About Us
DJH Connect has been created for you by The DJH Payroll & Tax Centre Limited, which is part of the DJH Group, a leading national provider of business advisory and accountancy services.
DJH Connect has been running successfully for over 18 years. Over 5,000 accountancy practitioners have so far benefited from our service, which includes a technical helpline and regularly updated and relevant publications, tax guides, tax briefs, training seminars, plus Connect updates.
Meet the Team
George Lovell, Director
George is a member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He trained at Deloitte in London and then joined KPMG in Leeds where he spent eleven years, the last eight of which were in the Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Advisory team. He has extensive experience of advising on acquisitions, disposals, management buy-outs, group reorganisations, demergers and private equity transactions.
In 2008 he joined RSM Bentley Jennison as a Tax Partner and during his time there focussed on advising owner managed businesses and their shareholders on their tax affairs, including tax efficient remuneration, international tax matters, acquisitions and disposals of private companies, large capital allowances claims and VAT reclaims.
He joined DJH in 2011 where he has developed the firm's specialism in R&D Tax Credits while continuing to advise owner managed businesses on a wider range of tax issues.
Gareth Costello, Tax Director
Gareth joined the tax team in May 2017 to help bolster the senior tax advisory team.
Prior to joining DJH, Gareth has worked at a combination of top ten accountancy firms and smaller independent tax advisory boutiques, the focus throughout being support and advice to owner managed businesses and their owners on tax matters.
Specialisms: corporation tax, income tax, capital gains tax for individuals and companies, succession planning, share incentives and growth plans, corporate reorganisations and demergers.
Sarah Nicholson - Head of Payroll Outsourcing
Sarah is responsible for the day-to-day management of the department ensuring that payrolls are paid on time and accurately.
Her duties include processing more difficult payrolls, transferring BACS payments, advising and guiding the Payroll Administrators on technical matters, dealing with client queries and complex issues, as well as keeping up to date with the latest payroll legislation and statutory procedures.
She joined DJH in 2005 from Ceridian where she was a Payroll Executive. Previously Sarah worked at Birthdays Ltd for ten years as a Payroll Manager and Payroll Supervisor.