PKF Smith Cooper

Catherine Desmond, who has accepted a seat on the CLA's National Tax Committee

17 January 2022 08:30

Midlands-based Catherine Desmond delighted to further support the Country Land and Business Association’s (CLA) by accepting a seat on the National Tax Committee

Head of Private Client Services and Landed Estates at PKF Smith Cooper, Catherine has welcomed the chance to play a role in shaping rural tax policy by joining the CLA’s Tax Committee.
A membership organisation dedicated to upholding and highlighting the needs of land, property, and business owners in rural locations across England and Wales, the CLA is a highly regarded organisation in the sec

10 January 2022 11:00

Derbyshire Institute of Sport offers warm welcome to new board member David Nelson

David Nelson, a Derby businessman with a huge love of sport, has been appointed to the board of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport.
Keen cyclist and golfer David Nelson is Senior Partner at leading Midlands-based accountancy and advisory firm, PKF Smith Cooper, and has joined the board as the institute enters a new stage of sustained growth.
David has a long association with amateur sports,

5 January 2022 08:30

PKF Smith Cooper announce latest promotions

Starting the year on a positive note, and effective from 1st January, the award-winning accountancy and business advisory firm announces a string of promotions across a number of divisions.
PKF Smith Cooper’s promotions across their Derby, Nottingham, and Birmingham offices follow a period of sustained, strategic growth for the Midlands firm, not only signalling its aim to continue expanding b

2 December 2021 15:16

Retiring former PKF Smith Cooper Partner was ‘one of the foundations upon which the firm was built’

Respected former Partner and Audit Director Janet Morgan retires after dedicating 20 years of her career to PKF Smith Cooper.
Janet’s illustrious career began back in 1984, when she qualified as a Chartered Accountant for a sole practitioner. This was followed by a position at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
In February 2002, Janet joined PKF Smith Cooper in a Senio

2 December 2021 15:07

SCIFS promotion announcement highlights what is shaping up to be a record year for the company amid the acceleration of their business plan

Since joining Smith Cooper Independent Financial Solutions (SCIFS) almost four years ago, Chris Soborowski has made quite a splash, quickly becoming an indispensable cornerstone of the team – which is part of why the company has recently announced his promotion to SCIFS’ Operations Director.
The promotion includes responsibility as both a Statutory and Regulated Director of the firm under the

3 November 2021 11:43

Award-winning PKF Smith Cooper continue to expand team with a number of new appointments

Midlands-based tax, accountancy, and business advisory firm, PKF Smith Cooper, have been enjoying a successful year, building up many of their service lines – with their tax team notably bolstered by 6 appointments in recent months.

This success is reflected in the firm’s September announcement, where they revealed that they had joined the global family of PKF International, placing the

1 October 2021 14:30

PKF SMITH COOPER’S CORPORATE FINANCE DIVISION CELEBRATE THEIR ‘DEAL OF THE YEAR (UNDER £10M)’ WIN AT INSIDER’S 2021 EAST MIDLANDS DEALMAKERS AWARDS

On Wednesday 29th September, Nottingham’s Belfry hosted the renowned Dealmakers Awards ceremony, where a host of companies located in the East Midlands celebrated their dealmaking achievements throughout the past year. The event was compered by Mark Durden-Smith and sponsored by Fairstone Group, HSBC UK, Shawbrook Bank, and ThinCats.

PKF Smith Cooper’s Corporate Finance division had more t

Three of our new Birmingham graduates (from left): Helen Bonsmann, Lewis Coles, and Manryan Singh

16 September 2021 10:00

PKF Smith Cooper welcomes a new roster of Graduates into their ranks

Throughout 2021, PKF Smith Cooper have been attracting a wealth of talent into their accounting, audit, and tax teams, beginning the training of a new team of graduates poised for future success.
Located across various offices – Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, and Burbage – these graduates have a diverse range of skills, qualifications, and attributes to bring to the company.
With the most re

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