Meet the team

Michael Lerman FCA DipAst

Michael brings personal tax and corporate experience to the professional accountancy practice. Qualifying in 1984, Michael has gained experience of the commercial sector as Finance Director of a PLC hotel company. He returned to public practice and established Lerman & Co in 1990. Married with two children, he rides his bicycle to the office to keep fit and is an avid amateur astronomer

michael@ljd.uk.com

Stuart Davis FCCA MSc

Stuart brings a wealth of corporate accounting and tax experience to the practice. He qualified as an ACCA in 1997, having trained with a local firm and obtained his fellowship in 2002. Stuart specialises in accounting, auditing and tax investigations, as well as personal and corporation taxation services.

stuart@ljd.uk.com

Mitch Young

Mitch brings personal tax experience to the firm. Having graduated from the University in Birmingham in 2005 Mitch has gained experience in both corporate and personal tax and currently manages the firms Tax Department as well as dealing with all HMRC Investigations. Currently in the process of completing his studies to become a Chartered Tax Advisor, Mitch is also a member of BNI Business First Chapter where he enjoys the business development side of things. Outside of work Mitch is married to Sophie and is the Chairman and Manager of an amateur football club.

mitch@ljd.uk.com

Stephen Mok – FCCA BSc

Stephen is the newest member of the team. Stephen is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant with more than 25 years experience in accounting, auditing and taxation for small to medium size businesses.
Stephen is married with two children and is particularly interested in football and travelling.”

stephen@ljd.uk.com

Denise Menashy

Denise runs the day-to-day workings of the practice and maintains the Company Secretarial department. Denise has worked with Stuart for 10 years and currently works Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Denise's mission is to ensure the office runs like clockwork.
Denise is married with two children and enjoys reading, theatre and travel.

denise@ljd.uk.com

Alka Patel

Alka is a qualified AAT and part qualified CIMA accountant. Alka has been working for the practice for over 10 year and manages the accounting and book-keeping department of the practice.
Alka is married with two children. Her interests include running, yoga, music and reading. She also raises money for charity by taking part in the Cancer Research Race for Life

alka@ljd.uk.com

Lucy Barker

Lucy is the practice’s PA, dealing with day to day administration as well as being the first point of contact. She has been with us for a year having previously worked in the newspaper publishing world.
She has diverse interests, including cooking, keeping fit and creative arts. At home she has a menagerie of 9 pets and grows her own vegetables and plants.

lucy@ljd.uk.com

Lisa Rosenthal

Lisa works in the book keeping department of the practice. She works Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her background has been in finance and banking.
Lisa is married with three children. She likes to keep fit, read and has decided it is never to late to learn the piano.

lisa@ljd.uk.com