Director and Owner

Tasnim is the main point of contact for all our clients. He began his career in the city before leaving to train as a chartered accountant in central government audit, qualifying in 2010. During this time he played key roles in the audits for several high profile accounts including the UK’s foreign exchange reserves, the Treasury Solicitor’s Office, the Office for Budget Responsibility and the National Portrait Gallery. His passion for technology began when he took up the post as company secretary for a software startup called CloudFabriQ, where he set up their finance and accounting systems and reported directly to the investors. He set up Barnes & Scott in order to provide a service to London’s growing technology and digital sector.

Tasnim specialises in providing tax advice to start-ups and implementing financial systems and controls. He is an advanced user of Xero and Receipt Bank and his tax specialisms are in SEIS, EIS and R&D Tax Credits.

Practice Manager

Nataliya manages our operations, making sure everything runs like clockwork at Barnes & Scott. She has a degree in Business Management, is a part-qualified accountant and is currently working towards her MBA. She has previously worked in the legal and charity sectors and has managed lottery-funded projects. She is our in-house expert on payroll, auto-enrolment and charities.

Accountant

Smita has many years of experience in accountancy practices. Her previous roles involved bookkeeping, company secretarial work, and personal tax returns, as well as accounts for individuals, partnerships, LLPs and companies. Smita takes care of the books for our technology and digital clients at Barnes & Scott.

Tax Partner

Paul has over twenty years’ experience in the profession and has advised a wide range of owner-managed businesses and wealthy individuals. He is a chartered tax adviser and a chartered accountant and applies both these skills to ensure our clients maximise tax saving opportunities.

Previously a tax partner for a national top 15 firm of chartered accountants, he advises on both corporate and personal taxes, including buying and selling businesses, corporate restructuring and personal tax planning. He has particular strengths in providing tax saving strategies for entrepreneurs and their companies and integrating these strategies with commercial and personal objectives.

Paul has a keen interest in the impact of taxation on business and is a member of the Owner Managed Business Sub-Committee of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, which makes representations to government on tax policy.

Tax Partner

Darryl is a chartered tax adviser, a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians, a Fellow of the Society of Certified Public Accountants, and an associate of the Society of Share and Business Valuers. He previously worked as a consultant for a variety of companies, from multinationals to SMEs, providing core tax consultancy services as well as higher-level tax planning projects. Darryl is committed to providing high quality tax advice and bespoke tax strategies. He is a specialist in valuing business, EMI share option schemes and EIS.

VAT Partner

Marcus has worked in VAT since 1982, firstly with Customs and Excise and then as a senior manager with Grant Thornton in London. In 2003 he joined Price Bailey as a director to head up the VAT team. Marcus is also a member of the VAT Practitioners Group, an associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation, an associate of The Chartered Institute of Taxation and an associate of the Association of Taxation Technicians. He has lectured extensively and has written numerous articles for technical and trade publications. He has specific experience in the areas of land and property, international issues, not for profit organisations, partial exemption, TOMS and transaction support.