Who we are
Our hand-picked team is small but perfectly formed. We are a closely knit unit with over fifty years of private client tax experience. We don’t believe in the pyramid approach to working with clients; our service is not just Partner-led but the Partners do nearly all the work themselves rather than mentor and train an army of more junior staff, as if often the case in larger practices.
There are three client facing Partners whom you can meet below and in person whenever you wish. Our office and processes are coordinated and expertly run by our Operations Director.
Tim Page
Managing Partner
After qualifying as a Chartered Tax Adviser with KPMG in Kent in 1992, Tim moved to their London office and worked with a number of prestigious clients. In 1996 he left KPMG to join Watson Wyatt, another global consulting business. Tim was promoted to Tax Partner at Watson Wyatt in 1998 and was in charge of the tax and corporate finance work for Watson Wyatt in their European Region.
He set up Page Tax Consulting in 2005 after advising on the merger of Watson Wyatt's European and North American businesses. Tim then took a position as head of the private client practice at Creaseys (a top 100 firm of Chartered Accountants) for two years before reforming Page Tax Consulting in 2010.
Tim’s special areas of knowledge include partnership tax, inheritance tax and the link between personal tax planning and wealth management.
Outside of work Tim enjoys many sporting activities. In the summer he plays golf as often as possible (subject to client demand of course). After 30 years practice, he still struggles to find the fairway but enjoys the challenge. In the winter months, Tim will travel all over the country to watch his beloved Exeter City, as long as it’s not too cold and they are not in the relegation zone.
T. 01737 887637
E. tim.page@pagetaxconsulting.com
Ian Ratcliff
Client Services Partner
Ian joined Fraser Russell at their Redhill office in 1993 where he worked in their tax team. Towards the end of his time at Fraser Russell, he began studying towards his ATT exams and passed these in 1998, shortly after joining Watson Wyatt. During his time with the firm, he rose internally within the team, becoming responsible for the daily tax affairs of the Partners of the firm.
In 2005, Ian became a Partner in Page Tax Consulting and subsequently joined Creaseys in 2008. In February 2011, Ian re-joined Tim at Page Tax Consulting, showing commendable loyalty to his clients. Ian continues to work on many of the same clients he has looked after since 1998.
Ian has many years of experience in Partnership tax, dealing with the complicated tax affairs of high net worth individuals and non-resident & non-domiciled clients.
In May 2011, Ian become a father for the first time and spending time with his new daughter Chloe and his wife is his priority outside of work. He enjoys most sports, but his main love is football where he follows Liverpool.
T. 01737 887638
E. ian.ratcliff@pagetaxconsulting.com
Paula Basleigh
Client Services Partner
Paula qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser in 1999 whilst working at a niche firm of Tax Consultants in Kent. She moved to a larger firm of Accountants in 2008 where she predominantly acted for high net worth individuals with complex tax affairs and planning requirements. Paula has worked with Tim & Ian for three years and has been working with Page Tax Consulting since it reformed in 2010.
Paula has experience of dealing with complicated tax affairs of wealthy individuals, non-resident and non-domiciled clients as well as trust structures both in the UK and offshore.
In her spare time Paula enjoys travelling and has visited many countries including India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. When she has her feet on the ground in the UK Paula enjoys the gym and socialising with her friends and family.
T. 01737 887605
E. paula.basleigh@pagetaxconsulting.com
Erika Whitfield
Operations Director
Having worked in a range of businesses, Erika has a broad base of expertise. As Head of Home Furnishings at A. Sanderson and Sons Ltd, she was responsible for scheduling, developing and buying all home furnishings collections, including printed and woven textiles, wallpaper and bed linen, managing a significant purchasing budget and over forty global suppliers. This involved travel all over Europe and the US to oversee and approve initial production.
As Account Manager for a small, privately owned IT business developing and marketing recruitment software, she handled both client and company accounts for four years before moving to the accounts department of a larger company specialising in networking solutions and equipment.
At Page Consulting Erika ensures that everything runs efficiently; from Partnership accounts to billing and marketing. She allows the Partners to focus their energies entirely on clients and takes care of the rest.
Away from work, Erika enjoys tennis and rowing, photography, historic buildings and travels as much as possible, however, she seems to spend most of her free time ferrying her two sons to various sporting fixtures!
T. 01737 887690
E. erika.whitfield@pagetaxconsulting.com