Our team

About James

James Moss, MChem (Hons) (Oxon) FCA, joined Helical in September 2014 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed Company Secretary in May 2015 and to the Executive Committee in March 2018. He was subsequently appointed Chief Operating Officer in May 2022 then Chief Financial Officer in July 2025.

As Chief Financial Officer, James had a broad range of responsibilities, contributing to setting and delivering Helical’s strategy and ensuring its operational and financial effectiveness.

James has extensive financial and real estate experience and is a highly adept leader and communicator. He is skilled in leading corporate finance matters and joint venture structuring, both of which are particularly important to the delivery of our strategy and long-term success.

James was previously at Grant Thornton, where he was latterly responsible for leading audit and other assurance assignments in their real estate division.

About Martin

Martin is Helical’s Head of Tax and joined the company in 2013.  A Chartered Accountant, he is responsible for the management of all the group’s taxes, including REIT compliance, Corporation Tax, VAT, CIS and payroll.  Sitting within the wider finance team, his role covers both the provision of tax advice relating to our business activities and new opportunities and the management of the group’s tax reporting and ongoing tax compliance requirements.  Alongside this he provides support to the finance team in the production of the group’s annual and interim financial statements.

Martin also acts as the internal point of contact for Helical’s staff on matters such as pensions, employee benefits including healthcare and life insurance, share schemes, the cycle to work scheme and the payroll aspects of maternity and paternity leave.

Martin’s interests include cooking, wine, travel, walking, reading and music. He is always happy to be part of a quiz team and remains unswerving in his opinion that The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” is the greatest piece of popular music ever made by anyone.  The rest of the Top 10 changes on a daily basis.

About Lesley

Lesley is responsible for managing the Group’s financial operations, including the coordination of the consolidated financial statements, the day-to-day accounting function and the Group’s joint venture reporting. After gaining an MA in Business Studies and Accounting from the University of Edinburgh, Lesley trained as a Chartered Accountant at an audit firm before joining Helical in 2014.

Originally from rural Scotland, Lesley now enjoys living the city life in London, spending time with her girls (young daughters and Brie the dog), husband and any friends willing to also spend time with her girls!

About Andrew

Andy joined Helical in 2005 as a Development Accountant, responsible for accounting for the Group’s development schemes. In 2014 he became the Group Accountant. In his current role he is responsible for budgeting and forecasting and the quarterly management accounts, as well as the consolidation and analysis of the Group’s financial position. In addition, Andy plays a key role in delivering the Annual Report and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the finance team and accounts systems and processes.

In his spare time Andy enjoys watching football and cricket. Having tired of the gym, he has recently taken up cycling. He is also an occasional runner and has taken part in the Land Aid 10k run whenever possible.

About Iveta

Iveta joined Helical in 2015 as an Accounts Administrator and her role covers a variety of responsibilities. She assists the Tax Manager with VAT returns and the CIS scheme and has sole responsibility for the company credit cards reconciliation and analysis. She also assists with the purchase ledger and periodically reviews and reconciles suppliers accounts. In addition, she has responsibility for monthly processing of many of the banking transactions.

Iveta was born in Slovakia where she studied at the Faculty of Humanities in Zilina and qualified as a Teacher of Mathematics/English Language & Literature. Iveta has a very busy life with her three young children but whenever possible she finds a moment for a good book or a film.

About Ann

Ann joined Helical in 1989 and manages Helical's Purchase Ledger. Ann is responsible for checking, coding and processing invoices, making payments, processing staff expenses, setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details. Ann is also responsible for the reconciliation of supplier statements, filing invoices and being first point of contact for relevant enquiries.

Ann is a fitness fanatic and exercises every day. Outside work Ann plays Walking Football for Leyton Orient and Steppers WOC WFC.

About Lucy

Lucy joined Helical in 2017 and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Lucy is actively involved in the financing decisions of the business, providing analysis and liaising with Lenders regarding Helical’s debt financing, to support and help inform Helical’s financial and operational strategy. Lucy is also responsible for treasury management, forecasting cashflow and profit as well as monitoring covenants and hedging strategies. In addition, she is an integral member of the team responsible for the listed group annual report and accounts.

Lucy has become increasingly involved in the asset management side of the business, working closely on the implementation of our serviced office provision at The Bower and liaising with our occupiers.

Lucy lives in London and in her spare time enjoys spending time with friends and family. Lucy also enjoys musical theatre and has recently become a Formula 1 enthusiast. 

About Kevin

Kevin joined Helical in October 2024 as a Financial Analyst. His core responsibilities include managing the central business cash flow and profit forecasts, alongside development appraisal and investment performance analysis across the portfolio. He also plays an active role in investor relations and reporting to Helical’s key stakeholders, including joint venture partners and the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Helical Kevin worked for EY in their Transaction Advisory team, focusing on deals in the Aviation and Vehicle finance, Banking and Asset Management.

Kevin qualified as a Chartered Accountant with EY Dublin in 2022.

Kevin is a keen golfer and loves all kinds of watersports from swimming to waterskiing and wakeboarding.

About Aoife

Aoife joined Helical in August 2025 as a Financial Accountant. Prior to joining, she worked for Grant Thornton in their Corporate Audit team, focusing on Corporate Services industries.

Prior to moving to London, Aoife qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton Dublin.

As well as being a key member in the Annual Report production, Aoife also coordinates the day-to-day property accounting and the statutory subsidiary accounts.

Aoife has recently moved to London and in her spare time enjoys spending time with friends and family. Aoife also enjoys musical theatre.