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.
Chris Cobb
Accounts & Tax Manager
Chris has extensive experience in all day to day areas of accountancy in particular personal tax, VAT and payroll. He prepares accounts and tax returns for limited companies, partnership and sole traders as well as personal tax returns for private clients. Chris is particularly strong at problem solving and applying lateral thinking to an issue. This may range from the creation of a reconciliation to prove a complex number to resolving a technical tax issue.
He also has solid practical experience in dealing with payroll issues, problems with HM Revenue & Customs and incomplete records and has broad sector knowledge covering medicine, manufacturing, agriculture, publishing, retail, contractors, mechanics and private clients.
Chris gained his initial experience at another firm of accountants and joined Tayabali & White in 1994.
Shane White ATT
Tax Manager
Shane joined us at the beginning of 2017 to provide bespoke tax advice to our clients. He has extensive knowledge of Personal Tax, Corporation Tax and VAT as well as extensive experience of Property Taxes, Capital Gains and Inheritance Tax.
He has worked in tax since 1993, and enjoys the challenges and intricacies of our ever-complicated tax system. Shane works alongside Imran, Simon and the rest of our team to ensure that our clients are given the best tax advice possible.
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.
Martin Sells
Bookkeeper & Management Accountant
Martin provides our bookkeeping and management accounts offering to certain clients. He prepares the books and records for these businesses, reducing the time and effort required by the business owners for maintaining their records, providing them with timely management information and ensuring that the year-end is completed punctually.
Martin has had a relationship with Tayabali & White, as an employee of two clients, for over 25 years and was delighted to join us recently when the opportunity arose. He is a member of the ICB (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers).
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.
