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Gavin Purvis FCCA, BA (Hons)
Partner
Gavin grew up in Cornwall after moving around the world with his army officer father. He graduated in 1975 with an honours degree in accountancy and qualified in the city of London in 1978, giving him very considerable experience within the profession. He has also had a keen interest in rugby from an early age and that passion for the sport has continued to this day, and is the former President of Sutton & Epsom RFC.
Barry Irvine
Partner
Barry has in excess of 35 years experience giving tax advice within the profession and in industry. His career originally began working at the Inland Revenue and has gone skywards since then. He is a ‘flying maverick’ in his spare time having attained an RAF scholarship at 17 and gaining his pilot's licence before he could drive. As flying jets for a living was not to be he still keeps his hand in regularly taking off from Redhill aerodrome in Surrey. He has even been known to take several clients up for a spin.
Tim Penson FCCA, BSc (Hons)
Partner
Having joined Purvis Stevens back in 2004 as an accountancy graduate, he went on to qualify and remains to this day an integral member of the Purvis Stevens team. Well known for saying that, ‘relaxation is an art he doesn’t have time for’, he’s certainly an individual who likes to keep busy both inside and outside of work.
“In the accounts department, everyone counts.”
— Barry Irvine, Partner