CIOT Admission Ceremony 2025

CIOT Admission Ceremony
28 March 2025

This year’s CIOT Admission Ceremony took place on Thursday 6 March 2025.

The President Charlotte Barbour, the Council of the Institute and CEO Helen Whiteman were delighted to welcome the new members who had been admitted in to the CIOT in 2024, along with CTA examination prizewinners and Members who have reached 50 years of membership to the March Admission Ceremony.

On Thursday 6 March, 210 new Associates, 18 prizewinners, eight 50 year members, and four Fellows along with their guests were able to enjoy the splendid surroundings of Drapers’ Hall in the City of London.

For the first time, the ceremonies were live-streamed, allowing over 160 family and friends to join virtually. Among them was our new Fellow, Rob Durrant-Walker, who watched the afternoon ceremony from Canada!

Each year, the Institute hosts a double admission ceremony – one in the afternoon and one in the evening – for new members and their families. The next ceremony will take place on 16 April 2026, for members who have been admitted during 2025.

As Charlotte Barbour stated, when writing for Tax Adviser in March 2025: ‘The Admissions Ceremony is a marvellous event, as I remember when I attended 10 years ago to be awarded Fellowship. It’s a day of pride and warmth for our members and their families, and for the CIOT. Incoming members are the future of the Institute.’

 

New Chartered Tax Advisers at the afternoon Admission Ceremony

 

New Chartered Tax Advisers at the evening Admission Ceremony.
 
President Charlotte Barbour with the prizewinners from the May and November 2024 CTA examinations. Front Row (L to R): Luca Parrott (Chris Jones Prize), Luke Butterworth (Gilbert Burr Medal), Zoe Dixon (Ronald Ison Medal, Avery Jones Medal and Croner i-Prize), Charlotte Barbour, Charlotte Buckley (Spofforth Medal and Croner i-Prize), Callum Shaw (Avery Jones Medal), Isobel Prince (John Beattie Medal). lBack Row: Samuel Westlake (John Beattie Medal), Joseph Kynman (Avery Jones Medal), Robert Gray (Victor Dur
President Charlotte Barbour with the prizewinners from the May and November 2024 CTA examinations. Front Row (L to R): Luca Parrott (Chris Jones Prize), Luke Butterworth (Gilbert Burr Medal), Zoe Dixon (Ronald Ison Medal, Avery Jones Medal and Croner i-Prize), Charlotte Barbour, Charlotte Buckley (Spofforth Medal and Croner i-Prize), Callum Shaw (Avery Jones Medal), Isobel Prince (John Beattie Medal). lBack Row: Samuel Westlake (John Beattie Medal), Joseph Kynman (Avery Jones Medal), Robert Gray (Victor Durkacz Medal), Samuel Davis (Wreford Voge Medal), George Wilbraham (Chris Jones Prize), Karolina Niziolek (John Tiley Medal), Michael Blackwell (Fellowship Medal), Nathan Webb (Gilbert Burr Medal), Sam Talbot (John Tiley Medal), Rachel Jackson (Ian Walker Medal), Aaron Norman (Victor Durkacz Medal), Andrew Mouland (Spofforth Medal) and Namdeep Singh (Ian Walker Medal).
 
The new Fellows: Paul Brice, Michael McGowan, Xiaoshan Sun and Catherine Hill with Alex Gear (Prizewinner: Victor Durkacz Medal, November 2023 (second left)) and Charlotte Barbour (CIOT President).
The new Fellows: Paul Brice, Michael McGowan, Xiaoshan Sun and Catherine Hill with Alex Gear (Prizewinner: Victor Durkacz Medal, November 2023 (second left)) and Charlotte Barbour (CIOT President).
 
The 50 Members: John Wosner, Alastair Godfrey, Michael Saunders, Ian Luder, Charlotte Barbour (CIOT President), John Dixon, John Clark, Patricia Pearl and Anthony Brown.
The 50 Members: John Wosner, Alastair Godfrey, Michael Saunders, Ian Luder, Charlotte Barbour (CIOT President), John Dixon, John Clark, Patricia Pearl and Anthony Brown.