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Calum Purdie
Business Development Director and Head of Technology & Life Sciences
5 November 2026
- Technology & Life Sciences
- Business Advisory
- Business Resilience
- Business Solutions
- Innovation taxes
- Start-up & Entrepreneurial
Johnston Carmichael is joining Barclays’ second UK Innovation Hub in Glasgow, connecting ambitious founders and scaling businesses with expert support, mentoring and networks to help them grow.
David Ward
Partner & Head of Tax
28 October 2026
Autumn Budget 2026 rewards risk-takers but creates two classes of founderChancellor John Healey’s first Budget will hand high growth founders the most generous tax relief since 2020 but halves the lifetime limit on the relief many other business owners rely on, according to accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael.
Paul Shields
Audit Partner and Head of Newcastle office
7 May 2025
Johnston Carmichael boosts Newcastle team with senior tax hiresLeading UK accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its tax offering in the North East with a series of senior tax appointments. Will Hamilton, Rebecca McColl and Zita Duggan have joined the Newcastle office to further strengthen its specialist tax services, bringing decades of combined experience across corporate tax, innovation tax incentives, and R&D advisory support.
Andrew McMillan
Tax Partner & Head of Innovation Taxes
19 October 2022
Johnston Carmichael announced as Gold Sponsor of the inaugural Scottish Games WeekLeading accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has been announced as a gold sponsor of the first-ever Scottish Games Week.
Jenn Stewart
Business Advisory Partner, Head of Rural and Dundee Office Head
5 May 2021
Johnston Carmichael exhibiting at BioDundee International ConferenceScotland’s largest independent accountancy and business advisory firm, Johnston Carmichael, is looking to the future of the City of Discovery this year as it exhibits at the BioDundee International Conference on Wednesday 12 May.
