Trade accounting partner | Elta

Over 35 years of industry experience

- Now Supporting London’s Hospitality Sector

Elta, a trading name of Oremus Group Limited , is a nationally trusted provider of accountancy services for the licensed trade , with over three decades of specialist experience supporting pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, and social clubs.

Following our recent expansion into London , we’re now proud to be working closely with a growing number of clients in and around the capital — including many of you who previously worked with Eddie Murphy. Eddie joins our team as Senior Business Development Consultant , ensuring continuity, personal service, and a smooth transition.

From payroll and bookkeeping to management accounts, tax compliance, and forecasting , we provide the full range of back-office services, enabling our clients to focus on running outstanding hospitality venues while we take care of the numbers.

We’re not generalists — Elta is powered by dedicated sector specialists who understand the real-world challenges of hospitality operations. We work proactively to give you the financial visibility and control needed to grow profitably.

With a long-standing base in the North West of England and now an active client base in London and the South East , Elta is firmly positioned as one of the UK’s leading accountancy partners for hospitality businesses.

General overview of our services

Lisa Garside

Chief Business Officer (CBO), UK Operations

Lisa brings a wealth of experience to Elta and the wider Oremus Group, with a career spanning more than 30 years in the accounting and finance industry. Having trained in Chartered Accountancy practices in the UK, she later held senior financial roles across manufacturing and private sector businesses before stepping into practice leadership.

As Chief Business Officer for the UK, Lisa oversees all operations for Oremus Group Limited — including the expanding Elta hospitality division — and plays a central role in strategic development, client relationships, and service delivery across the country.

Her deep expertise in financial management, taxation, and operational strategy for small and medium-sized businesses makes her especially well-placed to support ambitious, independent hospitality operators. Lisa’s pragmatic, people-focused approach and sector knowledge have earned her a reputation for delivering commercial results with warmth and clarity.

Outside of work, Lisa lives in the UK with her husband and three sons and is now a proud grandmother. A keen horsewoman and recently learning to sail, she balances her professional life with plenty of time outdoors — often accompanied by Geoffrey, her Italian Spinone, and Fearghal, a Maine Coon cat with very strong opinions.

Mark Leighton

Chief Operating Officer

Mark is a founding team member of Elta at its inception seven years ago.

He is an Economics graduate from Northumbria University and qualified as an accountant with ACCA in 2007. He also has a first class honours degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. Mark started working in the pub industry in 2001 straight out of University when the first project he worked on was the Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises franchise agreement. Over the last 17 years he has worked with all of the major pub companies on similar projects and delivered financial trading seminars for lots of prospective and current publicans. He is regularly asked by his vast network of regional managers for his opinion on problem sites and often required to get to the bottom of issues within these businesses. Whilst he understands the numbers, he also has a flair for the retail side of the business providing merchandising and marketing ideas to help to deliver growth in sales in the pubs he deals with. Mark possesses a wealth of experience and technical knowledge which affords him the opportunity to provide his clients with advice and guidance to a level that few can match.

Eddie Murphy

Senior Business Development Consultant

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Samantha Fisher

Senior Accountant

Samantha has a wealth of experience in licensed trade accounting and has been working in the industry since 2004.

She started her career in payroll and has worked through all roles covering all aspects of an accounting function. She is now a Senior Accountant/Tax Manager.

Gopika Khanna

Senior Accountant

Gopika is a Masters graduate, having an experience of 3 years in the field of accountancy. She has been a part of our team since August 2020 and started in our Payroll department and now is a part of our Accounts department. Her responsibilities include Producing & Preparing financial reports, Maintaining the clients credit limits and ensuring the invoice and payments are correct, computing and reviewing MGD returns, assisting in completion of VAT returns, and maintaining the book for her assigned Clients.

Suzanne Williams

Senior Payroll Manager

Suzanne has twenty-three years' experience processing payroll, having progressed from a Payroll Clerk to our Senior Payroll Manager in that time.

Suzanne has a wealth of experience, running numerous payrolls on a daily basis. In addition, Suzanne gives support and advice to our clients on topics such as holiday pay, maternity leave and payment, sick pay entitlement and the minimum wage legislation. Suzanne is qualified through the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers with a Level 3 Diploma in Payroll Management.

Laura Cross

Business Manager

Laura has been with ELTA since 2012 and has a great understanding and knowledge of how the business operates.

Her responsibilities include, managing and communicating between our offices, account managers and clients to ensure that everything is dealt with quickly and to the best service level possible.