Established 2011 · St Helens

Tax, insolvency & restructuring advice for business owners.

Loftus Stowe Ltd has advised business owners, directors and fellow professionals since March 2011. Tax work runs through the company, and legal work is delivered under our consultancy agreement with Nexa Law.

Founded March 2011
Co. No. 07552548
Consultant Femi Ogunshakin
Femi Ogunshakin, principal consultant at Loftus Stowe Ltd
The firm

A small specialist consultancy, based in St Helens.

Loftus Stowe was founded in March 2011. Our clients are largely individuals, business owners and other professionals who need tax advice or business support from someone who has worked inside HMRC and inside a courtroom.

Most of our work sits where tax meets law. A winding up petition often turns on an HMRC arrears dispute, while a director investigation can hinge on the tax treatment of a single transaction. That overlap is where we tend to be most useful.

Legal work is delivered through our consultancy agreement with Nexa Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under licence 633024.

01 · Scope
Tax, insolvency and the overlap between them.
02 · Regulation
Legal work delivered through an SRA regulated firm.
03 · Delivery
One consultant runs every file from start to finish.
Practice areas

What we actually do.

Most clients arrive with a problem that straddles tax and law: a winding up petition that comes down to an HMRC arrears dispute, or a director investigation driven by the tax treatment of a single transaction. Loftus Stowe was built to handle these files.

I.

Insolvency litigation & emergency relief

Court action to challenge winding up petitions, apply for validation orders, and unfreeze bank accounts so the business can keep operating while the underlying dispute is resolved. This work is usually urgent and bound by a hearing date.

II.

Debt negotiation & restructuring

HMRC Time to Pay arrangements alongside renegotiation with other creditors, where the numbers allow it. The aim is to give the business room to recover while it continues to trade.

III.

Liquidator & Official Receiver defence

Acting for directors placed under investigation after a liquidator is appointed. The work covers personal liability claims, disqualification proceedings and challenges to transaction avoidance, where the tax background tends to matter most.

IV.

Tax advisory & HMRC disputes

Thirty years of tax work applied to enquiries, settlements and planning, with particular depth in HMRC enforcement cases.

Principal consultant

The work is done by Femi Ogunshakin.

Loftus Stowe is built around one consultant by design. Engage the firm and you engage Femi directly: a qualified solicitor, tax adviser and former HMRC Inspector with over thirty years of experience across enforcement and advisory practice.

  • Former HMRC Inspector with first hand experience of how enforcement decisions are made
  • Dual qualified as solicitor (SRA 197062) and tax adviser
  • Big 4 and banking sector tax background before private practice
  • Legal work regulated through Nexa Law Limited (SRA 633024)
The Consultant
Femi Ogunshakin
Solicitor, Tax Adviser & Former HMRC Inspector

Femi's practice focuses on keeping viable businesses trading through financial pressure and acting for directors under investigation. Having worked inside HMRC before qualifying as a solicitor and tax adviser gives clients an unusual combination of authority perspective and advocacy.

30+
Years in tax and law
Dual
Solicitor and tax adviser
HMRC
Former Inspector
Read Femi's full profile
How the firm is set up

Who does what, and who regulates it.

Tax and consultancy work is delivered by the limited company, while legal work runs through a consultancy agreement with an SRA regulated firm. Both sit under the same consultant.

The Firm
Loftus Stowe Ltd
Consultancy practice
Tax & business support
via
Principal
Femi Ogunshakin
Director, consultant
SRA no. 197062
through
Legal Services
Nexa Law Limited
SRA regulated firm
Licence no. 633024

Tax and consultancy services are provided by Loftus Stowe Ltd (company number 07552548), a consultancy founded in March 2011.

Legal services are provided through our consultancy agreement with Nexa Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under licence number 633024. Femi Ogunshakin is a solicitor regulated by the SRA (no. 197062).

Get in touch

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First calls are free and run for half an hour. That gives us enough time to understand your situation, the issue in front of you, and whether Loftus Stowe is the right firm to help. Consultations are booked through our consultant's site.

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  • Consultant Site femiogunshakin.com
  • Firm Loftus Stowe Ltd
    Est. 2011 · Co. No. 07552548
  • Registered Office c/o The Storage Team
    Unit 17 Lea Green Business Park
    Eurolink, St Helens, WA9 4TR
  • VAT Number 113 8203 52