Nick Bonnello, ACA - Director & Chartered Accountant

Areas of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Property Tax, Owner Managed Businesses, Barristers Accounts, Taxation

Nick is a director of RWB Chartered Accountants, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007. He primarily works within general practice, serving owner managed businesses. He manages assignments of varying sizes and within a wide range of sectors; helping clients with their taxation, preparation of their accounts and as an Auditor. He works both with corporate clients and individuals, and has experience with the needs of Barristers and Solicitors Accounts Rules, as well as heading up the Cloud Accounting team.

Prior to becoming a Chartered Accountant Nick was the Managing Director of a website company, having spent a couple of years working for a PLC in London before that.

Nick has a Msc in International Business from The University of Nottingham and a first-class honours degree in Computing and Information Systems from the University of London.

Richard Bonnello, FCA - Director & Chartered Accountant

Areas of expertise: Owner Managed Businesses, Taxation, Corporate Finance, Barrister Accounts, Business Advice

Richard Bonnello is a director at RWB with considerable experience in family and owner-managed businesses and professional individuals. He has been involved in many cases of business valuations and their acquisition and disposal.

He is a registered auditor and member of the audit faculty. He has considerable experience and specialises in Owner Managed Businesses, Business Investment and Forensic Accounting.

Richard is a former Chairman of the Nottingham Imperial Building Society.

Neil Coupland FCA, DChA - Director & Chartered Accountant

Areas of expertise: Owner Managed Businesses, Charity Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Taxation

Neil is a director of RWB and a registered auditor who qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987. Neil has worked across all areas of general practice, primarily dealing with owner-managed businesses. His work mainly encompasses audit and accountancy, together with business taxation. He specialises in charities, not-for-profit organisations and forensic accounting.

Neil also acts as Secretary to the Trustees for a local grant-making charity and is Treasurer for a community centre.

Justin Parker - Practice Manager

Areas of expertise: Owner Managed Businesses, Corporate Finance, Charity Accounting, Taxation

Justin is a manager with extensive accounting experience, having started in practice in September 1988. He is dedicated to helping clients across many sectors with general accounting, tax advice, accounts production, corporation and personal tax.

He also has specific experience in helping charities and not-for-profit organisaitons with their statutory and accounting requirements.

Alison Lamin, MAAT - Personal Tax Manager

Areas of expertise: Taxation

Alison has over 20 years’ experience of working for local firms of accountants, specialising in personal taxation. She is a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians and has gained experience working in London and Luxembourg, before joining RWB.

Alison specialises in all tax matters, including the preparation of self assessment tax returns, P11D expenses and benefits forms, dealing with HMRC correspondence and enquiries and advising clients on all elements of personal tax.

Gordon Bruce, FCA - Chartered Accountant, Audit & Accounts Manager

Areas of expertise: Audit & Assurance, Taxation, Corporate Finance

Gordon qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982 and is an Audit & Accounts Manager at RWB.

During his career Gordon has worked across most areas of general accountancy practice. His work mainly encompasses audit and accounting together with business taxation for corporate clients of varying sizes and business sectors. He also specialises in Solicitors Accounts Rules and accounts for Self-Administered Pension Schemes.

Anne Coles - Charity and Accounts Manager

Areas of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Owner Managed Businesses, Taxation, Bookkeeping

Anne is a manager at RWB with responsibility for the outsourcing department using the latest Xero packages for book keeping (including VAT return submissions) and Brightpay software for payroll.

A hands-on, Xero certified accountant Anne ensures that accurate records are kept and maintained for the client, enabling a smoother process to annual accounts and the necessary information required by HMRC, Companies House and financial organisations.

She communicates with HMRC and other authorities on behalf of clients where necessary. Anne also has experience in the preparation of annual accounts for small businesses and charities.

Prior to joining RWB Anne worked as a financial controller of multi-million pound business for over 25 years, including a cavity wall and loft insulation company and an East Midlands retailer who operated 50 stores at its peak.

Anne can also act as an assistant insolvency practitioner once CVL decision has been taken.

James Clegg, FCA - Chartered Accountant & Audit & Accounts Manager

Areas of expertise: Audit & Assurance, Taxation, Corporate Finance

James is a Xero certified, qualified charted accountant with a wide range of experience in the accounting industry.

His particular areas of experience include audit and assurance and corporate finance. James also deals with financial forecasting, pension scheme audits and solicitor accounts rules.

Lisa Oyaide-Nicholls - Accountant

Areas of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll

Lisa is a Xero certified Accountant who is highly experienced in the preparation of financial accounts for small businesses and companies.

Lisa works within RWB's outsourcing team and has extensive experience with Xero accounting software, which enables her to provide invaluable support, advice and guidance to clients using their own Xero software. She also communicates with HMRC and other authorities on behalf of clients where necessary and ensures that clients’ records are maintained to a high standard.

Lisa is also very familiar with setting up and managing pension schemes for auto enrolment purposes on behalf of a wide range of different organisations.

Taking a keen interest in her local community, Lisa has sat on the board of a local arts charity and as a parent board member at her local Surestart. She currently acts as treasurer of the PTA of her children’s school.

James Clark, AAT, ACA - Accountant

Areas of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Audit & Assurance, Bookkeeping, Payroll

James is a Xero certified Accountant. AAT qualified and completed his ACA accreditation in 2017.

Working across a range of sectors from private clients to small and medium sized businesses, James focuses mainly on preparation of accounts, audits and bookkeeping.

Simon Cripps, AAT, part ACA - Accountant

Areas of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Audit & Assurance, Bookkeeping, Payroll

Simon is part of the audit and accounts team, providing clients with a high-level of support and guidance with their accounts.

A Xero, Workflowmax and Receipt Bank certified user, his responsibilities include setting up cloud-based time management systems, preparing and completing accounts and providing book-keeping for clients on site and in the cloud. Using his expertise he is able to recommend and implement best practice using new and innovative software.

Simon is part of the Association of Accounting Technicians, is a duly qualified AAT member and is currently completing his ACA accreditation. He also assists with audits including stock takes and personal tax returns.

Leah Stanley - Accounts Trainee

Areas of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Bookkeeping

Leah is an accounts trainee at RWB wokring towards her AAT qualification. Certified in Xero online accounting software and Workflow Max, Leah's main areas of responsiblity are supporting clients with cloud accounting and bookkeeping.

Lucy Gawthorpe, AAT - Accountant

Area of expertise: Cloud Accounting, Bookkeeping

Lucy is a qualified accountant who focuses on cloud accounting, bookkeeping and private client services.

Involved in all areas of general accountancy Lucy is Xero certified user, able to support clients with their online accounting needs.

Roger Allen, FCCA - Chartered Accountant

Areas of expertise - Tax, Charities, Trusts

Roger is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (FCCA) and has been in the accountancy profession for over 50 years.

Roger specialises in accounts preparation and associated tax advice, with particular emphasis on Trusts.  He is also concerned with accountancy support for various local charities and organisations.