Finalists 2025

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2025 North East Accountancy Awards. See the categories below to discover the successful nominees who made it through to the final stage of the nomination process:

Accounting Apprentice of the Year

Finalists:

Sarah Addison – Bevan VAT Consultancy
Adam Bains – Everyturn Mental Health
Kieran Allen – KPMG
Rebecca Dodd – Anderson Barrowcliff

Rising Star Accountant of the Year

Finalists:

Cara Smith – KPMG
Niall Choat – FRP Corporate Finance
Adam Tindale – Dyer Engineering
Bethany Blair – EDF Renewables

Excellence in Finance

Finalists

Dom Colvin – Newcastle University
Sam Johnson – JT Dove
Anthony Tunmore – Northland Real Estate Properties (UK)
Matthew Long – EP Lynemouth

Finance Leader of the Year

Finalists:

Lee Humble – Azets
Laurence Provost – Dyer Engineering
Richard O’Donnell – Logic Manufactured Bespoke
Anthony Tunmore – Northland Real Estate Properties (UK)
Mark McLeod – Steedman & Company
John Pearson – ZyroFisher

Partner of the Year

Finalists:

Phil Williams – FRP Corporate Finance
Sarah Bedford – HMB Accountants
James Dale – Anderson Barrowcliff

Excellence in Tax

Finalists:

North East Tax Team – Azets
Bevan VAT Consultancy
Dawn Walton – BK Plus
Indirect Tax Team – Johnston Carmichael
Innovation Reliefs & Incentives Team Newcastle – KPMG

Business Finance Team of the Year

Finalists:

Darlington Building Society
Dyer Engineering
Partnerize
True Potential

Public Sector Finance Team of the Year

Finalists:

NCG
Newcastle University
Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Teesside University

Corporate Finance Deal of the Year

Finalists:

FRP Corporate Finance – Sale of Houghton International
Azets – Acquisition of Speedwell Climate by Vaisala
Ryecroft Glenton – Fairley Gunn Group’s acquisition of X-Ray Technology specialists Axi-Tek and Metrix NDT.
Ryecroft Glenton – The acquisition of Lakeland Retreats by PE-backed, Travel Chapter
Azets – Sale of Gibson’s Funeral Services
Ryecroft Glenton – The seven-figure growth capital investment in northeast based OneGym, by ThinCats

Emerging Firm of the Year

Finalists:

Jaccountancy
North East Accounting & Tax Solutions
Atom Financial

Independent Accountancy Firm of the Year

Finalists:

Beach Accountants
Clive Owen
HMB Accountants
Robson Laidler Accountants
Ryecroft Glenton 
Simply Additions

National Accountancy Firm of the Year

Finalists:

Azets
KPMG
Steedman & Company