Ewen is a partner with the firm and is involved in general practice covering all aspects of accountancy specialising in tax, trusts, charities and the medical profession. He is also in charge of the firms Internal Administration and our Work in Progress.

Married to Elaine Dyer also a Partner with the firm he therefore always takes his work home with him. He is a keen golfer and enjoys travelling particularly to America with their young daughter.

Mark has a varied portfolio of clients across general practice and has significant involvement with many Charitable Trusts, both professionally and in a voluntary role.

Mark is heavily involved in our Tax department with particular emphasis on personal tax issues and ensures the smooth running of our IT systems and is also our Money Laundering Reporting Officer, an important area of compliance for any CA firm.

He enjoys watching most sports in his spare time, particularly football, but is often found at weekends spending quality time with his wife and three children, doing whatever they tell him to do!

Jayne trained with a Big 4 firm and has been with Martin Aitken & Co since 1993. As an expert in Audit & Accounts, her key areas of expertise are family business and general business consultancy.

Being an Audit/Assurance committee member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a committee member of the Audit Practice Board (SME), Jayne keeps the team up to date with the latest technical information.

Despite a busy working life, Jayne finds time to raise money for charity through her running.

Tricia specialises in both Corporate and Personal Tax. Her career in tax started in 1985 when she was asked to provide assistance with a a Revenue enquiry. She thoroughly enjoys working in tax and the daily challenges brought about by the everchanging UK legislation. Tricia has over 25 years of experience in advising clients, assisting colleagues and dealing with HMRC.

Married with two young boys, when not working she spends most of her spare time at the park and doing various sporting activities with the boys.

Liam joined the firm in June 2010, having been in partnership previously with Russell McGowan and Tricia Halliday. A member of the ICAS Taxation Committee, he is a general practitioner with a special interest in tax investigations. Over the years Liam has assisted many family businesses in appraising or structuring and managing plans for growth, succession and retirement, or business disposal.

Out of hours you would find him on the golf course, watching football, or relaxing with his wife and family.

Stephen joined MACO in July 2008 as a result of the merger with A.S. Fisher & Co..

Stephen has wide experience in general practice having been mainly involved with owner managed businesses. He has a strong personal commitment of care to his clients with the distinct objective of assisting his clients to progress and grow organically or by acquisition.

He has clients in many industry sectors with a special interest in property companies, dentists, doctors, leisure and the entertainment industry. Specialisms also include merger, de-mergers, acquisitions and reorganisation.

Elaine deals with audits and accounts preparation across all sectors within the firm. She is also jointly responsible for technical and training matters within MACO together with Jayne Clifford.

One of Elaine’s areas of expertise is advising property companies, property investors and clients with property portfolios.

When Elaine is not travelling with her husband Ewen & daughter Emily, she enjoys sport and is involved in raising money for charity.

Jim became managing partner in 1990 with a plan to make the company one of the top 10 accountancy firms in the West of Scotland. Not content with achieving this the company went on to be highlighted as the fastest growing accountancy firm of 2005/6.

His fellow partners recognise that the strong position of Martin Aitken & Co now is due significantly to Jim’s tireless work for the firm and its clients. 2007 saw Jim step into the role of Chairman and, whilst you would think this would allow him more free time to enjoy flying his plane, he has still remained in a hands-on position offering his expertise in strategic planning and focusing on business opportunities for MACO and their clients.