Nicholas Belton - FCCA, MA (Hons)
Managing Director
Nick joined the practice in 1997. Nick holds a Practising Certificate, and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Nick works closely with new clients, including personal tax cases, sole traders, partnerships and limited companies and identifies the particular needs of each client.
His main role is the production of Tax Returns, preparation of Accounts and liaison with the client regarding compliance matters and the provision of business and tax advice.
Matthew Benton - FCCA, BSc (Hons)
Accountant and Business Advisor
Matthew has considerable experience in public practice and is a Certified Chartered Accountant with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and is a Fellow of that professional body.
In addition to providing businesses and personal clients with traditional accounting and tax services - such as the preparation of Accounts and Tax Returns - Matthew will pro-actively work with you in order to help your business become more successful and ultimately more profitable.
Sarah Mansfield-Osborne - MAAT
Accounts Senior
Sarah is qualified with the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), is a Xero Certified Advisor/Bookkeeper and also a Quickbooks Certified ProAdvisor. She can support those clients who need help adjusting from manual to computerised bookkeeping systems.
Sarah will assist with the preparation of Accounts, Corporation Tax Returns and Self Assessment Tax Returns, VAT Returns and CIS and liaise with clients regarding compliance matters.
Sarah is studying for her ACCA qualification.
Julie Belton - Assoc CIPD
Company Compliance and HR Manager, Practice Manager
Julie manages compliance for the Beltons list of Limited Companies. She ensures that changes to company information and Confirmation Statements are dealt with in a timely fashion and will liaise with Company Directors and Shareholders to ensure their company complies with the Companies Act.
Julie is a member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) and can provide HR services and advice for existing Beltons clients from recruitment to employment termination and writing contracts to managing employee absence.
Julie is also responsible for the office management and credit control at Beltons.
Melanie Hooper
Accounts Assistant
Melanie is qualified to AAT Level 2 and comes to Beltons with a wealth of IT experience.
Melanie is a Xero Certified Advisor/Bookkeeper and also a Quickbooks Certified ProAdvisor. She will assist with bookkeeping services, client VAT Returns and CIS and support clients moving to computerised bookkeeping systems.