Steve Marsland CTA

Initially trained in Hampshire and then London, Steve moved to the West Country in 1997 where he gained employment with a prominent medium sized firm of accountants.  In 2003 Steve decided that the time was right to branch out on his own and established his own practice working from home.  As a result of rapid growth he persuaded Zohan to join him at the end of 2003 which lay the foundations for the present practice.

As a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor, Steve is responsible for all tax matters affecting the client’s from both direct and indirect tax planning to more complex strategic planning including the use of tax mitigation schemes.  Steve is also responsible for the firm's marketing strategy and spends a great of deal of time seeing new clients and meeting with existing clients to ensure their business needs are regularly met.

Outside of work Steve is a keen skier and snowboarder and is a qualified level 1 BASI ski instructor.  He is a member of the Torquay Alpine Ski Club and as one of their Ski Instructors you will find him there most weekends between October and March.

Zohan Nash ATT

Having trained in a London firm Zohan moved to Devon in 1999.  He then worked in a large South West based practice for approximately four years before joining Steve Marsland to form Marsland Nash Associates.

Zohan’s role is split between managing the internal issues of the firm, to include systems, policies, staff and overall service development as well as dealing with client work.  In addition to having his own client portfolio, with his specialisation in IT, Zohan deals with client bookkeeping and management accounting systems together with advising clients on overall system development and improvement.

Outside of work Zohan is a keen motorcyclist.  He tours Europe regularly on his road bike covering around 2,000 miles a trip, as well as riding green lane and endurance off road motorcycles on a hobby basis.

Simon Glendinning ACA

Simon joined the practice at the beginning of 2005.  He became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2004 and is also a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians.  He has many years experience of working in a general accountancy practice where he has dealt with all areas of accountancy and taxation matters.  In recent years Simon has specialised in corporate clients and has a good knowledge of company reporting, company secretarial requirements and corporation tax.

Within the practice, Simon is our Corporate Services Director and deals with a number of owner managed companies, as well as advising those clients on their own personal tax affairs.

Simon’s hobbies include swimming and cycling. 

Darren Peterson MAAT

After initially training in practice for three years Darren left to work in industry running a manufacturing business for seven years.  During this time he completed his AAT qualification.  In January 2007 Darren joined the practice where he is responsible for running the payroll and bookkeeping department as well as managing a range of corporate and non corporate businesses.

Outside work Darren is a proficient badminton player and has played for Devon and also coached junior county badminton squads for several years.  His other interests include going to the gym.

Nathan Murphy MAAT

Nathan joined the practice in 2007 after gaining a number of years practice experience working in another firm of accountants in the Newton Abbot area.  Nathan is responsible for the Tax Credit affairs of the firms' clients as well as dealing with a portfolio of corporate and non corporate clients.

Nathan recently achieved full member status of the Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT), and is currently working towards his Association of Certified Chartered Accountants qualification, having passed his level 2 in June 2007.

Nathan’s hobbies include football, for which he has represented in goal Exeter City and Torquay Untied as well as Devon and Cornwall. For the coming season he has signed for Western Premier League team Dawlish Town. 

Hayden Binmore

Hayden joined the practice in 2007 as a trainee accountant and is currently studying towards his AAT exams.  His day to day responsibilities include payroll and bookkeeping and also the preparation of accounts and tax returns for sole traders and partnerships.

Hayden also has one of the most important jobs in the practice; that of arranging the team's quarterly staff outings!

Outside of work Hayden is a keen footballer (he tries his best!) and plays for a local Torbay team.

Julie Sheffield

Julie joined the practice in 2005.  She is responsible for all reception duties and also assists with the arranging of conferences and ad hoc projects that Steve and Zohan undertake.  Along with Hayden she is also responsible for Arranging the team's quarterly outings.

Outside of work Julie helps children that suffer from dyslexia and also looks after her own children.