Meet the team

Shaun Barton

A friendly, director-facing adviser, Shaun regularly speaks to business owners in financial distress and he consistently delivers expert advice on a compassionate one-to-one level when it's needed most.

Andrew Little

Andrew Little is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and restructuring. Andrew is a Partner based in our Newcastle office.

Ian Royle

Ian Royle is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Stockton-on-Tees office. Ian has over 25 years’ experience in corporate insolvency, specialising in helping owner-managed businesses.

Neil Vinnicombe

Neil Vinnicombe is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Bath office, with over 40 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and business restructuring. Neil specialises in helping SME owners across the South West.

Simon Haskew

Simon Haskew is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Bristol and Bath offices. With over 40 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and business restructuring, Simon specialises in complex administrations, CVLs, MVLs, and LPA receiverships.

Michael Hall is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in finance, accounting, and restructuring. Based in our Exeter office, Michael specialises in practitioner-led rescue solutions for businesses across the south and South West.

Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner based in our Leicester office. With almost 20 years’ experience in the insolvency industry, Thomas specialises in providing professional yet personable advice to small and medium-sized businesses in financial distress.

Simon Killick

Simon Killick is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Accountant based in our London office. Simon has over 15 years’ experience and specialises in corporate and personal insolvency, with particular expertise in contentious insolvency matters involving litigation.

Jeremy Karr

Jeremy Karr is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our London office, where he leads the West London insolvency and restructuring team. Jeremy has over 35 years’ experience guiding company directors through corporate insolvency and restructuring across a wide range of sectors.

Gareth Rusling is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and qualified Certified Accountant with over 30 years' experience in corporate insolvency. Gareth is a Partner based in our Sheffield office, specialising in SME insolvency and turnaround across a wide range of sectors.

Paul Barber

Paul Barber is a Partner and licensed Insolvency Practitioner. He splits his time between our Preston and Manchester offices, supporting business owners across the North West.

Craig Povey

Craig Povey is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Accountant who serves as Managing Partner for the West Midlands region. With over 15 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and business turnaround, Craig has particular expertise in charities and not-for-profit organisations, as well as investigations and asset recovery.

Jason Greenhalgh

Jason Greenhalgh is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) based in our Manchester and Liverpool offices. With over 35 years’ experience, Jason specialises in all aspects of restructuring and company rescue.

Lee De'ath

Lee De’ath is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Colchester office. With over 30 years’ experience, Lee specialises in corporate insolvency and restructuring, with particular expertise in directors’ duties, investigations, and strategies to maximise stakeholder returns.

Dan Trinham

Dan Trinham is based in our Birmingham office and specialises in corporate insolvency, both contentious and non-contentious, with over 20 years’ experience across SME business rescue and recovery strategies.

Nick West

Nick West is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Telford office. With over 20 years’ experience, Nick specialises in corporate insolvency, business restructuring and turnaround across the retail, agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality, and charity sectors.

Georgia Fisher

Georgia Fisher is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner based in our High Wycombe office. With over 10 years’ experience across a wide range of corporate and personal insolvency appointments, Georgia has a background in forensic insolvency and recovering funds for creditors.

Louise Baxter

Louise Baxter is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Cambridge office. With over 30 years’ experience, Louise specialises in advising companies and their directors across the full range of corporate insolvency procedures.

Dean Watson is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant based in our Manchester office. With over 35 years’ experience in corporate insolvency, business restructuring and financial advisory, Dean has particular expertise in the sports, leisure, professional services and regulated sectors.

Huw Powell is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant based in our Cardiff office. With over 20 years’ experience, Huw specialises in corporate insolvency and supporting businesses in financial distress across Wales.

Jamie Taylor is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) based in our Southend office. With nearly 40 years’ experience, Jamie specialises in corporate and personal insolvency, restructuring and business rescue, with a particularly strong track record in the construction sector.

Mike Jenkins

Mike Jenkins is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our York office. With over 20 years’ experience, Mike specialises in corporate and personal insolvency across Yorkshire and the North East, covering a wide range of sectors.

Mark Malone is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant based in our Birmingham office. With over 20 years’ experience, Mark specialises in corporate insolvency, business restructuring and turnaround, with particular expertise in supporting business owners and lenders.

Andrew MacKenzie

Andrew MacKenzie is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) based in our Leeds and Humber offices. With over 30 years’ experience, Andrew specialises in corporate insolvency, business restructuring, personal insolvency and debt advisory.

Stephen Powell

Stephen Powell is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant based in our Southampton office. With over 20 years’ experience, Stephen specialises in corporate recovery, business restructuring, turnaround and personal insolvency.

Stephen Berry

Stephen Berry is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner, qualified solicitor and accredited mediator based in our Liverpool office. With over 15 years’ experience, Stephen specialises in business restructuring, contentious insolvency and personal insolvency.

Gary Shankland

Gary Shankland is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our London office. With over 25 years’ experience, Gary specialises in business restructuring and turnaround, with particular expertise in complex assignments across the social housing, residential development, healthcare and retail sectors.

Thomas McKay is a Chartered Accountant and Regional Managing Partner for the Scotland and Northern Ireland region, based in our Glasgow office. With over 20 years’ experience, Thomas specialises in corporate insolvency, personal insolvency and business restructuring across a wide range of sectors.

Bai Cham is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant based in our Kent office. With over 20 years’ experience, Bai specialises in corporate and personal insolvency across the manufacturing, construction and retail sectors.

Yiannis Koumettou

Yiannis Koumettou is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Accountant based in our London office. Yiannis specialises in SME insolvency, advising company directors across a wide range of businesses on liquidation and administration.

Jason Ainge is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner based in our Leeds office. With over 20 years’ experience, Jason specialises in contentious insolvency matters, including fraud investigations, asset tracing, and cross-border litigation recovery.

Jon Beard is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner based in our Brighton office. With over 30 years’ experience across all types of insolvency procedures, Jon specialises in corporate and personal insolvency with a focus on restructuring and business rescue.

Gareth Prince is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Certified Accountant based in our Birmingham office. With over 25 years’ experience, Gareth specialises in financial advisory and restructuring across the hospitality, leisure, construction, engineering and manufacturing sectors.

Jonathan Munnery

Jonathan is a Partner at Real Business Rescue, part of BTG Begbies Traynor. As well as being a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association MIPA, he is also an Associate Member of The Association of Business Recovery Professionals AABRP.

Julian Pitts

Julian Pitts is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and National Managing Partner. Julian is based in our Leeds office and helps company directors across the whole range of formal insolvency solutions.

Julie Palmer

Julie Palmer is a highly experienced insolvency practitioner and industry commentator. Julie is Regional Managing Partner for the South West and is a member of the IPA and a Fellow of The Association of Business Recovery Professionals.

Andrew Hook

Andrew Hook is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Accountant based in our Salisbury office, specialising in SME insolvency, company restructuring, and business rescue.

Kris Wigfield

Kris Wigfield is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Managing Partner at BTG Begbies Traynor, part of Real Business Rescue. He specialises in company restructuring and turnaround and has over 20 years’ experience in the insolvency industry.

Carolynn Best

Carolynn Best is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and qualified accountant with over 20 years' experience in the industry. She joined the BTG Begbies Traynor team, part of Real Business Rescue, in 2019 as a Partner in our Leicester office.

Martin Buttriss

Martin Buttriss is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Partner in our Leicester office. Martin qualified in 2003 and has spent decades providing practical advice to owners of SME businesses across a wide range of sectors.

Dave Broadbent

Dave Broadbent is a licensed insolvency practitioner and Partner at our York office. Dave primarily specialises in helping directors of SME owner-managed businesses. Dave has almost 30 years' experience in corporate insolvency and restructuring.

Gillian Sayburn

Gillian Sayburn is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and has worked in business rescue and insolvency since 1999. She is a north-east native and provides specialist advice to businesses in Newcastle and Teesside.

Matthew Cluer

Matthew is a Partner at BTG Begbies Traynor, part of Real Business Rescue, and works across the South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region. He specialises in providing turnaround and insolvency advice to sole traders and business owners in the SME sector.

Chris Bristow

Chris works in our customer relations team and speaks with directors and stakeholders on a daily basis, using his vast experience and excellent understanding of business rescue to provide immediate advice.

Sophie Schofield

Sophie is part of our expert team, working to help directors understand their company closure and rescue options. With extensive experience in insolvency and customer relations, Sophie is here to help provide immediate help and advice.

Tom Procter

Tom is an Insolvency and Restructuring Expert with years of experience in providing advice across all aspects of corporate insolvency to help company directors find the best solution for their current situation.

Carole Vizzard

Carole is an Insolvency and Restructuring Expert who is here to assist with all aspects of insolvency and business distress. With years of experience in the insolvency industry, Carole can assist with finding a prompt solution for directors and stakeholders.