Nicola Bellerby

Career history
I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996 and joined Clive Owen as an audit senior in the Darlington office. After passing my Chartered Tax Adviser exams in 1999, I moved to our York office in 2000. I became tax partner at York in 2002 before moving to the Durham Office in 2006 to strengthen their tax department.

Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Mathematics, FCA, CTA

Experience and expertise
I spend most of my time advising both companies and individuals with their tax planning. I have a particular interest in research and development tax credits and also look after some general practice clients where tax is an important consideration.

Professional memberships/directorships
Membership: ICAEW and CIOT

Corporate social responsibility

I’m a committee member and treasurer for The Dunelm Foundation Limited. We fund raise for North East charitable causes holding an annual sporting dinner. The perk is meeting sports stars such as Kevin Keegan and Niall Quinn as well as raising lots of money with a great group of people.

Career highlights
Being the first person in the firm to qualify as a Chartered Tax Adviser.
I really enjoy seeing clients who save tax particularly through R & D claims reinvesting that saving back into their businesses creating further expansion and jobs.

Did you always want to be an accountant?
No, but I’ve always enjoyed working with numbers so accountancy and tax was an obvious choice.

Hobbies and interests
European travel, running, walking, theatre and helping out on the family farm.