People on the Move: Cheadle Town; Miller Homes; MHA Moore and Smalley; McGoff Group; JLL

Manchester lawyer Jeremy Moore, managing director and head of sports law at city centre law firm Carter Moore, has been appointed to the board of Stockport non-league football club Cheadle Town.

Mr Moore graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University’s Master of Sporting Directorship (MSD) course last year.

The MSD qualification equips students for the role of sporting director and Mr Moore is the only lawyer in the country to hold the MSD qualification after graduating in July alongside well known sporting names including Warwickshire Cricket Club sporting director Ashley Giles and ex-footballers Steve Round, now director of football at Aston Villa, Michael Appleton and Lee Darnbrough.

Mr Moore said: “Cheadle Town is a great local club with proud history and I am very much looking forward to being able to make a positive contribution with the skills, knowledge and expertise I’ve built up over the pioneering two-year MSD course.”

Cheadle Town FC chairman and chief executive of children’s activity business, Little Sports Group, Craig Brennan, said: “Jeremy is a fantastic addition to Cheadle Town Football Club. He brings with him a wealth of experience as a lawyer as well as the invaluable directorship skills he’s obtained from the MSD course.

“It’s an exciting time for Jeremy to be joining the board. We’ve recently been awarded a grant that will allow us to extend our facilities and we are aiming to develop and further improve our community programmes, including women and girls football.

“Since joining the club six months ago the focus has been on building the foundations for a strong future starting next season both on and off the pitch. Plans for a new clubhouse, offices, training and classroom facilities are well under way and having a high performing board is critical to our success.”

Dr Sara Ward, programme director for the Manchester Metropolitan University MSD, said: “The importance of good governance and sound commercial leadership in football clubs continues to lead the debate from Premier League clubs down to the grass roots organisations and Jeremy’s appointment shows what a responsible attitude Cheadle Town are taking to the management of their club.

“MSD graduates are already making a real difference as the next generation of leaders throughout UK sport.”

The role at Cheadle Town, which was established in 1961, is a voluntary position and involves advising and supporting a range of governance and commercial issues to the North West Counties League first division club.

Mr Moore is joined on the board of Cheadle Town FC by former Total Fitness operations director Russell Teale.

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Miller Homes, one of the UK’s largest national house builders, has appointed Paul Coggins as its new land director covering the North West region.

The appointment is part of Miller Homes’ strategy to acquire more land across the region in order to fulfil the demand for its award winning homes.

He joins the business with 17 years’ experience in the housebuilding industry, most recently as senior land manager at Redrow Homes Lancashire.

Mr Coggins started in the sector in 2001 following the completion of his undergraduate degree in Estate Management, Master’s degree in Property Investment and Development and becoming an APC qualified chartered surveyor.

Miller Homes currently has seven active developments across the North West, including the latest openings in Catterall and Blackburn.

Mr Coggins said: “I am thrilled to be working with Miller Homes as the new land director. It’s a fantastic opportunity and I’m very excited about the challenge of bringing in more developments to the area to drive business growth in this competitive market.”

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North West accountancy and business advisory firm MHA Moore and Smalley has recruited three new trainees to join its Kendal office.

George Silverwood, Kayleigh Dixon and Ross Newton join the firm’s office, based on Oxenholme Road.

From left: Ross Newton, Kayleigh Dixon, George Silverood

The trainees will assist clients across the region on a range of accountancy and tax matters, including corporate accounts, VAT, capital gains tax and self-assessment tax.

Colin Johnson, partner at MHA Moore and Smalley, said: “Investing in the future is one of our core values.

“George, Kayleigh and Ross have a real passion and enthusiasm for the profession and, like many before them, have the potential to go on and have a great career with us. These appointments strengthen our whole team and will be of huge benefit to the firm and our clients.”

Mr Silverwood joins the firm as an ATT (Association of Taxation Technicians) trainee, Kayleigh joins as an ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) trainee and Ross as an AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) trainee.

MHA Moore and Smalley has offices in Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Kendal, Southport, Kirkby Lonsdale, Manchester, Liverpool and East Midlands.

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Construction and development company, the McGoff Group, has appointed Altrincham’s Kay Johnson to the specially-created role of project manager for its new Market 41 and Back to the Garden Child Care concepts.

In her new position, Kay will support the client team from an operational perspective, helping to develop two sustainable new concepts that function seamlessly, with exceptional hospitality and service.

For Market 41, the group’s innovative new-build food hall in Urmston, she will work alongside the team from construction through to operation, handling enquiries from possible operators and assisting with recruitment and training.

She will be heavily involved in the selection of the new operators and the employee team and helping everyone settle in.

Once open, she will help nurture operations at Market 41, ensuring that traders and the new staff members have everything that they need to deliver a superb customer experience.

For Back to the Garden, the group’s new nursery brand, she will work alongside former kidsunlimited founders Stewart and Jeannie Pickering who have partnered with the McGoff Group to deliver the new scheme to create an industry-leading nursery offering that focuses on truly exceptional childcare and delicious locally-sourced seasonal food.

Kay Johnson

Ms Johnson’s background in hospitality and education, and her belief in the importance of educating young people to eat well and enjoy food from a really young age, provides the foundations on which a true point of difference can be created where children have the opportunity to be fully involved with all aspects of their food from tasting, growing and serving at mealtimes.

Prior to taking on the new challenge, Kay spent five years creating and developing an industry-leading hospitality offering for New Care, the care home operation that forms one of the McGoff Group’s other businesses. She was directly responsible for developing a hotel-style hospitality and service offering at six successful care homes across the UK before moving to this new role.

She said: “I’m so proud of everything that we have achieved at New Care and am delighted to go back to my roots in hospitality and service with these new projects. Trafford is an area that I know well, and where I have spent much of my career, and I am passionate about delivering something that locals can be proud of.”

Group sales director Paul Danks said: “Kay is exactly the right person to support the delivery of these projects. I’m delighted that she’s accepted this new role and am confident that the hospitality and service offering at both Market 41 and Back to the Garden will be second to none.”

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Property advisor JLL has made three new appointments and promoted six staff across its Manchester-based teams.

The cost management business unit has hired Joe Evers, who joins as an assistant cost manager.

The dedicated North West cost management service was set-up in 2016, and is growing its regional offering to meet demand from increased development in Manchester.

Yvette Black has joined the planning and development team as a graduate planner, while Rob Bursnoll has been appointed to the building consultancy team as a graduate building surveyor.

Joe Evers

Meanwhile, Tom Robinson has been promoted to senior planner in the planning and development team and Andy Allen has advanced to senior surveyor in the building consultancy team.

In addition, Natalie Harrison has been promoted to senior surveyor in the residential advisory team.

JLL’s property and asset management team has promoted Henrietta Daniels to senior surveyor, Christine Arnold to surveyor, and Kirstin McIntosh to assistant surveyor. The promotions follow the team’s appointment at One New York Street and Three Hardman Square by Royal London Asset Management.

David Lathwood, lead director for JLL in the North West, said: “On top of these thoroughly well-deserved promotions, we welcome three new members, adding further on the ground talent to JLL in the North West.

“The growth of our cost management team reflects the service’s success, and the strong pipeline for new build and renovation projects across Manchester, which require trusted advisors.”