Our Teams
Partners
Neil Curtis - BSc Hons FCA 
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a graduate in applied maths and computing science, Neil qualified in 1980 with a leading international firm. He joined Thompson Jenner in 1983 and became a Partner with the firm later that year. He is responsible for advising corporate businesses and larger partnerships and regularly undertakes the role of business adviser to clients to assist in the growth and development of the business. Neil is based in our Exmouth office.
Michael Hart - BA ACA 
Michael Hart qualified with Thompson Jenner in 1996. Upon qualification he joined a national firm in Plymouth before returning to Exeter to work for a regional practice as manager. Michael returned to Thompson Jenner in 2000, becoming partner in 2004. He specialises in advising growing entrepreneurial businesses across a variety of industry sectors, which include property, construction, financial services and professional partnerships. Michael is experienced in working closely with and advising owner managed businesses on their audit, taxation and business advisory needs. Michael is based in our Exeter office.
Simon Lewis - BA (Hons) ACA 
Simon Lewis qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Thompson Jenner in 2003 after graduating with a first class honours in Accounting and Finance from Oxford Brookes University. During his qualifying exams, Simon achieved awards in the South West for coming first in the Business Finance exam and the final admitting case study exam, as well as coming third in the UK in the Business Finance exam.
Simon specialises in advising on business start-ups and growing businesses working closely with clients to monitor their performance. Specific areas covered include taxation (both personal and corporate), property transactions, acquisitions and disposals, succession planning and corporate finance. Simon is based in our Exmouth office.
Gary Salter - FCCA 
Gary qualified in 1984 with Ernst & Whinney and joined Thompson Jenner in the same year. Gary specialises in dealing with owner managed businesses and has wide experience of helping businesses grow. Gary has wide experience of working with business start ups, sole traders, partnerships, companies and charities. He is a General Practitioner dealing with all aspects of auditing annual and periodic management accounts, taxation, personal financial and tax planning. Gary is based in our Exeter office.
Peter Walmsley - BSc FCA - Managing Partner 
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and an economics graduate, Peter specialises in providing audit, accounting, taxation and corporate finance services to family owned companies. Peter was previously a manager with one of the leading international firms of accountants and joined Thompson Jenner in 1980. An experienced non executive director, Peter provides straightforward, practical advice to owner managed businesses. He is a director of Enterprise South Devon. Peter is based in our Exeter office.
Jon Westley - ACA 
Jon trained in the corporate services department of a top 10 national firm and qualified in 1996 before joining Thompson Jenner in 1999. In addition to the main areas of corporate accounts, audit and tax, Jon has also worked on several corporate finance assignments and outsourcing. Jon specialises in assisting clients to develop their accounting systems to produce reliable, timely management information. He became a partner in 2008. Jon is based in our Exeter Office.
Ruskin Wilson - BSc FCA 
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a physics graduate, Ruskin offers a wide range of experience specialising in accounting, audit and taxation work for the smaller owner managed business. He is always keen to adopt a ‘hands-on’ approach with his clients to promote profitability through regular advice, monitoring and support.
Ruskin is evidence of the firm’s commitment to training, having qualified with Thompson Jenner in 1989, and following a six month spell in Australia, returned to manage the corporate services department in Exeter, before becoming a partner in 2000. He also considers extremely lucky to have one of the best office views in the South West, looking over the seafront at Exmouth! Ruskin is based at our Exmouth office.
Managers
Audit/Accounts/Business Services
Paul Carnell - FCCA - Corporate Service and Tax Manager 
Paul joined Thompson Jenner as a trainee in 1998 and qualified in 2002, becoming an audit manager in the same year, before moving on to become a corporate and personal taxation manager in 2005. Paul provides a senior management role to a varied client portfolio mainly focusing on owner managed businesses both incorporated and unincorporated, advising on all aspects of accountancy and taxation.
Paul manages many specialist assignments including FSA regulated audits, client account reporting and involvement with property management companies. Paul also provides assistance with the induction and training needs of new trainees within the firm.
Jim Hancock - ACA - Corporate Services Manager 
Jim joined Thompson Jenner as an audit trainee in 1999, qualified in 2002 and was appointed as Corporate Services Manager in 2008. He is responsible for a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from auditing SME's, large companies and regulated audits. Jim is based at our Exeter office and works with clients across the firm.
Clare Langdon - ACA - Business Services Manager 
Clare joined the firm as a trainee in 1994 and became a qualified Chartered Accountant in 2001. She now manages a team that looks after a diverse range of clients but specialises in business planning and development for growing family businesses. Clare is based in our Exeter office.
Dave Tucker - FCCA - Audit Manager
Dave joined Thompson Jenner in 1997 as a trainee Accounting Technician and then progressed onto his Chartered Certified Exams. He qualified in 2002 and was appointed as an Audit Manager specialising in audits for SME's, large companies and charitable organisations. Dave is based at our Exmouth office and works with clients across the firm.
Carla Westley - ACA - Corporate Services Manager
Carla joined Thompson Jenner as an audit trainee in 1995, qualified in 2001 and became a Corporate Services Manager in 2004. She is responsible for audit and accounts clients ranging from sole traders to medium-sized entities. Carla is based at our Exeter office and works with the clients across the firm.
Tax
Geoff Fraser - FCA CTA BSc - Head of Taxation 
Geoff qualified with a medium sized firm of Chartered Accountants in London in 1989. He subsequently qualified and became a member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1991. After spending six years working in London and then working for six years with a large independent firm in the North West, he has worked for Thompson Jenner as head of taxation for the past six years, having joined the firm in August 1999.
Geoff is also an examiner for both The Association of Taxation Technicians and The Chartered Institute of Taxation. He specialises in all areas of personal and corporate taxation. Geoff is based in our Exeter and Exmouth offices.
Tim Green - FCCA - Tax Manager 
Tim qualified in 1980 with a small City of London firm and after a move to Ernst & Young was transferred out in July 1982 to their office in Hamilton, New Zealand as an Audit Manager, for a 2 year assignment. On his return to the UK in 1985 he joined Thompson Jenner’s Exmouth office as a Tax Manager where he has responsibility for personal and corporate tax planning and compliance as well as a small portfolio of his own clients within the firm. Tim is based in our Exmouth office.
Jacqui White - FCCA - Tax Manager 
Jacqui joined the firm as a trainee in 1989 and qualified in 1994. She specialises in tax advice but has wide range of knowledge and a depth of experience in all aspects of small incorporated and un-incorporated businesses. Jacqui is based in our Exmouth office.
IT
Paul McCarthy - Commercial Director CCS Ltd 
Paul studied computing as part of his degree at Exeter University and was a business manager at Thompson Jenner before leaving to work in industry where he gained extensive knowledge and experience of the use of computers and IT systems in a business environment. Now a director of Colleton Computer Solutions he provides practical advice regarding accounting systems and the use of IT in helping to drive a business forward.
Paul is based in Exeter.
Andrew Newall - Technical Director CCS Ltd 
Andy, a director of Colleton Computer Solutions, is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with an HND in business information technology. He has developed immense skills in all aspects of IT and has overseen many client projects and installations. He makes use of his encyclopedic knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and has installed over 50 servers for various businesses and organisations. Andy is based in Exeter.
Financial Planning
Philip Dalley - Financial Planner TJFS Ltd 
Philip has an honours degree in Financial Services from Bristol Business School and over 15 years experience in the industry. Philip spent 5 years in London where he ran his own IFA practice. He has lived in Devon for 7 years and in that time has developed a strong relationship with a number of local solicitors firms. Through working closely with solicitors, he has developed his knowledge and expertise in areas such as Inheritance Tax and estate planning, trusts and pension sharing. Philip is based at our Exeter office.
Neil Sear - Director TJFS Ltd 
After completing his degree in Economics, Neil returned to Exmouth where he was educated, and started his career in financial services in 1989. Over the past 19 years he has gained experience as an adviser, compliance officer and trainer and has built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise in all aspects of financial planning. Neil is a director of Thompson Jenner Financial Services Ltd. Neil is based in our Exeter office but regularly works out of the Exmouth office.
Payroll
Samantha Cole - Payroll Manager 
With over 10 years experience in delivering compliant payroll services, Sam heads Thompson Jenners specialist payroll department serving clients of various sizes and across a range of industry sectors. Before joining the firm Sam was Payroll Manager for a nationwide recruitment agency where she also gained significant HR experience. Sam is based in our Exeter office.
Marketing
Robert Munday - Marketing Manager 
Robert joined Thompson Jenner in 2006 with over 20 years of marketing and business development experience. He has been involved in the briefing, initiation, planning and implementation of marketing and PR strategic plans and campaigns for several large and small organisations as well as running his own business in the South West. At Thompson Jenner he is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s marketing, media and public relations activities. Robert is based at our Exeter office.
Other Exeter contacts
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Naomi Beamer |
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Kate Greenway |
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Donna Marlow |
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Shelly Northwood |
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Becky Phillips |
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Stephen Wadham |
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Tax |
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Jane Hughes |
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Sally Pursey |
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Malcolm Weaver |
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IT |
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Adrian Cuming |
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Rosemarie Hart |
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Oliver Mitchelmore |
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Robert White |
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Financial Planning |
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Liz Barrett |
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David J Smith |
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Julie Troup |
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Payroll and Bookkeeping |
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Jane Adams |
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Claire Friend |
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Helen Martinez |
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Lucie Pennington |
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Administration |
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Rachael Bennett |
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Claire Demery |
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Andrea Newman |
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Secretaries |
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Claire Churchill |
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Rachel Hodgson |
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Sara Martin |
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Other Exmouth contacts
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Janice Baxter |
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Julie Brown |
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Elle Crowden |
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Angie Drummond |
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Mick Hardy |
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Allan Kirkwood |
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Paul Lewis |
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Jason Simons |
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Julie Tooze |
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John Trudgian |
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Emma Williams |
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Karen Dixon |
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Claire Vosper |
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