Amanda Virgoe

Telephone:

Email:

amandav@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Corporate Account Manager

Qualifications:

AAT, ACCA

Experience & Specialisms:

Amanda started her accounting career in Northwood Hills with Hardcastle Burton, where she gained her AAT qualification before moving to Devon in 1993. She then spent 7 years with Simpkins Edwards in Okehampton where she qualified as a Certified Accountant. After a short time working in Industry she joined Condy Mathias in October 2002. Amanda now works in the Corporate Department of the Plymouth office.

Outside work:

Outside of the office Amanda loves to spend time with her young daughter. When time allows she enjoys running, horse riding, camping, reading, snowboarding and visiting family and friends.

Andrew Griffiths

Telephone:

Email:

andrew@taxbusters.co.uk

Position:

Client Manager

Qualifications:

MAAT

Experience & Specialisms:

Andrew joined Condy Mathias after finishing his studies at Tavistock College in the summer of '97. He started his Accounting Technician course in the Autumn of that year and completed it in February 2000.

Andrew currently manages and prepares a variety of jobs including individual client returns and financial accounts for smaller businesses.

Andrew is also responsible for ensuring the IT Software used in the Tavistock & Plymouth offices is up to date and working correctly.

Andrew Wing

Telephone:

Email:

andreww@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Corporate Manager

Qualifications:

LLB (Hons), Dip.LP, ACA

Experience & Specialisms:

After a dramatic career change in 1998, Andrew spent 3 ½ years training with another firm of Chartered Accountants in Plymouth before joining our Corporate Department in January 2002.

After a number of years combining his work with his studies, Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant last year, and recently made the step up to Corporate Manager.

Avril Tozer

Telephone:

Email:

avril@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Corporate Client Manager

Qualifications:

ACA

Experience & Specialisms:

Avril qualified in 1999 and joined the firm after training with Francis Clark. She has a broad range of accounts and tax experience; from individual tax cases to medium-sized company audits.

Barry Northcott

Telephone:

Email:

barry@condymathias.co.uk / bjnorth@aol.com

Position:

Consultant (3 days per week) and Client Manager

Qualifications:

FCA

Experience & Specialisms:

Barry was a partner for nearly 13 years in the London firm with which he trained and subsequently left for a full time career in commerce with one of their clients. He spent the next 7 years helping to grow two manufacturing groups which were both sold to a then FTSE 100 company. After 5 years living abroad he returned to the UK in 1990 and took up the challenge of returning to work within the profession.

Since February 1996 Barry has acted as a consultant to Condy Mathias taking a keen interest in their farming clients and in their clients in the Launceston area, acting as a client manager for a number of them. As such he offers support on all aspects of accounting and taxation work and is able to bring to bear on clients' problems, when relevant, his own experiences as a businessman.

Barry has a particular interest in farming including diversification schemes which most farmers must now consider to remain viable.

Barry became a partner during 2002 in a local business which has recently repositioned itself with a view to becoming established as a major supplier of used and antiquarian books sourced through the Internet. He is keenly interested in local, social and family history and is a long standing member of The Devonshire Association.

He has a partner, 4 children, 4 grandchildren, an aged mother, 3 brothers and 1 sister and enjoys all the many and diverse pleasures and problems that come with them!

Christine Cockerill

Telephone:

Email:

chrisc@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Client Service Manager

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance

Experience & Specialisms:

Chris joined the firm in May 2000 and has her own portfolio of clients. Her main areas of client service are the preparation of Soletrader and Partnership accounts and tax returns.

Chris is also the main Sage Instant, Sage Line 50 and Quickbooks advisor, who provides assistance in the installation, setting up and training of the software packages. She also provides telephone support for adhoc trouble-shooting problems.

Chris has a wide variety of interests including Latin and Ballroom dancing, walking the coast path, camping, surfing and cycling. She is an avid Plymouth Raiders Basketball supporter, enjoys socialising and also has a keen interest in wine tasting!!

Dacia Kelly

Telephone:

Email:

dkelly@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Client Manager

Qualifications:

Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians

Experience & Specialisms:

Originally from Scotland, Dacia retrained in accountancy during the late 1980’s, gaining membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians. Following 2 years with another firm of Chartered Accountants in Plymouth, she joined Condy Mathias in 1990 and is now a manager within the Small Business Section. Dacia is experienced in all areas of accountancy and taxation, and her client portfolio consists of an interesting variety of sole trade and partnership businesses with whom she enjoys building good working relationships.

Outside of the office, Dacia likes to be outdoors as much as possible and particularily enjoys walking her boxer dog, cycling and swimming, together with the more sedentary pursuits of reading and pub quizzes. More recent interests are ballroom and latin dancing classes and watching Plymouth Devils Speedway.

Donna Coombes

Telephone:

(01822) 616222

Email:

DonnaCoombes@taxbusters.co.uk

Position:

Manager

Qualifications:

BA (Hons), FCCA

Experience & Specialisms:

Donna joined the firm in April 2006 with 5 years post qualification experience from other firms.  She has a good all round knowledge of most areas of accounts and tax, and works mainly with our farmer clients. 

Donna is our current in house Quickbooks trainer at Tavistock.

Outside work:

Donna has a wide range of interests outside of work including dancing (latin, ballroom and salsa), walking, reading and socialising.  She is also a keen Plymouth Raiders fan.

Lee Williams

Telephone:

Email:

leew@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Corporate Department - Client Services Manager

Qualifications:

Association of Accounting Technicians. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Experience & Specialisms:

Lee studied for AAT whilst working in the Charity Sector. He joined a small accountancy firm in 1995 and qualified as ACCA in December 2000. Lee joined Condy Mathias in February 2002 and has worked in the corporate department since then. His portfolio includes limited companies, partnerships and charities.

Lee enjoys reading and has an interest in local football.

Lesley Johnson

Telephone:

Email:

lesley@taxbusters.co.uk

Position:

Manager

Qualifications:

FCA

Experience & Specialisms:

Lesley started her training with a two office firm in West Cornwall, before moving to Plymouth to complete her qualification with a well known local firm which subsequently merged with Thornton Baker.

She joined the Tavistock office of Mathias & Co towards the end of 1987 to head the management services department, and amongst other things was responsible for dealing with cash flow projections and business plans in order to assist clients raise finance for expansion.

Currently she handles a wide variety of matters for clients as well as the traditional tax and accounting compliance work.

Her client base in the main consists of professional partnerships, family companies and charity based organisations.

Outside of the office Lesley is actively involved with the local Women's Institute and has for many years sponsored a child in the third world through Action Aid. She also enjoys cooking, entertaining and flower arranging.

Maggie Jenkins

Telephone:

Email:

mjenkins@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Manager

Qualifications:

Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians

Experience & Specialisms:

Maggie retrained and obtained her AAT in 1987. She spent two years with another firm of accountants before joining Condy Mathias.

Maggie provides an all round service for sole traders and partnerships including all aspects of accountancy and tax.

Maggie loves her garden with a passion and also absolutely loves the whole new world which has opened up with the arrival of a granddaughter called Kitty.

Vivienne Jordan

Telephone:

Email:

vjordan@condymathias.co.uk

Position:

Client Manager

Qualifications:

Member of the Association of Taxation Technicians

Experience & Specialisms:

Vivienne worked for a small accountancy firm for 11 years, and during that time she studied for her ATT through a correspondence course.

Vivienne joined Condy Mathias in 1997, and currently manages a variety of small businesses, mostly unincorporated. She enjoys the variety of work in that each client's financial affairs are unique, and she is glad to be able to provide a complete accountancy and taxation service. She particularly likes the tax aspect of the work.