David Houston C.A.
David Houston is a qualified Chartered Accountant, who co-founded the firm of Houston Rooney Chartered Accountants in 1985. Houston Rooney is today a market leader in providing accountancy and tax services to freelance professionals in the UK.
In 1996 Houston Rooney began developing a broad client-base of European based freelancers and a network of European tax lawyers and accountants.
Continuing through to Global K, David uses this experience as Global K's Technical Development Director, providing European bound freelance contractors with tax and administration structures designed to maximise the contractor's net return from his contract while complying with all tax and legal burdens associated with working in a foreign location.
e-mail: dh@globalk.net
Telephone: +44 (0) 15 05 61 06 05
Morag Baxter B.A., C.A.
Morag, another ex-Houston Rooney stalwart, is an accountancy graduate and registered auditor, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 having trained with Houston Rooney since 1985.
Morag gained extensive financial reporting and tax knowledge during a spell with one of the big six (as it was then) accountancy practices for three years, before returning to Houston Rooney to take up the position of finance director,
Morag joined Global K in 2001 and is in charge of technical compliance and internal financial controls. She will ensure that all aspects of our contractor’s legal and fiscal compliance are taken care of as soon as he signs up with Global K.
e-mail: mb@globalk.net
Telephone: +44 (0) 15 05 69 13 40 (direct)
Telephone: +44 (0) 15 05 61 06 05 (main)
Bob Sinclair
David Houston and Bob Sinclair have worked together throughout their professional careers, and when David co-founded Houston Rooney in 1985 Bob was the first full time employee, working in the audit and general practice side of the business.
Bob has been involved exclusively in contractors' financial matters since 1989 and since April 1994 he has been involved in business development in the contractors financial sector. Bob had a short spell with the contractor internet accountants Ascot Drummond before joining Global K as Business Development Director early in 2001.
If you are thinking of taking up contracting overseas, contact Bob for an informal chat free of charge and he will address any questions you may have.
e-mail: bs@globalk.net
Telephone: +44 (0) 13 55 52 27 91 (direct)
Telephone: +44 (0) 15 05 61 06 05 (main)
Freda Robertson
Freda graduated as a Civil Engineer, and spent around 10 years working in mainland Europe, where she developed some sort of fluency in the German language! She relocated to Scotland in June 2003 where the attraction of working with the Global K Group, and the commitments of a young family, turned her attentions to a career in finance.
Freda’s role in Global K is the controller of the "back-office" function, ensuring that contractor's pay and tax is calculated accurately and more importantly, making sure that the contractor is paid as soon as the money hits our bank account!
e-mail: fr@globalk.net
Telephone: +44 (0) 15 05 69 13 42 (direct)
Telephone: +44 (0) 15 05 61 06 05 (main)
