Derbyshire

Today’s news in brief – 12/3/2025

Deloitte has named Suresh Kanwar as the new UK Financial Services managing partner, effective 1 March. Kanwar, who also joins Deloitte UK’s executive team, has over 25 years of experience advising major financial institutions. Previously, he led Deloitte UK’s Banking and Capital Markets team and was a managing director at…

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Vibrant Accountancy expands team with three new appointments

Derby-based Vibrant Accountancy has appointed Dawn Ford as client manager, along with Hana Chatwin and Amie Fellows as associate directors. According to Bev Wakefield, founder of Vibrant Accountancy, the new appointments heralded an “exciting year for Vibrant Accountancy as it continued with its passion of supporting small businesses in Derby…

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Duncan and Toplis acquires Underwood Green

Duncan and Toplis has announced the acquisition of Derby-based accountants Underwood Green for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will see Duncan and Toplis expand into a new location, broadening its service offering to clients across the Midlands. With locations across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, London, and now Derbyshire, the acquisition is…

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BK Plus advises on JB Kind sale

BK Plus has advised on the sale of JB Kind, a door distributor based in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. The company’s business and trade assets have been acquired by an investment group with significant experience in manufacturing and distribution, ensuring continued operations and future investment. According to BK Plus, the business…

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PKF Smith Cooper assists in financial review of Ryedale Caravan

PKF Smith Cooper has undertaken a review into Ryedale Caravan and Leisure’s current financial position and options available, along with pursuing a marketing strategy, in an attempt to find a buyer for the business.  The firm’s business restructuring and recovery partners, Brett Barton and Dean Nelson, are “actively engaging with…

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BHP welcomes 34 new trainees

Independent accountancy firm BHP has welcomed 34 new trainees across its offices in Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. The latest intake includes 17 graduates, nine non-graduates and eight placement students. They are divided across all the firm’s offices, with 14 trainees starting in Sheffield, six in Leeds, four in Cleckheaton, seven…

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SMH appoints new director to leadership team

Yorkshire and Derbyshire-based chartered accountants, SMH Group, has appointed ACCA qualified senior manager, James Salim to director at their Sheffield office. Salim will also be appointed as RI of Sutton McGrath Hartley. He qualified in 2016 following a number of years with a large regional practice, joining SMH Group as…

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BHP’s head of Charities to retire

Jane Marshall, partner and head of Charities and Not-for-Profit at BHP, is to retire from her role at the end of March after 37 years at the firm.Marshall has helped grow the firm’s charities and not-for-profit expertise, leading it to be repeatedly recognised by Charity Finance Magazine in its annual…

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Magma advises on sale of Lindsay Phillips Property Care

Magma Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of East Midlands’ contract cleaning company, Lindsay Phillips Property Care (LPPC), to Birmingham-based Hygiene Group. Set up in 2012 by husband-and-wife team Lindsay and Emma Phillips, the business has grown “rapidly”, with “large” commercial contracts across Derbyshire and the neighbouring East Midlands.…

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PKF Smith Cooper appointed administrator of Stanton Bikes

Dean Nelson and Nick Lee, business recovery and insolvency partners at PKF Smith Cooper, have been appointed as joint administrators of Derbyshire-based bicycle manufacturer and retailer Stanton Bikes Limited. The appointment was made following a petition to the Court by a creditor. Trading of the business is being continued, under…

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