Meet the team
Jo’s background in investment banking, financial PR, and brand design gives her a unique perspective on clients’ affairs: spotting the key issues amongst the noise. Jo is the main contact for all clients, even when she is herding her children, or is knee-deep in cow poo on her husband’s dairy farm.
Roger Thomas FCA
Founding Partner
1940 – 2024
Roger spent 25 years as a globetrotting auditor and settled in Bradford on Avon before establishing the practice in 1981. He gained his ACA fellowship of 50 years service in 2014 and grew the practice into what it is today. We will all miss him immensely.
Bego is our senior accountant and has a forensic eye for detail. She does a brilliant job of keeping everyone in line and when Bradford on Avon is at hot as Barcelona, she winds down on the river.
Lucy joined Thomas and Ellis having had enough of city life. She loves a good puzzle to sort through and has become our go-to person for those particularly tricky bookkeeping knots. When not working, Lucy is likely to be found quietly crafting something beautiful.
Payroll Chief
Karen is our payroll guru and she brings a whole team’s worth of knowledge to our payroll department. Karen is great at unravelling tricky payroll problems and is reducing her working days, swapping them for sticky finger days with her grandchildren.
Emma Higgins
Payroll Manager
Emma is cool, calm and great under pressure and has a wealth of experience under her belt. She is unflappable which ensures the payrolls are always done accurately and on time. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her children.
Justine is our bookkeeper in chief and used to be a solicitor before giving it up for numbers. Her methodical and thorough approach means that no detail is missed which is particularly useful when deciphering unruly correspondence.
Lauren is calm and organised and ensures the office runs like clockwork. Her ability to stay patient when dealing with HMRC or Companies House is a superhero quality we all value immensely.