Meet the Team
Iain Stirling
Tax Manager
Iain is a Tax Manager and joined Martin Aitken & Co following the merger with A S Fisher & Co in 2008.
With over 10 years experience advising clients on their corporation tax and personal tax liabilities, as well dealing with clients who are being investigated by HMRC, Iain is valued by his clients for possessing the ability to explain the intricacies and complexities of tax legislation in plain, understandable language.
Iain advises limited companies, partnerships, soles traders, as well as company directors and has a significant experience of medical & healthcare practices, advising partners, associates and principals on minimising their tax liabiilties. He’s also Martin Aitken & Co’s quiz master extraordinaire(!)
Patricia Halliday
Director
Tricia specialises in both Corporate and Personal Tax and has a deep understanding of VAT rules & legislation...
Derek Hanlan
Associate Director
With nearly 25 years of experience gained from working in prominent Big 4 accountancy firms and as the previous Director of Taxation at Craig Corporate, Derek is highly qualified, being CIOT certified....
Laura Lawson
Audit & Accounts Manager
Laura joined Martin Aitken & Co Ltd in October 2012 as an Audit & Accounts Manager. She advises a varied porfolio of clients which includes sole traders, partnerships and limited companies – both audit exempt and those requiring an audit....
David Chlosta
Audit & Accounts Manager
David has been with the firm and its predecessor firm Miller Colquhoun for 16 years....
Christine Keyes
Tax Senior
Christine is a Tax Senior and joined Martin Aitken & Co in October 2017. She gained her AAT qualification in May 2002....
David Neil
Tax Senior
David is a Tax Senior and joined Martin Aitken & Co after more than 11 years as a Sole Practitioner & Tax Adviser representing a broad range of clients and advising on all aspects in relation to both personal and company taxation....
Olivia Fulton
Tax Assistant
Olivia began her journey at Martin Aitken as a Tax Trainee in September 2019 and has recently been promoted to the role of Tax Assistant due to her substantial contributions to the tax team. She played a key role in assisting with the preparation and filing of personal and corporate tax returns....
Andrea McColgan
Tax Assistant
Andrea, initially joining Martin Aitken & Co as a Personal Assistant in November 2017, now serves as one of our Tax Assistants.
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Colin McCluskey
Trainee Tax Assistant
Colin joined Martin Aitken & Co in 2022, graduating from UWS with a 2:1 in accountancy in 2021....