Our Team

Staff Members

Berkeley Townsend is a well - established Chartered Accountancy practice, based in Shenfield, near Brentwood, Essex.
We believe that the key to providing top quality accountancy services is the working relationship between accountant and client. We aim to provide a friendly, but professional service to you.
From the first day you become one of our clients, you can be sure that all the skills and experience the practice possesses will be channeled into helping you build a better and more profitable business. Your personal or business tax affairs will be handled in a professional and tax efficient manner, and our in house legal department helps us provide a multi-disciplinary approach to you and your business.
We can offer you the very best accountancy, tax, business, financial and legal advice and guidance. We are firmly committed to a policy of continuous improvement, and all staff regularly attend further professional training courses.

David Aquino FCA, FCCA

David Aquino is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He has many years' experience as a partner in accountancy firms.
David trained with a large London firm before becoming a partner in an Essex based firm. He handles all types of clients, from large multi-national companies, to UK companies, partnerships and sole traders. He deals with individual taxation and tax planning, as well as business accountancy and business advice. He has particular expertise in attending to Inland Revenue investigations.

Lee Ogden FCCA

Lee is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and has been a Partner at the firm for over 15 years.
Lee has wide experience in dealing with clients in all kinds of service industries, ranging from small family businesses to companies with multi million pound turnovers. Lee has experience in the commercial sector as well as a Practice environment.

Elizabeth Middleditch FCCA

Elizabeth is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She is a firm believer that to provide advice that is effective she has to really understand her client's business, personal goals and aspirations.
She has many years of experience as a manager in practice, and has specialised in management support systems and self assessment taxation issues.

Tracey Aquino LLB

Tracey qualified as a barrister, and now works in the Berkeley Townsend legal department.
She provides legal advice on a wide range of legal topics, drafts agreements and legal documents, and organises consultations with our other free-lance legal advisers.

Louise Daws - Practice Administrator

Louise uses her unique skills to ensure our Clients needs are properly handled by the firm.
Her steps to success in life and business, involve breaking down the big audacious goal into do-able tasks. She hates wasting time. Louise is an accomplished painter, and enjoys the finer things in life.

Bridget Wright - Client Payroll Support

Bridget is head of Client Payroll Support services.
Her gentle approach masks a determined and disciplined mind, which has won her many plaudits from clients.
She is married and lives in Essex with her husband Mark and two beautiful children.