finishing her MSc in Accounting and Finance from University of Northampton. She is also an ACCA Finalist with over 1.5 years of experience in the field. She has interned with organisations including Nestlé and ACCA before joining us. In her spare time, Sara loves polishing her Korean language skills, swimming and happens to be a big Marvel fan.

Job Titles:

• Office Manager

Sarah is our office manager who has been with the firm since 1994. Being our longest standing employee her unparalleled knowledge of the ins and outs of the firm has allowed her to build a vital rapport with our clients over the years to ensure longevity for both Wilkins Southworth.

Job Titles:

• Semi - Senior Accountant

Tom joined Wilkins Southworth in 2016, after graduating from Nottingham Trent University with an upper second class honours degree in Business Management. Whilst working at Wilkins Southworth, he has simultaneously been studying towards the ACCA qualification. He has now completed all of his examinations and will shorty qualify as a Chartered Certified Accountant. As a result of the diverse and expansive nature of the firm's clients, Tom has been able to gain a breadth of practical experience, in a wide variety of areas, during his five year career at Wilkins Southworth. Tom is currently responsible for many the firm's personal tax clients, sole traders, partnerships, and smaller limited companies/LLPs. He also oversees the firm's Payroll and VAT clients, and regularly assists with larger client's tax and accounting affairs, HM Revenue & Customs enquiries, and other ad hoc advisory and compliance activities. Outside of work Tom is a keen sportsman and enjoys Cricket, Rugby and Cycling.

Job Titles:

• Senior Accountant
• Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Waqas is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with more than five years of experience in practice. His previous experience includes statutory accounts of SME's and audits and independent reviews for charities. Outside work, he is a cricket enthusiast, music lover and reads about history.