Our Team

Tax Innovations is a firm of Chartered Tax Advisers and Accountants that provides bespoke tax advisory, accounting and payroll services.

Tax Innovations was founded in 1995 and now operates in Winchester, London and the South East. The company has a broad range of clients from individuals to international businesses, which reflect the diverse set of talents and skills that our staff members possess.

Director of Tax Innovations and Expert in Tax Advisory

Simon Griffiths

Simon began his career at Ernst and Young, where he rose to senior manager level. He left to form Tax Innovations. Simon’s core experience is in complex and bespoke (corporate and individual) tax planning. He is also the face of the business and is directly involved with our clients and business partners. Internally he has created a holistic culture in how we approach clients’ needs.

Nick Day

Nick joined Tax Innovations in 2011 from Ernst and Young to lead the personal tax business. He has 30 years of experience working in the tax world having starting out at HM Revenue & Customs. Nick now concentrates in advising our clients on complex personal tax matters, specialising in particular on tax and social security planning for “expats” i.e. non-domiciled and non-resident individuals. He also has broad knowledge of employment tax planning and employer P11D reporting practicalities,
having advised a number of multi-national employers on these issues over the years. Nick is a Chartered Tax Adviser and also a member of the Association of Tax Technicians.

James Pearson

James is our Specialist Tax Services Manager and is a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser with 16 years experience. His area of expertise is complex (and bespoke) corporate and individual tax planning solutions. James is also our research guru and nurtures a good working relationship with HM Revenue and Customs.

Adrian Trace

Adrian joined Tax Innovations in 2014 having previously worked at KPMG. He is a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser with 16 years’ experience working in tax across the south coast. Adrian specialises in corporation tax matters and is also part of our Specialist Tax Services Team, providing complex and bespoke corporate and individual tax planning solutions, as well as responding to HMRC enquiries and providing advice in relation to offshore pensions, VAT, SDLT and other areas of tax.

Nick Turpin

Nick is a manager in our personal tax team and is a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser with 19 years experience working both on the south coast and in London. Nick has a broad range of expertise covering the taxation of individuals, rental businesses, owner managed businesses (OMBs) and the self-employed. Nick has specialist knowledge in dealing with the tax affairs of non-domiciled individuals (“non-doms”) and expatriates (“expats”), and also on advising companies on employment tax issues including social security.

Michelle Williams

Michelle manages our accounts team and is ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) qualified with 20 years’ experience. She specialises in the preparation of financial statements and has worked with a range of businesses, from sole traders to medium sized groups, forming good working relationships and providing full support for clients.

James Waddington

James is a manager in our personal tax team and is qualified with the ATT (Association of Taxation Technicians). He has over 30 years of experience working both on the south coast and in Salisbury. James specialises in the tax affairs of the self-employed, including partnerships, and also advises on UK tax compliance for trustees and non-resident companies.

Fraiya Tomaszewski

Fraiya oversees our bookkeeping team which includes preparation of VAT returns and providing the information that underpins the preparation of accounts. Fraiya has been working as an accountant for 18 years and is qualified with the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians). She also holds a Certificate in Business Accounting from CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants).

Tom Geary

Tom joined Tax Innovations in 2012 as an accounts assistant and now manages the preparation of financial accounts for a portfolio of clients. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant as a member of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with over 10 years’ experience working in accounts across the south coast.

Ellie Griffiths

Ellie has been with Tax Innovations since 2017, starting with the admin team and has now progressed to our Office and Human Resources Manager. She is CIPD qualified at an associate level (Chartered Institute of Personal Development) supporting not only Tax Innovations but assisting company clients with HR queries.

Sandra Wrankmore

Sandra joined Tax Innovations in 2018 as an accounts assistant. AAT and ATT (Association of Accounting Technicians and Association of Tax Technicians) qualified with 30 years’ experience. She specialises in bookkeeping and the preparation and completion of VAT returns.

Rosie Taylor

Rosie joined the personal tax team in April 2020 at the beginning of the Covid-19 lock down, having previously worked for Hampshire Library Service. Since her career change she has become a member of the Association of Tax Technicians and is currently working towards becoming a Chartered Tax Adviser. Rosie has specialist knowledge in dealing with the tax affairs of non-domiciled individuals and expatriates. She also has broad knowledge covering the taxation of individuals, the self-employed and employer P11D and ATED reporting practicalities.

Hazara Begum

Hazara joined Tax Innovations in 2019 managing the preparation of financial accounts for a portfolio of clients. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant as a member of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with over half a decade experience working in accounts across the south coast.

Lenka Bentall

Lenka is a CTA (Chartered Tax Adviser) qualified manager in our personal tax team. Lenka started her career at Deloitte in 2013 where she worked across multiple jurisdictions and rose to Associate Director level before joining Tax Innovations in 2023. Lenka has a broad experience in advising individuals and companies’ tax, HR, equity and payroll departments in relation to their globally mobile employees, helping them navigate complex tax, social security and payroll compliance requirements, as well as providing tax education sessions. Lenka now focuses on advising our clients on their complex personal tax affairs specialising in personal tax and social security advisory for expatriates.