Hodgens Global

Chief tax adviser at Hodgens Global providing international citizens with support on their personal UK tax matters.

Chief Tax Adviser

Created to support your tax reporting and compliance needs, regardless of location., Hodgens Global exists exclusively for the private individual who is obliged to declare worldwide income for taxation purposes. If you are planning to transition from one tax regime to another, or need guidance and tax agent support to manage your tax concerns, we are here to provide you with a dedicated service.

Director

EDA Professional Services Ltd

Specializing in US and UK expat taxation, providing a wide range of services including self-assessment tax return preparation and filing. Providing tax planning advice in full compliance with both IRS and HMRC guidelines and reporting requirements ranging from basic income tax to reporting on far reaching issues such as inheritance tax, trust taxation, capital gains and the territorial tax issues.

Senior Tax Advisory Manager

Various international companies

Following the great recession of 2008, there followed a tumultuous period of job changes as I tried to navigate a future in employment while maintaining a stable home environment for the family as an expat, working with many other expats in a similar situation.

Senior financial management and consulting services

Halcrow, a CH2M Company

A leading UK multi-disciplinary firm of civil engineering and infrastructure development specialists (later acquired by CH2MHill who were then acquired by Jacobs) where I oversaw a rapid period of growth in revenue, headcount and profitability in the region, with improved commercial management of projects and the working capital employed in these long term projects, building focused and improved relations with the banks, providing greater visibility of the business. Arranged banking facilities that led to improved trade finance deals, an increase of personnel in the region from 400 to 1,300 and tripling regional turnover. Continual long range forecasting and planning.

Regional Head of Finance - Middle East

V.Ships

A diverse international ship-management consultancy business overseeing several large scale acquisitions of the company during a strategic program of growth. Responsible for monthly and annual consolidated financial reporting and analytical reviews in co-operation with international finance teams throughout the group. Key successes included the sale of a UK based entity within the group, a new company set up for a JV with Radisson Seven Seas Cruises in the UK, in full compliance with CAA regulations, and a reorganization of Italian based entities into a tax efficient holding structure.

Group Financial Controller

Galaxy Energy Group

A privately owned $3billion trading business responsible for monthly executive reports of marked to market trading results, consolidated financial data for the group, with analytical reviews. Developed internal controls, finance teams and banking relations in Geneva, Monaco, Houston and Singapore.

Fisons plc

Initially appointed as Group Internal Auditor, based at head office in London, of this listed multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical/scientific equipment corporation, later assigned to a permanent role as the Nordic Financial Controller for the Group in Sweden where key successes included controlling a multiple currency transaction base to successfully protect the balance sheet, creating an effective management of the taxation issues arising on cross border transactions in the Nordic territory. Set up strong systems to ensure all after sales service activities of the high value instruments sold to universities and biotechnology companies were correctly monitored, reported and analysed - such as warranties, provisions for installations of the instruments and implementation of analytical software programs, stocks of spare parts, and working with the engineering teams providing the customer support.

Nordic Financial Controller / Group Internal Auditor

Sea Containers

Internal auditor, based at Group HQ, of this listed international container business with port operations throughout the world. Subsidiary activities included a leading passenger ferry shipping business, SeaLink, with operations between the UK, Ireland and continental Europe and Venice Simplon-Orient-Express transport and hotel operations. In 1989 the shipping business was acquired by Stena Line which was later acquired by P&O, a company which has since been acquired by DP World.

Group Internal Auditor

CLB Littlejohn Frazer

Audit senior, with ICAEW training, at this City of London based firm of chartered accountants, specializing in Lloyds of London insurance syndicates and Members' agents. Other clients were engaged in large-scale freight forwarding operations.

Audit Senior

I like to provide solutions, to help expatriates progress with their lives and their careers without having any uncertainty about their tax position. I am happy that I get to resolve problems for so many people, and to resolve tax worries that needn’t have existed in the first place.

I am inspired by others who make a success from their opportunities to pursue an expat life. The Hodgens Global business was created in Scotland with the expats' needs for clarity and tax agent representation in mind. We now have a representative office in the UAE.

Hodgens Global represents an international client base providing tax advisory support, enabling them to be fully tax compliant, preparing and filing tax returns and advising on various taxation issues including capital gains, trusts and inheritance tax. We are client focused with a professional, international expat background. No matter where you are located, or the nature of your enquiry, you will receive courtesy, respect and swift professional assistance. 

Having been an expat for most of my career, I can relate to most of the concerns where people often need help.

Laurence Hodgens

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Mergers and Acquisitions Director

ELEV8 Holdings

The Carling Group

An international family investments office, currently focused on the real estate, construction, and healthcare sectors.
The Carling Group, led by Co-Founders Graeme and Leanne Carling, has vast experience in consolidating fragmented markets, fast! With a highly effective and active board, the Carling Group has been involved in transactions valued at more than £1 billion.

The group have acquired several multi-million-pound businesses in the UK and Europe, and currently have a focus on three distinct but fragmented sectors: Technology, Energy, Marketing, and Healthcare.

Mergers & Acquisitions Director and Co-Founder

GCC Equity Partners

With offices in Dubai, the UK, the United States, and mainland Europe, GCC Equity Partners and our network of affiliate companies, unlock the potential of businesses. Businesses with ambitious and driven leaders fast track their growth by leveraging our network, expertise, and knowledge of other international markets.

Founder & Director

United Capital

United Capital are consolidating the fragmented UK de-carbonisation sector, having formed a group geared towards sustainability, and capable of delivering the government’s largest eco and renewables projects. The group delivers the full suite of renewable services, transitioning the built environment to complete sustainability.

Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Investment Properties, and Management. 

Leanne has more than a decade of experience in the residential property sector where she identifies, manages and negotiates M&A activity to its completion. Having built a reputation early in her career for being able to find and negotiate deals, Leanne brings her strong organisational skills developed in the logistics industry to ensure that any and all opportunities are properly explored.

Over the past 13 years Leanne has grown her residential property company, Carling Property Group into the largest privately-owned residential landlords in Scotland. During this time Leanne has led the growth of the business by sourcing portfolio deals and the finance required to complete.

Leanne has been involved in over 1,000 residential property portfolio acquisition transactions, either buying or facilitating with a value of circa £200million and the rapid growth of Carling Property Group is testament to Leanne’s talent for buying at the right price to maximise eventual sale value.

Leanne Carling

A great night with Graeme at the British Embassy UAE in Dubai celebrating King Charles' Birthday last night. An evening celebrating and showcasing the best of British...food, drinks, and entertainment were all brilliant.

Co-Founder of International Family Investment Office

Something happens when kids grow up around real ambition: they don’t fear it. Blaire and Mitchell don’t think big dreams are unrealistic. They think they’re normal. They’ve spent years watching us build businesses from nothing, turn struggling operations around, bring teams together, reinvent entire groups, and keep going long after other people would have stopped. To them, possibility isn’t a motivational quote, it’s a lived experience.

Our kids have grown up in the middle of it all. Not one business, but many. They’ve watched us buy, build, fix, grow, and sometimes walk away from bus

Open article: What My Kids Learn From Watching Us Build Businesses by Leanne Carling • 2 min read

What My Kids Learn From Watching Us Build Businesses

True directness is precision. It’s simply the fastest route between a problem and a solution. When clarity becomes the norm, teams stop guessing. Meetings get shorter. Performance lifts. Accountability feels natural. And the best part? People feel safer because transparency builds trust.

Directness has become strangely controversial. Somewhere along the way, clarity started being labelled “harsh,” while vague communication became the p

Open article: Directness Isn’t Rude — It’s Professionalism by Leanne Carling • 2 min read

Directness Isn’t Rude — It’s Professionalism

Being direct isn’t about being harsh. It’s about being honest, efficient, and aligned. It’s about removing the noise so everyone can get on with doing their best work. It’s about having the courage to say what needs said, even when it’s uncomfortable.

People often tell me they admire how direct I am. But really, it’s simple: I grew up in a place where if your idea was brilliant, you’d get a “that’s cracking”… and if it wasn’t, you’d get a “behave yourself.” And honestly? Business could do with a bit more of that.

I’ve always been direct. Not because I trained myself to be, or because I read it in a leadership book, but because I’m from the west coast of Scotlan

Open article: The Power of Directness: Clarity Builds Confidence by Leanne Carling • 2 min read

The Power of Directness: Clarity Builds Confidence

Blending in is comfortable, but comfort has never built anything meaningful. 

The leaders I respect most don’t soften their opinions to stay liked — they sharpen their clarity to make progress. 

I learned early that standing out isn’t a marketing strategy, it’s a mindset. 

When you choose ambition, you automatically choose to be misunderstood by people who don’t want the same life. That’s fine. 

Impact isn’t built in the middle. It’s built at the edges — where you’re bold enough to hold your standards, even when others won’t.

Our kids don’t just hear us talk about goals. They watch us chase them.
They see the early mornings, the decisions, the habits, the resilience, the responsibility.

We’re not trying to push ambition on them. We’re just showing them what it looks like in real life. Kids copy what they see, not what they’re told.

And if they’re going to mirror anything, I’d rather it be movement, progress, challenge, and possibility, rather than excuses.

That “no soreness” win yesterday was short-lived 😅

Reformer Pilates fooled me, in the best way. Yesterday’s class felt almost… easy. Today? Every muscle has filed a formal complaint.

It’s a good reminder that progress isn’t a straight line. A smooth day doesn’t mean the work is done, and a comfortable season doesn’t guarantee the next one stays that way.

The good stuff still asks a price, especially on the tougher days. So I’ll keep showing up, even when it bites back.

#pilates #reformerpilates #consistency #discipline #growth #showup

Even on the busiest weeks, you have to make time for yourself. 

Today that meant a face mask (thank you Elaine Kenneth FRESH INC MEDISPA LIMITED) and a quiet movie night with the boys 🐶

First proper pamper day I’ve had in ages, and it was a good reminder… you can’t lead well, build well, or even be a decent mum if you never stop to recharge.

Self-care isn’t indulgence. It’s just looking after yourself, and sometimes it’s exactly what keeps everything else running.

Another fantastic Bossing It Podcast episode from Mitchell. Love Ryan and Calvin's story of building Suited & Booted 👏👏👏

Specialist in Emirates Living luxury rentals — helping clients find homes that reflect their lifestyle and ambition.

New Bossing It Podcast episode drop 🎙

We’re suited, booted, and talking business style with the founders of Suited & Booted, the tailoring brand redefining what it means to dress for success.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube 🎥
👉 https://lnkd.in/dm9J2kZy

#BossingItPodcast #SuitedAndBooted #EntrepreneurStyle #BossTalk

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