Nicola Averell

Director

Division: Tax

Profile

Experience

• Raven: Director Jan 2026 – present
• Sumer NI: Associate Partner – 2024 – 2026
• KPMG: Associate Director – 2010 – 2024

Profile

Nicola is our Private Client Director in the Tax team. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and Association of Tax Technicians (ATT), and has spent the majority of her working career in a ‘Big Four” firm. 

Nicola specialises in inheritance tax/estate tax planning, capital gains tax planning, tax residency issues and employment taxes, including share options. She acts as a personal contact to private client individuals, particularly high net worth individuals who require a trusted advisor to guide them through the landscape of succession planning and the personal tax implications of any investment or business transaction. 

Qualifications

• Queens University of Belfast (QUB) – LLB Law & Spanish
• Chartered Tax Adviser – Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
• Tax Technician – Association of Tax Technicians (ATT)

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