Matthew Chester

Matt is a member of our specialist share plan team and has been helping companies design and implement commercially focused employee share plans since 2019.

Whilst Matt is a tax adviser, he understands that successful share plans go far beyond tax considerations. His approach prioritises aligning share plans with a business’s commercial objectives while ensuring tax efficiency. A well-structured share plan that motivates employees and supports strategic goals can make a significant difference to a company’s success.

In addition to employee share plans, Matt has experience advising businesses on transitioning to an employee ownership trust (EOT) model and supporting companies raising funds through the enterprise investment scheme (EIS) and/or the seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS).

Matt thrives on the variety and technical challenges his role brings. Few things excite him more than diving into complex tax issues and he enjoys a good technical discussion – though his enthusiasm isn’t always shared at home, where his wife has stopped pretending to listen if Matt mentions anything to do with tax!

Whilst Matt very much enjoys being a tax adviser, the most important job he has is Dad. Outside of work Matt can usually be found chasing after his very active toddler.