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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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Streets establishes greater presence in Yorkshire with new merger

Streets Chartered Accountants, a top 40 UK professional service firm, has announces the establishment of Streets Spenser Wilson Chartered Accountants. The announcement follows the merger of the Halifax firm, Spenser Wilson with the fast-growing multi regional practice, Streets Chartered Accountants. This latest merger is one of more than five completed…

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Streets announces merger with Spenser Wilson

Streets has announced the establishment of Streets Spenser Wilson Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers following the merger with Halifax firm Spenser Wilson. This latest merger is one of more than five that the firm has completed in the last six months and has seen its practice grow, now with more…

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Wbg promotes two as it seeks to double internal audit team

Independent Scottish accountancy firm Wbg’s internal audit team has promoted Neil Clark and Siobhan Archibald from assistant managerial positions to managers. The firm has also revealed that it is looking to double the headcount of its internal audit team in response to significant growth. The division has seen a number…

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Streets merges with Andrew Wright and Co

Streets Chartered Accountants has announced its merger with Andrew Wright and Co. The merger has led to the establishment of Streets Andrew Wright Chartered Accountants. The merger of Andrew Wright and Co follows on from a number of others with Streets over the last 18 months including practices in Colchester,…

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360 Accountants’ first ever apprentice becomes part owner

360 Accountants has announced that Sophie Holmes, who joined the firm 13 years ago as the firm’s first ever apprentice has now become a shareholder and part-owner. Holmes started her apprenticeship at 360 in 2011 after finishing her ‘A’ Levels. She then became a fully qualified chartered accountant in 2017,…

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BHP appoints digital finance partner

BHP has appointed Mark Stanton as partner within its Digital Finance team. Statnton joins BHP’s joint CEO Lisa Leighton, head of Digital Finance Ellie Dignam and partners Daniel Sowden and Dermot Lucid, where he will bring his two decades of experience to continue to strengthen the team’s growing client base.…

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UHY Hacker Young appoints corporate tax partner

UHY Hacker Young announced the appointment of Anthony Davies as its new corporate tax partner.  Davies joins from the South East regional accountancy firm Carpenter Box, where he oversaw its international tax team. Earlier in his career, he also worked at EY, Grant Thornton and RSM.  He also previously spent…

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Vibrant Accountancy appoints head of Operations and Management Accounts

Vibrant Accountancy has strengthened its team with the appointment of Amie Fellows as new head of Operations and Management Accounts. Fellows has joined the Derby accountancy firm after spending almost seven years with Birmingham-based KPMG, where she worked with various-sized companies, covering a variety of industries and their finance needs.  …

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