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....
Kirsty White
Accounts Manager
Kirsty has over 18 years’ experience working initially as a bookkeeper, moving onto accounts prep in 2004. Kirsty joined Martin Aitken & Co in 2020 and has recently been promoted to assistant manager....
Sam Little
Accounts Manager
Sam joined Martin Aitken in September 2018 as an experienced accountant within the Audit & Accounts team....
Gail McShane
Accounts Manager
In November 2022, Gail joined the firm as an Assistant Manager in the Audit & Accounts department. With her ACCA qualification attained in October 2019...
Lorraine Hastings
Assistant Manager
Lorraine is an Assistant Manager in our Audit & Accounts team. She has over 20 years of experience working with SME’s and advising them on their statutory, compliance and regulatory obligations....
Christine Quinn
Assistant Manager
Christine joined the firm in 2005 when Martin Aitken & Co merged with Wm Lockhart and co. She has over 14 years experience working in professional practice....
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....
