1969 - 1972
Portsmouth Polytechnic BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics.

1973 - 1988
Fully trained Inspector of Taxes case working in London, Cambridge and Oxford Districts.
Three years spent as a specialist in the taxation of bloodstock breeders jockeys and trainers in the Newmarket area.

1988 – 1994
Tax specialist in the Witney office of Grant Thornton providing strategic planning, taxation,
business and personal financial planning advice to mainly agricultural and land based clients.

Agricultural specialist providing advice to other Grant Thornton offices.

Member of a regional team handling all types of Inland Revenue investigations with particular expertise in agricultural cases.

Spokesman for the firm at National events, eg RASE Royal Agricultural Show, RASE Equine Event, Smithfield Show,
at colleges, to farmers groups and on local and national radio.

1994 – 1998
Tax specialist in the Leeds office of Coopers and Lybrand leading and developing the firms agricultural practice in the North of England.
Organising and developing training nationally on tax and legal issues arising in the agricultural and landed estates sector. Providing specialist tax advice in the agricultural sector to businesses, individuals, other Coopers and Lybrand offices and to other professional firms.

1998 – 2000
Member of Pricewaterhouse Coopers tax investigations practice dealing with tax investigations of any kind,
particularly Special Compliance Office investigations.

June 2000 to present
Specialist practitioner offering tax consultancy to fellow professionals, individuals and businesses.
Consultant acting for the Professional Tax Practice Group, a national consultancy offering advice to over 5000 professional firms.


Beverley Blake – Professional History

1963 – 1988
Born, bred and educated in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

1988 – 1997
Marketing specialist KPMG.

1997 – 2001
Full time mother.

2001 to present
Partner specialising in marketing, client care, database management, administration and events.