Appointments: BHP Clough and Company, Myddleton Croft, Park Place Corporate Finance
CHARTERED accountants BHP Clough & Company have promoted Neil Baldwin to charities and academies manager.
He will be part of a team of 36, for the firm which provides audit and advisory services Bradford based drugs treatment charity The Bridge Project and Silsden based L’Arche.
The wider team, which is headed by partner Jane Marshall, acts for a further 200 charity and not-for-profit clients.
Roland Clark, director at BHP Clough & Company, says: “Due to extensive regulation, its essential Academies receive the right advice. It’s a very specialised area, and something our firm has become renowned for.
“Our department has seen a significant increase in the amount of work we are carrying out for both new and existing clients in these areas and Neil has played a key part in this growth. He thoroughly deserves this promotion which will greatly enhance the specialist services we can provide.
“In addition to this work, many of the team at BHP Clough & Company volunteer as Governors and Directors, at both charities and Academies, which enhances our understanding of how these organisations work and gives us a first-hand insight into the support and guidance required.”
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A managing director has been appointed at investment firm Myddleton Croft.
Julie Jones has been promoted from director to the role, along with founder David Cowell who will become chairman, and investment director Patrick Toes.
Ms Jones has previously worked as head of UK sales for BNY Mellon, formerly Newton Investment Management.
She joined Myddleton Croft in 2012, and the firm has seen a growth in assets under management from £45m to the current level of £70m over the last three years.
Chairman David Cowell said: “With her wealth of experience, Julie further strengthens our commitment to providing a first class discretionary management service.
“Julie’s new role is a natural progression, she will maintain her business development responsibilities while also taking on more of the day to day management of the firm.
“I have every confidence that she and Patrick will succeed in helping the firm to reach its ambitious target to grow to £100m of assets under management within the next 12 to 18 months.”
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Park Place Corporate Finance, has appointed Robert Pettican to the team from KPMG.
Mr Pettican follows two others, Tim Clark from BDO and Ben Peacock who have also been made partners.
Founding partner Tim Simpson said: “We are delighted to welcome Robert. Given the expansion of the senior team and strong deal flow we expect Robert to be the first of a number of new joiners.”
PPCF has had a strong start to 2015 advising on transactions with an aggregate valuation approaching £1 billion.
They acted as lead advisors on the secondary buy-outs of WHP and FMG and the trade sales of International Safety Products and Disposables UK.
They also advised the management teams on the secondary buy-out of Adare and the flotation of DFS.
