Trusts & Estates Team

Experience
John Endacott is a Tax Partner at Francis Clark with Winter Rule where he heads a specialist tax team providing tax help to entrepreneurs and private clients.
He is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and also of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
John provides high level tax advice combined with commercial acumen in terms of managing and advising on personal and business transactions. He can assist with tax planning in respect of capital gains tax, inheritance tax and income tax as well as advising on specialist tax reliefs such as entrepreneurs’ relief.
Based in our Truro office, John acts as a trustee for a number of our clients and heads up our services for all our trust clients. He is able to offer specialist expertise in trust and estate tax planning.
He is a regular writer in the professional tax press and occasional lecturer especially on capital gains tax, having gained a national reputation for his expertise in capital gains tax in the UK.
John is also a director of our sister business, Winter Rule Financial Planning Limited. He is a qualified independent financial adviser.
Currently held:
- South West Representative for the Tax Faculty of ICAEW
- Member of the ICAEW Advanced Case Study Examination Team
Previously held:
- Technical Officer for South West Branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
- Chairman of Cornwall Tax Liaison Committee
- Chartered Tax Adviser (1994). Fellowship obtained (2003)
- Chartered Accountant (1992). Fellowship obtained (2002)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Advanced Tax Diploma (1999)
- Advanced Financial Planning Certificate (1999)
- BSc (Econ) in Accounting, Cardiff University (1989)
- Since 2011 Tax Partner, Francis Clark
- Since 1997 Tax Partner, Winter Rule
- 1995 - 1997 KPMG owner managed business tax department in Bristol & Exeter
- 1993 - 1995 Coopers & Lybrand tax department in Bristol
- 1989 - 1993 Trained as a Chartered Accountant in general practice in South Wales
Our Trusts & Estates Team
Expertise
- Annual accounts
- Preparation of annual trust returns
- Advice on trust creation
- Assistance with winding up
