Sharon took up the position of Assistant Financial Controller in September 2017. Sharon has over 17 years of bookkeeping and accounting experience gained in a range of industry sectors, including manufacturing and engineering. She is a qualified Bookkeeper and has been a full Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) since 2007.

Sharon has experienced first-hand the benefits that R&D tax credit can deliver for a company when a previous employer submitted a successful R&D tax credit claim through Fiscale.

Sharon is enjoying being part of the Fiscale team at such an exciting time in the company’s development. She is excited to be given the opportunity to fulfil a long standing ambition to study for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification, fully supported by Fiscale.

Neil brings over 30 years of experience to Fiscale, working within leading edge Research and Development environments. During this time he has held various roles which cover the whole of the product life cycle, from Systems Design through to Technical Customer Support and Problem Management.

His early career spans GEC Marconi, Netcom Ltd and General Datacomm Advanced Research Centre. Neil has held positions in Product Design, Validation, Quality Assurance and New Product Introduction.

In 1999 he was based at Fujitsu’s Cambridge development centre, working on the design proving and delivery of Fujitsu's Broadband Access platform for BT’s first generation Broadband network offering. In 2003 he joined BT at their R&D centre at Adastral Park, Ipswich, as Conformance Test Project Lead for next generation broadband systems.

Neil brings experience and skills to the Fiscale team which are invaluable for the introduction of new processes and systems.

Prior to joining the Fiscale team, Tilly completed A Levels in History, Sociology and Biology at Fort Pitt Grammar School in Kent. In September 2018, Tilly decided that she wanted to pursue a career in Tax and as a result, joined Fiscale as a Consultant under an apprenticeship scheme. Throughout the duration of her apprenticeship, Tilly completed the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) Level 4 qualification and worked up the ranks of the business to Assistant R&D Tax Manager. Tilly is currently working to become a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) to achieve a Level 7 qualification..

Tilly enjoys her current role as she finds it very rewarding to see businesses grow and develop as a result of obtaining R&D Tax Credits. Tilly loves meeting new people and learning about our client’s business, especially as many of companies that we work with are at the forefront of their industry. The most fulfilling aspect of the role for Tilly is that every R&D claim is different meaning that she is constantly learning and evolving.

Steve enjoyed a long and successful career with Lloyds Banking Group, where he was most latterly Regional Director, Commercial Banking for East England until his departure in 2019. Since that time Steve has provided business advisory, coaching and mentoring through his business, Number 4 Consulting, and he takes on the role of Chief Operating Officer at Fiscale, with a strong background in sales performance, leadership, governance and people development. Steve is a non-Executive director with The Jockey Club, Chair of Love Newmarket Business Improvement District, Chair of West Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Newmarket Charitable Foundation Events Committee, an accredited cricket umpire, a keen golfer and a mad keen Spurs fan!

In 2018 Adrian obtained the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Adama Mickiewicza High School in Katowice, Poland. Subsequently, he studied Law at the Queen Mary University of London, graduated in 2021 and received the International Human Rights Law Prize Award for an outstanding academic achievement. During his studies, he has been involved in pro-bono legal counselling as a Support Team member and Student Advisor at the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre.

His previous experience of working in a tax and accountancy firm and studying revenue law at university motivated him to become a tax advisor. This motivation combined with an interest in the newest technologies inspired him to apply to Fiscale and gain expertise in R&D tax credits. Currently, Adrian is studying towards his ATT exams to qualify as a tax technician.

Eve trained firstly as a scientist and then as a tax accountant. She holds a First Class Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of St Andrews, where she specialised in solid oxide fuel cells and biofuels. After graduating in 2013, she joined the EY Cambridge' tax team, where she trained as a Chartered Accountant, qualifying in 2016. Eve then undertook her Chartered Tax Advisor training and qualified as a CTA in 2018. Her role at EY involved the organisation and management of the annual corporation tax compliance cycle for her clients. This included current and deferred tax calculations under FRS 101 and FRS 102, for inclusion in statutory accounts, the preparation of Corporation Tax computations, R&D claims, Patent Box claims, Controlled Foreign Company analysis, interest restriction analysis, advice on Tax Strategy, Senior Accounting Officer, Country by Country Reporting, restructuring and resolving HMRC enquiries. Eve’s client base at EY was mainly UK groups and US inbounds in the R&D, recycling and technology sectors.

The next step in Eve’s career was to join the in-house corporation tax team for a global pharmaceutical company where she worked on the UK corporation tax compliance as well as tax provisions for the quarterly financial reporting.

Eve’s drive to combine her scientific and tax technical expertise led her to join Fiscale in June 2019, as our R&D Tax Manager. Eve enjoys understanding all the interesting projects our clients are undertaking and being able to support their businesses using R&D and Patent tax reliefs.

Amna holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Manchester, where she specialised in Improving Mixing Processes for Industrial Manufacturing. She further completed Post Doctorate and worked as R&D Consultant for companies like Unilever and Invista, where she helped companies with her expertise in Research & Development. She attained (ESPRC) Doctoral Award in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and leadership qualities. Amna is also a (FHEA) Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK, which was awarded due to her research work for Higher Education at The University of Manchester. In addition, she has published number of research articles in International Engineering Journals and presented her research work at International Conferences. Her interest in helping UK SME’s with innovation and Research & Development led her to join Fiscale so she can utilise her R&D expertise to help and support companies to develop and grow.

Alenka qualified as a teacher in 2015 after completing a degree in History at Anglia Ruskin University and a teaching degree with Essex Primary SCITT. After two and a half years teaching in a local primary school, Alenka decided on a change of direction with her career and joined Fiscale in January 2018 as a Claims Administrator.

Alenka has recently been admitted as an associate member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT), by achieving her Level 4 qualification. She enjoys working as part of a small team in a commercial environment. Alenka is interested to learn more about the different types of Research and Development (R&D) being carried out by Fiscale’s clients and appreciates the positive impact that R&D has on the economy.

Moizzul obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from the University of Bedfordshire, which has been valuable for reporting and writing about our clients R&D activity. He is also a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) with aspirations to become a Chartered Tax Adviser.
He began his career in R&D Tax Credits in 2018, since when, he has gained experience through the management of a large and varied portfolio of claims for R&D Tax Relief and Tax Credits, preparing complex technical and financial assessments, liaising with HMRC, and client management. He has extensive experience claiming in a wide range of industries such as manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, and construction. As part of his role, he also ensures that the R&D claims put forward are of the highest quality and meet the requirements of the relevant tax legislation and guidelines, while maximising the benefit returned to the client.

In 1993, John Mayhew founded HET Software to develop software solutions for the social care sector in the UK and later, Australia, providing technical support from Malaysia. The company became a 'best of breed' with over 600 clients and a reputation for product innovation.

He sold the company in August 2012, remaining one of four Executive Directors. The combined business had revenues of £10 million per annum, and continued to operate in the UK, Australia and Malaysia employing 100 staff.

By the time of his retirement in early 2014 John had built up three pro-bono directorships, later reducing these to two.

John is a Director of the Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and is currently heavily involved in a campaign to improve the A1307 road link towards Cambridge.

He is also a Director of ONE Haverhill, originally a Government backed pilot, but now fully fledged and providing a forum for major stakeholders in the area (Town Council, Borough Council, County Council, Police, NHS, Education, Housing, voluntary sector and Business) to collaborate on community projects. He sat for 15 months on the small working party charged with managing the Statutory Master Plan process for the regeneration of Haverhill Town Centre, which was approved by St Edmundsbury Borough Council in September 2015. He remains involved in the management of the Master Plan delivery process.

On retirement, John wanted to create a balance between his pro-bono and commercial interests and in 2014, used his experience of gaining and maintaining Research & Development Tax Credits for his own business to back the creation of Fiscale as specialist tax advisors. Together with his business partner, Stephen Bunting, he has built the business up to 10 employees and has helped clients to recover over £3 million of Corporation Tax.

Karen’s career was spent in social housing, becoming CEO of Havebury Housing with 6000 properties, 200 staff and a capitalisation of £300 million. Retired since 2019, Karen is a Non-Executive Director of three housing-related organisations

Lucie joined specialist R&D Tax Credit advisors, Fiscale, in July 2015 to manage the HR function for the company, playing a generalist role supporting the Directors and Chairman in achieving the company's ambitious business strategy and objectives.

Lucie's specialisms include recruitment, having spent eight years with Michael Page recruiting finance professionals and was seconded to Morgan Stanley to run their Temporary Staffing Desk. More recently she was a Recruitment Account Manager For GlaxoSmithKline playing an integral part of the HR team's 'Attract and Retain Talent' programme. As the Recruitment Manager she managed the end-to-end process for hiring candidates into vacancies up to and including VP level.

Lucie also spent 5 years with HET Software, the leading provider of social care management software in the UK and Australia as HR Manager. During this time she achieved her Level 7 CIPD qualification.

Ollie attended the University of the West of England, Bristol, achieving a first-class honour in Law in 2019. Ollie furthered his study in Law by achieving the Legal Practitioners Course in 2021. Ollie is currently a Master of Law and Association of Tax Technicians student. Ollie joined Fiscale in 2020 looking to develop a career in tax, with the ambition of becoming chartered.

After completing his PhD in Organic Chemistry David worked in the chemical industry as a research chemist before leading a research team and heading up a pilot plant. David then trained as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor qualifying in 1998 with PwC and most recently has worked at KPMG. He has worked advising companies on corporate tax matters and managing their tax compliance for many years. During this time he has specialised in assisting companies claim R&D tax relief and Patent Box relief. David has helped companies claim these valuable benefits for more than 20 years in the case of R&D tax relief.

David joined Fiscale in 2022 to continue his desire to help companies claim R&D tax incentives and make Patent Box claims using his experience in R&D in industry and his tax technical expertise to meet this aim.

I attended Coventry University, achieving a First Class with Honours in Accounting & Finance in 2021. My previous experience of working in the tax sector has aspired me to join Fiscale to pursue a career in tax. I am always willing to learn more and broaden my knowledge, and that is why I hope to become a Chartered-Tax Accountant in the future.

Joseph attended Newport Free Grammar School and completed his A Levels in Mixed Science, Business, History and Physical Education in July 2015. Following this, he undertook work experience in the loans department at Lloyds Bank and at Sony Music, where he assisted with administration and marketing.

In January 2016, Joseph joined Fiscale as he wanted to work in the field of accountancy and was particularly interested in Tax accountancy.

Joseph is currently furthering his education by completing a Level 4 Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualification. His long term ambition is to become a Chartered Tax Accountant.