About us
Tayabali & White was founded in 1979 with the ethos of being an accounting firm that combines strong technical expertise with an exceptional level of personal service that can only genuinely be provided where the directors have an intimate understanding of their clients. And it works – many clients and their families are still with us 40 years later.
Those founding principles carry on to this day. Over the years the practice has grown through referral and recommendations so that today we have a fascinating range of business and private clients in Cambridge, London and overseas, who share our values.
In order to meet the high standards we set, we need a strong team. Our staff have an invaluable blend of experience, qualifications and long service that our clients rely on.
Imran Tayabali FCA
Director
Imran provides business and personal tax advice to clients, in particular consultant surgeons and individuals with significant wealth. He works with clients to ensure their tax affairs are structured efficiently and to help them extract money from their businesses in line with their personal objectives. He has undertaken complex tax enquiries for clients, helped with the restructuring of businesses and provided advice on tax-related matters for family assets.
He has broad sector experience but is more focussed on the individuals running their businesses. He acts as support for these clients assisting with everything from the provision of relevant financial information and tax planning to acting as trustee or executor of their estate.
He became a partner in 2007 having trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountants at PwC within Audit, Insolvency and Transaction Services. He completed the Business Growth Programme at Cranfield University in 2011. He is also a licensed probate practitioner and deals with all aspects of non-contentious probate.
Simon White FCA CTA
Director
Simon works closely with individuals and owner-managers looking at ways of minimising tax and dealing with complex tax scenarios from both a business and a personal perspective. He also has extensive experience of Corporate Tax, Research & Development Tax Credits, EIS and SEIS and personal foreign tax matters.
In addition, Simon is a licensed probate practitioner, dealing with probate, Inheritance Tax and estate administration. He also works on lifetime estate planning with clients including Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and trusts.
He became a partner in 2007, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC in 2001 where he worked until 2006. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Dan De’Ath FCCA
Associate Director
Dan has a wealth of experience in working with owner managed businesses and enjoys building client relationships to ensure their objectives are met whilst minimising tax liabilities both in corporate and non-corporate structures.
Driven to provide exceptional levels of service, Dan commonly assists clients with complex queries regarding a variety of taxes including VAT, Income Tax, National Insurance and Capital Gains Tax. Dan has practical experience in a broad range of sectors, particularly agriculture, property development, consultancy, designers and private clients.
Dan knows the area well being born and bred in South Cambridgeshire. He qualified as a certified accountant in 2014 at another local practice before joining Tayabali & White in early 2023.
Susan Smith FCCA AAT
Senior Accountant
Susan’s main area of focus is in the preparation of corporate accounts and taxation and undertaking company secretarial work. Her area of specialism is therefore statutory corporate compliance.
She also has in depth experience of bookkeeping, accounts preparation and business tax for non-corporate businesses and has particular sector experience in landlord and residents associations, estate agency, contractors, consultants, manufacturing, retail and publishing.
Susan qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1992 having gained experience of bookkeeping, accounts preparation and business tax during the course of her training. She joined Tayabali & White in 1993.
Tansy Budd FCCA
Probate & Audit Manager
Tansy is a very versatile accountant. She has wide experience in undertaking company audits and she also has an excellent working knowledge of financial reporting requirements. In addition to audit work Tansy also prepares financial statements for limited companies and non-corporate entities. She also assists with bookkeeping and VAT returns in order to help clients maintain strong accounting records.
More recently she has passed her probate examination and is increasingly involved in probate cases, where her combination of technical skill and sensitivity towards clients is particularly welcome.
Tansy joined Tayabali & White in 2008 having previously qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1999.
Katie Banks ACA
Accounts & Tax Manager
Katie joined Tayabali & White in 2013 and undertakes a mixture of corporate and non-corporate work. In particular Katie is a problem-solver who looks for practical solutions to deal with accounting issues faced by our clients.
She is XERO certified and helps businesses to set up on XERO. She also provides training and ongoing support to clients with their bookkeeping as well as preparing year end accounts and tax returns.
Katie qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 2009. Having qualified with a firm of accountants she then gained experience within industry working within the finance department of a national retail outlet.
Luke Shepherd
Accounts & Tax Manager
Luke has a comprehensive accounting skill set developed through experience working across a wide range of sectors. He has significant experience dealing with limited companies, sole traders, partnerships and personal tax clients. His in-depth knowledge covers everything from year end accounts preparation to day-to-day accounting issues and general support for clients.
A qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) since 2011, after completing the AAT qualification in 2009, Luke started his career with a top 40 firm and joined Tayabali & White in March 2025.
Samantha Noble
Accounts & Tax Manager
Sam qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2011, became an ACCA Fellow in 2016 and gained a Masters Degree with Merit in Professional Accountancy in 2019.
Sam has experience across a wide variety of industries and client types, having managed portfolios of clients in different accountancy practice roles as well as gaining experience working in the finance department of a large multinational company.
Matthew Rossiter
Senior Tax Manager
Matthew specializes in advising individuals on all aspects of the UK personal tax system. He works with a wide variety of clients including entrepreneurs, High Net Worth individuals and those arriving or leaving the UK. He has strong technical expertise and works closely with clients to help navigate the complexities of the UK tax system by providing clear and tailored tax advice.
In addition, he has experience advising individuals working in the financial services sector, such as Private Equity executives, on their ongoing personal tax compliance obligations and tax planning opportunities.
Matthew is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT). He qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) in 2021 and was awarded the Avery Jones medal by the CIOT for achieving the best performance in one of his exams. He joined Tayabali & White from Deloitte in summer 2025.
Seema Solanki
Tax Manager
Seema has spent all her working life in tax. Joining us in January 2021, she is ATT qualified, specialising in personal taxes, trusts and Inheritance Tax. She has also worked in probate for many years, adding invaluable experience and resource to our growing team.
Seema is naturally empathetic and enjoys providing a personal and attentive service to clients, who greatly appreciate the care and attention they receive.
Khai Jones
Tax Manager
Khai specialises in individual and trust taxation and planning matters. He helps trustees, beneficiaries and individuals with the compliance and advisory aspects of trust, estate and personal taxation matters.
Khai initially trained with a mid-sized accounting firm, where he gained his ATT qualification, moving on to work as a tax advisor within a law firm, advising on High Net Worth trust and estate matters, before joining Tayabali & White in November 2025.
Emma Scott
Payroll Manager
Emma joined Tayabali & White in 2018 to provide payroll and bookkeeping services. She is a member of Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals and has more than 25 years’ experience in these fields.
Emma has a wealth of practical experience in dealing with payroll issues, problems with HMRC and Automatic Enrolment queries.
Before Tayabali & White Emma worked in many different industries including construction, aviation and medical.
Anna Carter
Office Manager
Anna joined Tayabali & White in February 2024. She has 25 years’ experience in office management and administration roles. She has worked in a number of different industries including construction and mechanical & electrical services and maintenance.
Anna holds qualifications in bookkeeping and administration and is conversant in accounting software packages. She is the Personal Assistant to the directors of Tayabali & White but also works with the whole team to manage the office and ensure the smoothing running of daily operations.
Tracey Upshaw
Administrator
Tracey joined Tayabali & White in January 2018. Prior to joining she worked at a mid-sized accountancy firm for ten years where she developed vast experience in dealing with the administrative side of an accountancy practice. In particular she has worked in the small business and tax departments and is very aware of what processes and systems are required for a modern accountancy practice to run effectively.
Tracey assists the whole team with the running of the office as well as maintaining clients records and files and non-technical compliance procedures.
Chris Cobb
In Memoriam
It is with much sadness that our friend and colleague Chris passed away on April 29th 2026. He had been diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus in August 2025 and started treatment in December 2025. We all hoped that the treatment would yield positive results and there were some signs of improvement but sadly not enough to give him a good chance of survival. Throughout his diagnosis and treatment Chris was very brave and open about the challenge he faced. He wanted to carry on working in order to maintain contact with his clients, continue to be a valued member of our team and to maintain some sort of normality. He has been a stalwart of our business for over 30 years and will be sorely missed by us all.
