Company Values and Our Team

IJC Finance provides accountancy, bookkeeping and payroll services to businesses across the UK. Established in 2019 and with over 50 years combined experience in industry and practice, our qualified team work with companies across all sectors to help manage your accounting and finances.

Our team are knowledgeable, reliable and helpful, providing a bespoke service tailored to your business needs, and the business was created based on the desire to provide a friendly and supportive service to our clients. Find more about our values here and meet the team!

1

Relationships First

We work with people, not paperwork. Your goals matter more than ticking boxes.

2

Plain English, Always

Tax shouldn’t need a translator. We speak clearly, answer honestly and make sure you understand every step.

3

Do It Properly

We choose the right way over the easy way. If something needs fixing, we’ll tell you – and help you put it right.

4

Calm in the Chaos

Deadlines, HMRC letters, messy records – we’re here to take the stress off your shoulders, not add to it.

5

Grow Together

A strong team means better service. We invest in our people so you always have knowledgeable, consistent support.

Isobel Chaplin

Accountant & Owner

IJC Finance was founded in 2019 by Isobel.

Isobel has been working in finance since early 2004, starting her corporate career in Sales Ledger for a large national company and with her final position as Finance Manager for a company which was part of an international group. She has gained significant and varied experience in the corporate accounting sector including foreign currency transactions and building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Isobel trained and became a chartered certified accountant under the ACCA in 2010, but resigned her membership at the end of 2019 to join the AAT. She is fully licensed by the AAT to offer an extensive selection of accounting services, and is highly focused on continual professional development and keeping an eye on the latest regulations and announcements in the industry. From 2024 she is also has membership of the IFA as a Financial Accountant and Tax Adviser.

Isobel’s skills mean that she is able to help businesses with all tasks from bookkeeping and analysis through to full sets of accounts and taxation.

In her spare time she loves dance, music (having studied Music Technology at university!) and dressmaking, as well as makeup artistry – which is something that brings out her more colourful and creative side. Family is very important, which is why Isobel understands the need to make your business run as efficiently as possible to free up that precious time we all desire. She is married and has a young daughter who likes to keep her on her toes!

isobel@ijcfinance.co.uk

Lucy Woods

Senior Accountant

Lucy joined the team in October 2021 with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the world of accounting as an ACCA qualified accountant. She has been working in practice since 2000 and has spent many years supporting small businesses and meeting business owners and is keen to live the company’s mission.

As well as being a whizz with numbers, Lucy loves time with her own young family and has a creative side with sewing and design.

lucy@ijcfinance.co.uk

Felicity Gothard

Accountant

Felicity joined the team in March 2026 and brings with her a wealth of experience from many years working in accountancy and supporting small businesses. AAT qualified, she has also run her own accountancy practice, so understands first-hand the challenges that come with running a business.

As our Accounts & Client Lead, Felicity works closely with both our clients and the team, bringing plenty of knowledge, experience and a friendly, practical approach to everything she does.

felicity@ijcfinance.co.uk

Sabrina Chamberlain

Bookkeeper

Sabrina has been part of the team since March 2024 and is continuing her studies towards her AAT qualifications. She supports our clients with their day-to-day bookkeeping and VAT returns, helping to keep their accounts organised and up to date throughout the year.

With a friendly and conscientious approach, Sabrina enjoys getting to know our clients and their businesses. Outside of work, she enjoys a busy family life.

sabrina@ijcfinance.co.uk

Jennifer Swift

Accounting Administrator

Jennifer is the newest member of the team, joining us in November 2024, and is responsible for looking after our company secretarial and compliance requirements as well as customer care. She has a passion for helping our clients and supporting the team in equal measure.

jennifer@ijcfinance.co.uk

After considering for some time that we wanted to be able to give something back to the wider community, and thinking about what was important to Isobel and her family’s values, IJC Finance has chosen to support Magic Moments Charity with all that they do to help children with life limiting illnesses and their families.

The charity is dedicated to helping children from supported hospices and their families on annual trips to Disneyland Paris. Any additional funds in the charity pot are used to provide vital equipment, electrical appliances, hoists to lift the children in and out of their beds or baths, and toys for the hospices.

We will be supporting by donating funds each time we prepare a tax return for our clients, and there is the option for you to add in if you’d also like to make a contribution.

You can find more about the charity on their website and Facebook page and read all about the fundraising they do and how you can help.

We look forward to being able to make a difference and supporting these families at what must be a very heartbreaking time, and helping them to have fun and enjoy their time together away from the stress of the day to day.