Sophie’s legal career has spanned over 13 years. Prior to joining RCK, she has spent the last seven years leading an in-house legal, data and compliance team at a leading law firm. Her experience incorporates all things legal (contracts/ litigation/ corporate), data protection, procurement, costs challenges, funding, compliance and dispute resolution. Prior to this, she worked in private practice in asset finance at Norton Rose, specialising in Shipping and Aviation Finance. In her roles as both General Counsel and Head of Legal, Data and Compliance, Sophie safeguards the business by ensuring the adoption of best-practice principles in all areas of corporate governance and departmental procedure. With her wealth of legal, data and compliance knowledge, she is consistently tightening RCK’s security which is consistent with RCK’s adopted mission to be the safest and most security-conscious provider of services in our industry.

Eli is an experienced Chartered Tax Adviser (both ATT & CTA qualified) with ten years of expertise in various areas of tax. His career includes working in Private Client Tax at Smith & Williamson (now Evelyn Partners) and Tax Dispute Resolution at BDO. Eli excels as a resilient problem-solver with a keen interest in helping clients navigate and resolve complex tax disputes. As Head of Risk & Compliance, Eli leads the Compliance Team, ensuring all claims made by RCK meet the firm’s rigorous standards including compliance with both the legislation and HMRC’s guidance, without compromising on the value of relief to which clients are entitled. The Compliance Team also manages all correspondence with HMRC and any arising Enquiries. The team has a strong track record of resolving HMRC enquiries in a mutually beneficial manner for their clients and HMRC. Outside of tax, Eli's passionate about helping others navigate the convoluted care system in the UK. This stems from his lived experience as a primary carer for his brother-in-law who has Down’s Syndrome.

Tony is a FCA bringing a wealth of experience of both sides of the consultant - client axis to RCK. After a decade of experience as a Chartered Accountant in audit and taxation in London, he moved to the corporate side and worked in a range of senior finance positions through to Division Finance Director for MyTravel Group plc and subsequently Thomas Cook. In this role he was also responsible for Procurement, Legal, HR, & IT and with responsibility for the worldwide reporting of the Hotel Division he has great experience of alternative approaches in different jurisdictions to similar objectives which he now applies to the benefit of our clients. As a specialist in tax, he was Thomas Cook Group PLC’s tax representative in Spain and main board Director of the Spanish entities.

Alex Marshall joined RCK directly from HMRC’s R&D department, bringing more than 3 years of experience as an R&D Compliance officer. In his role as a Senior Compliance & HMRC Liaison at RCK, Alex plays a crucial role in the Compliance team by responding to HMRC enquiries and advising on our approach to claims.

Wane has been practising in R&D tax incentives for several years, including Ayming, PwC and EY, and recently returned from a year working overseas in the Swedish R&D regime. With a geochemistry postgraduate background and specialised in construction, engineering and life sciences R&D claims, Wane’s previous roles have all been fully 360 covering business development, claim preparation, reviews/sign-off and enquiries.

Gosia obtained BSc (Hons) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and MSc in International Business and Management. She has previously spent more than 3 years working in R&D Tax both in the UK and in Canada, where she was heavily involved in claim preparation and defence.

Param joined RCK directly from HMRC, where he most recently worked within their R&D department. Having spent just over 3 years at HMRC, Param initially trained as a Higher Executive Officer in Corporation Tax compliance before moving on to work in Complex Evasion, where he led investigations into large companies, as part of the Wealthy and Mid-Sized Business Compliance Directorate. Prior to working at HMRC, Param read Economics at the University of Birmingham.

Pia is an audit and accounting professional with extensive experience in statutory audit procedures, accounting principles and financial reporting. She has audited clients listed on various stock exchange (NSE/BSE/SEC) in sectors such as manufacturing, IT services and healthcare services, and has been responsible for auditing a whole unit of an NSE listed company, performing SOX audit for an SEC listed client. Pia has assisted clients in preparation of standalone and consolidated financial statements in line with respective accounting framework, with subsidiaries in various countries.

Taher graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Economics and French, during which time he studied at the Toulouse School of Economics. With recent experience in the not-for-profit sector, Taher worked as an Assistant Research Analyst in Paris before developing his audit skills back in the UK.