Joe has experience in working with a variety of clients from different business sectors and providing tax advice in areas such as research and development tax credits.  He works closely with the audit and commercial services teams to provide a coordinated approach to tax compliance.

Andrew is responsible for the delivery of the compliance services within the Private Client Department in our Stoke-on-Trent office.

John joined Dains in 1988 and has worked in most areas of accountancy. John’s current role is the completion of tax returns and accounts for our commercial clients where he has built great working relationships.

Stacy is part of our Evolve team working across multiple offices, her role involves providing owner-managed businesses with not only compliance services but day-to-day support for their finance function to ensure timely and accurate information is available. She believes that in order to provide a proactive and cost-effective service, understanding the business and the people behind it is crucial.

Amanda works closely with the Partners and colleagues to ensure owner-managed businesses are given the support they need, tailoring the approach to each client depending on their specific needs and requests. Amanda believes that understanding each client and their values is key to maintaining a good client relationship and providing the best results.

Adam is responsible for growing and managing the commercial service offering in the Staffordshire region. Adam has a varied portfolio of clients including agricultural, manufacturing, retail and engineering businesses.

Laura started her accounting career with Dains back in 2012 as an apprentice within Commercial Services. Over the years Laura has put her hand to most area’s of accounting such as compliance, payroll, tax returns etc, but soon realised that cloud accounting was the route she wanted to pursue. By obtaining and maintaining various software certifications, Laura can see how cloud accounting software can transform the efficiency of your bookkeeping, streamline your finances and provide real-time information on your numbers.

Laura has experience working with a large number of businesses on converting and integrating them onto a wide range of cloud accounting software platforms in many different industries. The innovation of cloud accounting has allowed her to advise businesses further by collating and interpreting data to create meaningful insights into how the business is truly performing.

Andrew is responsible for non-audit accounts production and a full range of financial back-office financial support.

As a Partner John thrives on dealing with people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are engaged in raising the profile and bringing employment into the area, he enjoys being a sounding board for clients ideas and helping them to achieve their ambitions.

Steve specialises in assisting owner-managed and growing businesses in a broad range of industry sectors including manufacturing, engineering, and retail.

Lisa acts for owner-managed and growing businesses across a broad range of industry sectors delivering proactive and timely advice by building a close working relationship based on good communication.

Ian looks to build a close working relationship with his clients, providing sound, proactive business advice together with ensuring his clients fulfil their statutory compliance requirements. Ian also assists clients with the preparation of timely management information and offering advice to clients on their financial potential.