Phillip
Dann
phill.dann(at)dsonline.co.uk
Phill became a partner in Dean Statham in 1990 & has since built up a significant following in looking after a general portfolio of business clients. He particularly specialises in acting for professional services businesses, having a passion for practice management.
Phill also has an expertise in delivering innovative tax solutions & regularly presents on the subject to groups of business people and also networks of accountancy practices, additionally acting in a mentoring role to these practices.
Phill is a council member of the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce, Deputy Chair of finest, the network of professionals in North Staffordshire, and a governor of Newcastle College. Outside of work - walking, skiing & watching football (that Mecca of Premiership football - Stoke City!) are his passions.
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 David Beardmore
david.beardmore(at)dsonline.co.uk
David trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with Dean Statham before becoming a partner in 2004. He has a varied portfolio of business clients including clients in the retail, manufacturing, engineering, construction and service sectors.
David has developed a particular expertise in providing structured business advice to clients and heads up our business advice arm, Best for Business. He is rightly proud of the fact that one of these clients gained national recognition for their significant increase in turnover and profitability over a relatively short period of time.
David loves his sports cars and when time allows (having two young children), enjoys working out in the gym.
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 Richard Bladen
richard.bladen(at)dsonline.co.uk
Richard trained with a leading international accountancy firm before joining
Dean Statham, becoming a partner in 1983. Richard provides general advisory
services to a wide portfolio of clients, and has built up a recognised
expertise in share valuation and forensic matters. Richard is still playing
tennis each week, loves to go to concerts and greatly enjoys being ferried
around by his "of-age" son.
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David
Talbot
dave.talbot(at)dsonline.co.uk
David is our tax planning director and joined the firm from a top-four
international firm. He has a wide knowledge of tax planning and is recognised
as a leading corporate tax-planning expert.
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Peter
Brown
peter.brown(at)dsonline.co.uk
eter is the manager of our business services unit which provides accounting,
taxation and business advice support to many businesses in a variety of
sectors. Peter also lectures to the newly self-employed for Business
Initiative.
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Mark
Gilligan
mark.gilligan(at)dsonline.co.uk
Mark is a manager in our corporate services unit, with a speciality in advising housing
associations, charities, UK subsidiaries of overseas groups and undertaking
solicitors' accounts rules audits.
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Nicholas
Jinks
nick.jinks(at)dsonline.co.uk
Nicholas heads up our IT services. As well as being involved with our own
day-to-day IT matters, Nicholas spends the majority of his time installing,
training and query solving on client's accounting systems. He is a Sage Accredited Accountant Partner.
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Jim
O'Leary
jim.oleary(at)dsonline.co.uk
Jim is the firm's practice manager and is responsible for the day-to-day
smooth running of the business. Jim suffers from a very poor Irish sense of
humour, as is needed when being an Aston Villa fanatic.
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Lorraine Beardmore
lorraine.beardmore(at)dsonline.co.uk
Lorraine is a manager in our corporate services unit, with extensive knowledge on investment
business and insurance brokers. She also works with David Beardmore in
delivering our business advisory services to clients.
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Darren
Roberts
darren.roberts(at)dsonline.co.uk
Darren is a manager in our corporate services unit. His specialities include corporate finance
due diligence, pension scheme audits and he handles any construction industry
scheme matters arising.
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Emma
Taylor
emma.taylor(at)dsonline.co.uk
Emma jointly manages our computerised payroll bureau services for many of our
clients.
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