Our Organisation

Stewart Associates Shrewsbury Ltd is an accountancy practice which seeks to help clients to help themselves. The more work the Client is willing and able to undertake themselves the more time we have to spend on the important things, advising on tax and similar matters. And of course there is no need for a Client to pay for work which they can do or can be trained to do themselves. Our attitude is to work as efficiently and effectively as possible with clients.

Independent Auditors LLP provides Audit services directly to clients requiring Statutory Audit and also to firms of accountants throughout the UK who choose to outsource the Audit function either wholly or in part.

Contractor Taxation Services Ltd provides support and advice to one person companies situated nationwide trading as consultants or contractors. We discuss VAT, tax efficient extraction of profit by way of salary, dividend or alternative means, benefits-in-kind and attend to all compliance matters for the company and the individual director/shareholder.

The firm was founded by Ian Stewart FCA CTA in 1981 initially providing tax advice to accountants and lawyers and while now a general accountancy practice Ian remains fully committed as a tax practitioner. As a qualified and practising member of the Institute of Taxation Ian advises on all areas of commercial taxation including profit extraction, share schemes, EIS, EMI, purchase of own shares, R&D credits, VAT planning in addition to more routine Corporation and Income Tax matters.

Ian Cooke (Director) joined in 1991 and heads up the accounting function which includes advice on accounting systems including budgets and management accounts production and often provides detailed spreadsheet templates to aid management information available to Clients.

Jon Dale BA (Hons) ACA joined in 2004 from a national firm of accountants to head up the Audit function and is a partner in our sister firm Independent Auditors LLP. He is also responsible for the management of Contractor Taxation Services Ltd.

Our senior managers and accounting technicians

• David Nye AAT joined in 2001
• Luke Overton AAT joined in 2002
• Steve Campbell AAT joined in 2005
• Dan Williams AAT joined in 2008
• Michael Beer ACCA joined in 2021
• Our payroll department is headed up by 
• Matt Read AAT and joined us in 2012
• Thomas Reese AAT is a graduate who joined in February 2014
• Lucy Romasiuk AAT joined in 2016
• Ashley Williams AAT joined in 2016
• Amelia Carroll is a graduate who joined 2019
• Adam Connolly AAT joined 2021
• Hannah Smithurst AAT joined 2021
• Sophie Rowland AAT joined 2021
• Amy Clarke supervises company secretarial work and administration of the business
• Sam Beauchamp joined in 2024 studying AAT
• Melissa Bevan-Simon joined in 2024
• Deb Stewart has been with the firm in excess of 25 years and attends to administration.

Ian Stewart (Director)

Ian Cooke (Director)

Jon Dale (partner in Independent Auditors LLP)

The Team

Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy

In accordance with the Byelaws of the ICAEW we are required to hold Professional Indemnity Insurance. Details provided on request.

Financial Services Act Registration

The firm is not authorised by the FSA to conduct investment business but is licensed to conduct regulated activities by the ICAEW.