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BKL merges with Wilson Wright

BKL has announced its merger with accountants, tax and business advisers Wilson Wright. Having taken private equity investment in April 2023, BKL has been seeking partnerships with other like-minded, people-focused businesses. BKL and Wilson Wright have a long history of working together and have built a “strong relationship” over many…

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Today’s news in brief – 6/3/2024

Bill Butler, CPFA, CSyP, has been appointed as chair of the Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA), succeeding Steve Freer from April 1, 2024. With extensive experience in organisational transformation, partnership working, and governance, Butler aims to contribute to sustainable improvements in public sector audit. CIPFA welcomes the appointment, emphasising…

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Alan Heywood and Company merges with BKL

North London-based accountancy firm Alan Heywood and Company (AH and Co) has announced it has merged with BKL. Established in 1986, the group specialises in music, media and entertainment industries. Through combining with AH and Co, BKL are building on their existing client base in the music, media and entertainment…

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Today’s news in brief – 29/2/2024

Dow Schofield Watts (DSW) has appointed Jack Keoghan as corporate finance executive in its North West team. Formerly with Deloitte, Keoghan brings six years of audit experience across retail, finance, and hospitality sectors. His ACA qualification and language skills in Spanish and Portuguese complement DSW’s business model. Keoghan aims to…

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BKL welcomes new chief financial officer

Chartered accountants and business adviser BKL has announced the appointment of Neill Ryder as its new chief financial officer. Ryder comes to BKL with over two decades of experience in finance including 15 years as CFO at Away Resorts. During this time he led the business’ multisite growth through mergers…

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BKL welcomes new trust director

Chartered accountants and tax advisers BKL has announced the expansion of its private client service with the appointment of new trust director Ryan Bevan. Bevan’s expertise covers all areas of trusts, with specialisms in offshore trusts, non-UK trustees, landed estates, employment related trusts and the HMRC Trust Registration Service. He…

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Today’s news in brief – 5/12/2023

RSM UK has named David Shambrook as a partner in its London office, focusing on corporate restructuring. Shambrook, with 18 years of restructuring experience, previously worked at FRP, specialising in financial and operational stress situations. He aims to enhance RSM’s corporate restructuring practice and strengthen relationships with banks and other…

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BKL announces merger with CFPro

BKL has announced it has agreed a merger deal with commercial finance consultants CFPro Ltd.  CFPro specialise in strategic support for high-growth businesses, helping them to strengthen their financial operations and realise their ambitions.  CFPro’s advisory and compliance services cover transactions such as acquisitions, IPOs and funding, guidance for finance…

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BKL secures B Corp certification

BKL has announced it has secured a B Corp certification, a worldwide community of businesses that meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. BKL said it began its B Corp application process in 2021 which enabled them to…

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How accountants can launch a cryptocurrency division

“The market moves so quickly that it’s sometimes hard to keep up,” says Chris Smith, director of Personal Tax Compliance at BKL. “However, there aren’t many accountants out there specialising in cryptocurrency.” The cryptocurrency market is worth a whopping $940.74bn (£813.24bn) as of July 2022, according to Bybit, the cryptocurrency…

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