Our Team

Ralph Thoburn Junior

Position: Director

Qualifications: Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Registered to carry out audits and authorized to give Financial advice.

Experience & specialisms: Ralph has experience of working closely with a number of owner-managed businesses. He provides an all round service from tax mitigation to wealth creation, management reporting to planning and financial decision making. Ralph is also the current Chairman of Bedes World as well as an AVN/DUBS Mastery Graduate in Business Development. Ralph has been involved in the financing of a number of British Films. He is one of the firms two Penn Champions for new business/business expansion and tax planning. Ralph worked for a London firm of Chartered Accountants prior to joining the firm in 1989.

Outside work: Ralph would argue that his main area of expertise is bridge. Equally he enjoys playing most sports with an appalling level of ability, although you will find his skiing prowess is world class if you meet him in a bar at the foot of the mountain. He is married to Fiona with three children.

Ian Turnbull

Position: Head of Audit and Accounts

Qualifications: Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Experience & specialisms: Ian is currently applying for the registered auditor qualification and has been a member of the team for several years. He was appointed our audit and account manager on 1st January 2008. Ian is another of the firms AVN / DUBS Mastery Graduates in Business Development.

Outside work: Ian enjoys socializing with friends on a good night out, playing football and leading the Anchor Boys section in a local Boys Brigade.

Fiona Thoburn

Position: Director, Head of Taxation Services

Qualifications: Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Experience & specialisms: Fiona did her training with city accountants Dixon Wilson before joining BDO Binder Hamlyn in 1989 and working in their corporate tax department. She moved to Thoburn & Chapman in 1994 and is primarily involved in company taxation ensuring our corporate clients pay the correct tax and not a penny more. She also has experience of estate and Trust matters and personal taxation.

Outside work: In her spare time Fiona is a mother of three, married to an extremely supportive and dynamic husband, and is a pretty mean bridge player. She enjoys a bit of keep fit when she can, is an excellent ballroom dancer and occasionally blows the dust off her bicycle.

If you would like to discuss your business needs with our team then just call 0191 4562425 or contact us by email and we'll tell you more about how we're genuinely different to other accountants.

Tom Storey

Position: Personal Tax Consultant

Experience & Specialism: Tom has 16 years experience in dealing with personal tax compliance and planning of high net worth/earning clients having worked for both large and small firms. He has been a member of our Team in this role since 2005. His work covers the areas of income tax, national insurance, capital gains tax and inheritance tax working with individuals as well as Trusts and Estates.

Outside work: Tom is married to Joanne and they have two young children. As well as being an active family man, he enjoys a nice bottle of wine and a good concert. In an office of split loyalties, he is firmly in the black and white camp.