About the firm

Serving Nelson and Tasman since 1961.

Richmond and Nelson offices. Long-term local relationships. Practical accounting advice without unnecessary theatre.

Firm story

A local practice built to last.

Thompson Daly was founded in Nelson in 1961 and has worked with local businesses and families ever since. The firm grew out of the Nelson branch of Pickles Perkins & Hadlee before Barry Thompson and Denis Daly established Thompson Daly & Co with a deliberately local identity in 1968.

That history shaped the way the firm still operates: practical advice, direct contact, and long-term relationships rather than one-off transactions. In 2011, Wayne Anderson opened the Richmond office so the firm could better serve clients across the wider Tasman region without losing that local focus.

Today Thompson Daly works across accounting, tax, business advice, corporate planning, and Xero support from Richmond and Nelson. The scale is deliberate. Clients come to named people they can reach, not a layered system of handoffs.

Our people

The accountant on the file is the accountant on the phone.

Thompson Daly stays intentionally personal. The firm's strongest trust signal is not a badge or a slogan. It is direct access to named accountants with the context to give practical advice.

Partner

Wayne Anderson

Chartered Accountant and Partner — B.Com C.A., Certificate of Public Practice

027 544 4942 wayne@tdca.co.nz

In his 25 years as a chartered accountant, Wayne has worked with small and medium-sized businesses as well as larger corporates. His experience spans firms including Price Waterhouse Coopers and Tate Communications, which gives him a practical view of both local business realities and wider financial systems.

Wayne works across industries including horticulture, contracting, engineering, and professional services. He also has a strong interest in family trusts, asset protection, and tax allocation, and he is known for being directly available when clients need to talk something through.

Outside the office, Wayne has been heavily involved in the regional sporting community, including a 15-year career as a New Zealand Touch Rugby representative and service as President of the Nelson Touch Association.

Senior Accountant

Aurelia Poultney

Senior Accountant — B.Bus (Acc/Fin), GradDipCA, Certificate of Public Practice

021 220 3900 aurelia@tdca.co.nz

Aurelia works across special purpose financial statements, tax returns, GST, payroll, and practical day-to-day accounting support for companies, trusts, partnerships, and individuals.

Her work often includes funding forecasts and budgeting, alongside the compliance and administration detail that keeps a business or family structure running cleanly. Before joining Thompson Daly, she worked in both accounting and finance roles, including asset management for an ultra-high-net-worth individual and eight years with a medium-sized finance company in Auckland.

Special purpose financial statements and tax returns
Payroll, GST, and compliance support
Forecasts and budgets for funding applications
Tax administration and practical advice

Support team

The wider team keeps the day-to-day work moving.

Thompson Daly is also supported by a small in-house team that keeps scheduling, administration, and client communication steady behind the scenes.

Colleen Homer, Thompson Daly support team member — Support team
Colleen Homer

Kiera Follows, Thompson Daly support team member — Support team
Kiera Follows

Touch rugby team supported by Thompson Daly

In the community

Local involvement is part of the firm's credibility, not decoration.

Thompson Daly's local history shows up in more than the client list. The firm has long-standing ties to regional sport and community organisations, and that involvement helps keep the work grounded in the realities of Nelson and Tasman.

The point is not to market community work as a badge. It is to stay close to the people, industries, and rhythms that shape the region. That local context makes advice more practical and keeps relationships more durable.

01Nelson Touch Association
02Tasman Athletics
03Regional sporting and community initiatives across Nelson and Tasman

Ready to talk

Talk to the people who would actually work with you.

Practical advice, local context, and a clear next step. Richmond and Nelson share the same team.

Request a callback 03 543 7040

accountant@tdca.co.nzRichmond & Nelson — by appointment