BOOKCHECK - Key Persons


Amelia Abdulsamad

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Anabel Kingshott

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor
Worked in banking, treasury and finance for many years. With BookCheck since 2019

Anne Hewes

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Officer / Expert Knowledge of Payroll Procedures and Legislation. With BookCheck since Oct 2023
Expert knowledge of payroll procedures and legislation. With BookCheck since Oct 2023

Anthony Pilkington - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chairman
Anthony founded the company in 1994, seeing a need for quality book-keeping together with Management Accounts. He works with our MD James to win new business and has responsibility for the strategic development of the Company Anthony qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in Bristol after graduating from Bristol University where he read Economics & Accounting. He has worked for BAe Systems, Unilever, Marsh & McLennan (Bermuda), TV Times and Time Warner. He has a strong IT background, evidenced by the Company providing from as far back as 2003 what are now called Cloud services

Carl Grierson

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Supervisor
Over 9 years experience working within the payroll and finance sector in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. With BookCheck since Feb 2021

Caroline Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & HR Manager

Catherine Radcliffe

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor and Book - Keeper

Cecile Murray

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
With BookCheck since September 2012 and has been practising book-keeping for 30 years

Chanel Lowe

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Supervisor
Joined the BookCheck payroll team in November 2020. Deciding to specialise in payroll in 2018 after working in HR Management and Payroll for 10 years

Charlotte Smith

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor and Book - Keeper

Christine Beard

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Officer / Book - Keeping Administrator
Joined BookCheck in 2014 working as a payroll administrator and book-keeper from home.

Clair Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Supervisor
Qualified accountant since 1999. Joined BookCheck in Feb 22. Enjoys working with lots of different types of business and getting to know them individually.

Colin Webb

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

David Plumb

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
David is ACMA qualified and has worked for a variety of SMEs as Company Accountant. His work has involved him in a number of different sectors such as: aerospace, professional services, IT and environmental services. Joined BookCheck in 2017

Diona Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Officer
Qualified as a Payroll Technician with CIPP in 2018. Joined BookCheck in June 2020. Worked in banking and within accountancy practices for 24 years

Ellie Jones

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
AAT Level 3 qualified and working towards level 4. Over 8 years experience in finance, specialising in the construction industry. Previously worked as a Finance Officer/Manager for SME's.

Emily Barber

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
Joined BookCheck in October 2023. She is MAAT and FCCA qualified with Xero certification.

Emma Garland

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
Emma is MAAT qualified and Xero certified. She has worked in accountancy and bookkeeping for over 20 years and has been with BookCheck since 2020

Georgina Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Supervisor

Gila Coghlan

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
AAT NVQ Level 4 in Accounting, CIMA Stage 2. Book-keeping since 1994, working as a management accountant before joining BookCheck in 2019

James Wetherall - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
After studying Zoology at Royal Holloway, a second degree in Accounting and Finance was completed before qualifying in 2018 as a Chartered Accountant.

Jane Hillard

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
Jane is both AAT and ATT qualified. Working in finance for over 20 years she has been with BookCheck since 2019

Jane Osman

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Janet Plumb

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
Janet has been working for BookCheck since 2005. She carries out most of the prospective client Xero or Sage HealthChecks and prepares BookCheck's own management accounts. Janet is our Excel guru

Janice Short

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
AAT Level 4 qualified - MAAT. Worked in the accounting field for 25 years, 9 yrs for a large enterprise and the last 16 yrs for small businesses. With BookCheck since 2020

Jonathan Clayton

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Karen Dyson

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor
AAT and ACCA qualified. Over 30 years of industry experience. With BookCheck since 2013

Karen Webb

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Kate Culley

Job Titles:
  • Finance Administrator

Kate Symes

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
AAT qualified and been working in finance and accounting since 2008 been with BookCheck since January 2022

Katie Dillon

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Officer
Diploma in Payroll Management in 2014 and lots of experience using various payroll systems including IRIS and Sage. With BookCheck since 2017

Kerry Brough

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Officer

Kim Swift

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Laura Talboys

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
Laura is AAT qualified with 16 years book-keeping experience. She has worked for BookCheck since Oct 2016

Lauren Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Leanne Dennison

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Manager
Leanne joined the payroll team in June 2019. She has 10 years of payroll experience and became a qualified advanced payroll technician with CIPP in 2018. She enjoys working with Excel to build spreadsheets that can assist with the administration of payroll.

Linda Catanzaro

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
  • Member of the Book
Linda Catanzaro is a member of the BookCheck team who has worked with the company for over 20 years. She is a supervisor with the accounts team, and also works in the payroll team. She has worked with many varied and interesting clients over the years

Lindsay Hill

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Project Manager

Lorna Askew

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Officer

Louisa Nott

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
Louisa has worked with BookCheck since 2011 and has been working as a book-keeper since 1989

Manchester, Liverpool

Wherever you're based in Manchester, Liverpool & the North West, we're confident that we can help you with your Bookkeeping with Management Accounts. We meet or Skype all of our potential clients before issuing our Proposal, which identifies your needs upon which we focus our solutions. You're looking for a safe pair of hands - we've got them. "We started using Bookcheck in 2015. They were very good from the beginning helping us migrate from our previous bookkeeper, took the right amount of time to understand our needs, and pretty quickly caught up with the backlog left by our previous bookkeeper. Once caught up, every month they are promptly preparing our accounts and payroll with minimum hassle from our side, tweaking their report template to meet our exact needs, and working directly with our accountants to prepare year end. Based on my experience with them, I would strongly recommend their services." - Andrew Cranson, Managing Director of Layershift, Manchester To discuss our local bookkeeping, management accounts and payroll services in Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire and the North West in more detail, please give us a call on 0161 387 7090 or email manchester@bookcheck.

Mandy Barker

Job Titles:
  • Quality Manager

Matthew Bleach

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
MAAT qualified member since May 1997. Worked in the accounts field since 1993. Matthew has worked with BookCheck since 2009

Matthew Crooks

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Mel Redding

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor
AAT qualified. Experience in lots of industries. Began her second stint with BookCheck in July 2020.

Natalia Bottcher

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
Natalia is AAT (level 3) and ICB (level 4) qualified. She has been with BookCheck since 2018

Natalie Lowe

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Nick Radcliffe

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
ACMA qualified Management Accountant for 17 years. Always worked with SMEs. Broadly experienced over many sectors with specialist knowledge of logistics

Rachel Lay

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Supervisor
Qualified ACA with over 20 years industry wide experience. Worked in practice as auditor before moving across to financial accountant roles within the travel and engineering sectors. Joined BookCheck in 2015

Rebecca Ashmeade

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper
MAAT qualified and working for BookCheck since Feb 2020. Worked in this field since 2013

Rebecca Potts

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Supervisor
ACCA qualified accountant, working at a senior level since 2015. With BookCheck since May 22

Richard Smith

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Roxanne Perkins

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Sue Bevan

Job Titles:
  • Book - Keeper

Valentina Ciobanu

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor

Zara Rayson

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager
Zara's responsibilities include client and staff relations, and all admin tasks involved in the running of a busy Head Office. Zara joined BookCheck in 2002