Meet the Portsmouth team at KSL Accountants & Business Advisors

Kevin Smith

Partner

Kevin commenced training in 1982 whilst acquiring his degree in Accountancy. After training with a firm of Accountants in Chichester, he became a Partner of C J Driscoll Chartered Accountants in 1991. In 1992, after being in charge of the Cosham office for some time, Kevin took over the Practice as a sole practitioner, and it is now known as KSL.

Kevin has built the firm by providing an excellent, proactive and innovative accountancy service to KSL’s clients as well as investing in his staff’s education and training.

Steve Cooper

Consultant

Steve’s career in Accounting started in 1985 at a firm of Accountants in Chichester. Within a couple of years, Steve completed his Association of Accounting Technicians exams and in 1992 joined Kevin at Cosham office. With extensive experience in practice, Steve can assist you with all manner of accountancy, taxation and business advice.

With extensive experience in practice, Steve can assist you with all manner of accountancy, taxation and business advice.

Claire Ward

Accountant

In 2012 Claire achieved her AAT qualification. After working for a firm of accountants, Claire joined KSL in 2016.

Kat Mitchell

Office Manager

Kat commenced her career in accountancy when she started at KSL in 2006. Kat is qualified in Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
She is able to assist you with all accounting requirements from starting up a new company to dealing with VAT returns, bookkeeping, year-end accounts and Self-Assessment Tax Returns.

Ester Barwick

Accountant

With over 10 years of experience in practice, Ester joined KSL in 2019 and is AAT and MAAT qualified.

Phil Searle

Accountant

With over 30 years of accountancy experience, Phil joined KSL in 2017 and deals mainly with preparing VAT returns.

Sam Wilding

Accountant

After graduating in his college Accounting course, Sam started work at KSL in 2011 and has successfully achieved his AAT qualification. He is currently working towards obtaining his ACCA qualification.

Shana Davies

Accountant

Shana started working in the accountancy sector in 2010. In 2014 Shana achieved her AAT qualification and also joined KSL.

Liz Griffiths

Trainee Accountant

After working at a firm of accountants for a few years, Liz joined the team at KSL in 2019 and is currently studying towards her AAT level 3 Diploma in Accounting.

Zoe Randall

Payroll

Zoe joined KSL in 1994 and deals with all of the Payroll and CIS for our clients. She is based at the Cosham office; however she manages the Payroll for both offices.

Katie Butcher

Administration

Katie joined KSL in 2008 and deals with many aspects of administration and is always happy to assist clients with any queries they may have.

Laura Knight

Administration

Laura joined KSL in 2008 and deals with the administration, as well as KSL’s new Portal system which was introduced in 2018. Laura is always happy to assist clients with any queries they may have.

Willow Moss

Administration Apprentice

Willow started her apprenticeship with KSL in 2019 and works in reception with the Admin team.