Meet the team

Jonathan has spent many years working with companies which face financial difficulties. Jonathan is able to quickly and accurately assess the nature of the problems and offer real, relevant and realistic advice to the directors as to the most appropriate way forward. Jonathan is an Associate member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (ABRP).

Paul is the Regional Managing Partner for our Manchester office. Paul in 1987 started his career working for Arthur Andersen and after furthering his career in the Middle East, he later returned to the UK. Paul’s reputation is one that is honest and technically strong and commercial.

Dean joined our team in 1999 after spending 10 years working in general audit and accountancy practice and is a Qualified Accountant (FCCA) and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with over 25 years experience. Dean joined our team as a Partner at our Preston office, but also manages both our Blackpool and Chester offices.

Julie works between our Salisbury, Portsmouth and Bournemouth offices. Prior to joining the team she set up Middleton Partners offices in Salisbury and Southampton. She is based primarily at our Salisbury office as a Regional Managing Partner Julie deals with all aspects of Corporate Recovery work.

Julian is our Joint Regional Managing Partner for the North-East region and based in our Leeds office. After a short time with Baker Tilly, in 1989, he established a specialist independent corporate recovery practice dealing with all aspects of insolvency.

Gillian is a highly experienced insolvency expert and has been with us since 1999, working in our Manchester and Nottingham offices before moving back to her native north-east to open our Newcastle office in 2008. She is well respected in the north-east region for her work and highly regarded as an ACCA Northern Counties Panel member. She is also a Chartered Certified Accountant and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner.

Simon was worked in the insolvency/distressed space for almost 10 years, working for both lenders and insolvency practitioners.

Shaun joined Real Business Rescue in 2014 as our National Online Business Operations Director and is one of the most crucial cogs in our team. A friendly, director-facing adviser, Shaun is often the first point of contact for business owners in financial distress and he consistently delivers expert advice on a compassionate one-to-one level just when it's needed most. He is hard-working and supremely professional which comes across vividly both in person and on the phone. Shaun has worked in this area of client relations since 1992 and has strong insolvency knowledge on both the personal and corporate side. He is also an Associate R3 Member.

Gary is a Partner within our London office and has been with the company since 2004. He has a wide range of experience in both corporate and personal insolvency and is a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and R3.

Gareth joined Begbies Traynor in 2015 following the acquisition of Sheffield-based insolvency firm, P & A Group.

Neil is based between our Bristol and Bath office and has been with the company since 2003. With over 30 years insolvency experience Neil previously worked at several 'Big 4' accountancy practices and he has a wide range of experience in corporate recovery matters.

Kevin joined Real Business Rescue in 2017. He has extensive knowledge of the small business arena and has also specialised in commercial development programs for more established businesses. Kevin has around 20 years of hands-on commercial experience in business development with a strong background in finance and insurance.

Simon manages our Bristol and Bath offices. He has been with us since 1999 when he joined as a partner from a 'Big 4' accountancy practice. He has a broad knowledge of corporate insolvency and restructuring across a wide range of industries.

Ken joined our Glasgow office as a Partner in 2003 after working for several global accountancy practices within Scotland. His scope of work includes, Corporate Rescue and Recovery across a diversity of sectors.

Ian manages our Exeter office and been with us since 2000. Prior to joining the team Ian had 20 years of experience with leading practices and he specialises in all types of personal and corporate insolvency.

Mark is a partner in the Birmingham and Cheltenham offices. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and also a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. He joined the company in 2005 and has over 10 years restructuring and insolvency experience. He advises directors and management teams across a wide range of sectors.

Lawrence O'Hara has extensive knowledge and expertise in both corporate and personal insolvency. He heads up our office in Belfast which helps individuals and organisations across Northern Ireland deal with debt problems and financial distress.

Gareth is a partner in the Birmingham and Burton upon Trent offices. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. He joined the firm in 2004 and has many years restructuring and insolvency experience. He advises directors and other stakeholders facing financial difficulty across a wide range of sectors.

Kenny joined in January 2014 after a short sabbatical. He specialised in corporate recovery and restructuring with RSM Tenon for 21 years, operating throughout the country and founding their Glasgow operation in 1995.

Louise joined the team as a Partner and opened up the business' Cambridge office. She has been advising company directors and owner managed businesses for over 25 years. Louise specialises in members’ voluntary liquidations and all types of rescue and recovery procedures.

Jamie is a Partner with the firm, he initially established Taylor Gotham & Fry in 1991, which is now our Southend office. He has a wide range of experience in all insolvency matters.

Neil Jeeves joined Real Business Rescue as Partner in October 2018. He is responsible for leading new cases and developing the growth of the Birmingham office with his extensive regional business contacts and on‐the ground knowledge.

Richard's experience spans a broad range of corporate and personal case types. He is a Director at our Huddersfield office.

Jeremy Karr, Director at Real Business Rescue Watford. Contact details including email address, telephone number & LinkedIn profile can be found here.

Andrew joined us in January 2006 as Partner in our Leeds office, he then went to establish our Hull office in 2008. He has specialised in Corporate Rescue and Recovery, personal insolvency, business investigations and review work.

Mike is mainly based at our York office. His experience spans all personal and corporate insolvency matters.

Thomas is based out of our Aberdeen and Glasgow office and has been with the firm since 2005. He has acted in borrower and national mainstream Bank engagements, providing turnaround and strategic advice in a vast amount of both solvent and insolvent capacities.

Ian works out of our Preston office and throughout the North West. He has over a decade’s worth of experience in insolvency and currently specialises in corporate appointments.

Karl is a partner based in our Leeds office.

Brett Barton, Partner at Real Business Rescue Worcester. Contact details including email address, telephone number & LinkedIn profile can be found here.

Kris Wigfield, Managing Partner at Real Business Rescue Nottingham. Contact details including email address, telephone number & LinkedIn profile can be found here.

Chris is CPI qualified and has worked in corporate insolvency for more than 11 years, dealing with Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations, Administrations and Members’ Voluntary Liquidations in the main, working alongside company directors in order to find the appropriate insolvency process to aid a company’s financial position and assist its creditors.

Jason is a Partner at Real Business Rescue and works from our Liverpool office.

Marco recently joined Real Business Rescue and heads up our Milton Keynes Office, which he opened in February 2018. He has over 15 years experience working on all types of corporate and personal insolvency procedures. He is a Licenced Insolvency Practitioner and a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association.

Lloyd joined Taylor Gotham Fry, now the Southend office of Real Business Rescue, in 1991. He is a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and R3. In addition to overseeing a wide portfolio of cases, he also accepts insolvency appointments.

Since joining Real Business Rescue in April 2017, Ivan has focused his efforts on helping limited company directors, sole traders, and individuals alike navigate the most challenging of financial situations.

Diane Dunion is a Partner at Real Business Rescue and works from our Stoke-on-Trent office.