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Our Team
Robin Arthur
Robin is the Managing Director of Parmentier Arthur Group Limited, the parent company of Parmentier Arthur Tax Services Ltd and Parmentier Arthur Corporate Finance Ltd.
Robin worked in the Capital Taxes Office of the HMRC, including Shares Valuation Division, until leaving in 1973 for tax consultancy in the City of London. He was called to the Bar in 1976. Since founding Parmentier Arthur in 1975, he has specialised in unquoted share valuation, company sales, trusts and related areas of taxation, supporting other professional practitioners in the fields of accountancy, tax and law.
Robin has lectured widely on share valuation matters including engagements in the United States and Canada.
Steve Lygo
Steve is a Director of Parmentier Arthur Group Limited and its subsidiary companies. Steve joined Parmentier Arthur in January 1998 from what was then the Inland Revenue's Shares Valuation Division. As part of the small special cases appeals team he worked on problem cases, typically in situations where negotiations between the taxpayer and the Revenue had reached an impasse and a Special Commissioner's appeal hearing was a possibility.
Since Joining Parmentier Arthur, Steve has continued to specialise in the valuation of private company shares and unincorporated businesses for tax and employee share scheme purposes. Having worked on both sides of the tax valuation divide, Steve has extensive experience of negotiating share values in a Revenue context. Outside the tax arena, Steve's work is mainly focused on advising on value for share sales and valuation matters arising out of litigation. Steve has acted as expert witness on valuation in a wide range of potential and actual litigation situations and has provided evidence in court in connection with family law proceedings, shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims and breach of warranty claims. He is listed in the Law Society's Directory of Expert Witnesses as an expert in the valuation of private company shares and businesses.
Daron Gunson
Daron is a member of the Faculty of Taxation and a Fellow of the Institute of
Taxation. After qualifying as an accountant, Daron decided to specialise in tax, initially joining Binder Hamlyn before moving to Ernst & Young. Daron joined Barclays Bank Group in 1978 where as Deputy Head (UK Tax) he specialised in property tax matters, group tax problems and Schedule E/benefits in kind.
Daron's work with Parmentier Arthur focuses on advising clients on company reorganisations, share buy backs, utilising capital gains reliefs and capital allowances planning. Daron has contributed many articles to magazines including Tax Journal and Taxation Practitioner and lectures widely on corporate and personal taxation matters. Daron is Chairman of the Stonecutter Tax Discussion Group of the Chartered Institute of
Taxation and Editor of Squires: Tax Planning for Group of Companies.
Peter Wyatt
After taking a law degree, Peter qualified as an
accountant with Coopers & Lybrand, his final position being Senior Manager
in the Toronto office. In 1979 Peter left Coopers to join Indal Ltd, a Canadian
subsidiary of RTZ. Peter was appointed Vice-President Financial Controller in
1983 and VP Corporate Development in 1987 with responsibility for the group
strategic plan, evaluation of capital expenditure, and the group's acquisition
and divestment strategy.
Following RTZ's decision to sell Indal, Peter
joined Parmentier Arthur. His work with us focuses on company sales, commercial and
litigation support valuations across a wide range of industry sectors,
preparation of business plans and raising finance.
Stephen Horton
Having completed a Law degree at the University of London, Stephen undertook a Masters degree in Tax and Trusts Law at King's College London after which he taught Tax Law on the LLM course at The London School of Economics and Politics.
Stephen began working with Parmentier Arthur in October 2007 and specialises in Inheritance Tax and estate planning, and valuation of family property companies.
Stuart Gilham
Stuart joined Parmentier Arthur in September 2008 as a consultant.
After graduating from Northampton business school in 2003 with a degree in accounting and finance, Stuart began working for a big four firm specialising in personal tax before joining the employment taxes team where he advised private companies on the implementation of employee share schemes. In 2004 Stuart became a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and is currently working towards becoming a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA).
Stuart's work with Parmentier Arthur focuses on the valuation of private company shares for tax and employee share scheme purposes along with calculating the fair value of share options for reporting under the IFRS 2 and FRS 20 financial reporting standards.
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