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Leading East Midlands accountancy firm Duncan & Toplis has welcomed 21 new students. Pictured back row left to right: James Lalyk, ACA Graduate at the firm's Newark office; Martin Robinson, ACA Trainee at the Newark office; Joe Bannister, ACA Graduate in Sleaford. Second row from left to right: Ben Willey, placement student at the Newark office; Ben Wilson, ACA trainee at the Spalding office; Krystopher McQueen, ACA trainee at the Grantham office; Kenneth Hewitt, ACA Graduate at the Lincoln office. Second row from front, from left to right: Tim Godson, Director at Duncan & Toplis in Lincoln; Andy Severn, Director at Duncan & Toplis in Grantham; Lauren Bates, ACA trainee in Skegness; Rebecca Rickard, AAT trainee in Sleaford; Helen Channing, ACA student at the Newark office; Sam Clothier, AAT trainee at the Loughborough office; Thea Kerry, ACA graduate at the Boston office; Rebecca Walker, AAT trainee in Boston; Rebecca Gray, AAT trainee at the Melton office; Gemma Anthony, AAT trainee at the Lincoln office; Lauren Bycraft, AAT trainee at the Spalding office; Alexandra White, placement student at the Grantham office.

Duncan & Toplis Invests in Students

It’s a busy time at leading East Midlands chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis as 21 individuals settle in to new positions.

Always a keen supporter of students, the company held a formal induction day at the Grantham office for those beginning new training contracts and placements. Some are beginning their AAT qualifications (Association of Accounting Technicians) while others are commencing their ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) studies having graduated from university or obtained their AAT qualification while working at the firm.

The trainees were met by directors Tim Godson and Andy Severn and manager Alison Green.

Tim Godson, Head of Student Training, said: “We are very proud to be training such a great number of promising individuals at Duncan & Toplis. All of our offices will be feeling the benefit of their enthusiasm as they begin their careers with us.

“It is a particularly exciting year for those joining us on ACA training contracts as we have launched a new training programme that will see each student rotating around different offices. Their training will have more variety and they will have the chance to work within and learn about more sectors, with the chance to adopt specialisms such as tax and audit towards the end of their contract.”

Duncan & Toplis will be funding the trainees throughout their contracts, which covers costs for training, tuition, study leave and examinations.

The new ACA trainees are:

Thea Kerry – Boston office
Krystopher McQueen – Grantham office
Edward Spenceley – Grantham office
Kenneth Hewitt – Lincoln office
Geraint Price – Loughborough office
Sarah Davey – Louth office
James Lalyk – Newark office
Martin Robinson – Newark office
Joe Bannister – Sleaford office
Sophie Cook – Stamford office

The ACA trainees that have completed their AAT training with the firm are:

Helen Channing – Newark office
Lauren Bates – Skegness office
Ben Wilson – Spalding office

The new AAT trainees are:

Rebecca Walker – Boston office
Gemma Anthony – Lincoln office
Sam Clothier – Loughborough office
Rebecca Gray – Melton office
Rebecca Rickard – Sleaford office
Lauren Bycraft – Spalding office

Alexandra White (Grantham) and Ben Willey (Newark) are on a year’s placement from university.

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Notes to editors:
Duncan & Toplis was established in 1925 and has since grown into one of the largest independent firms of chartered accountants in the Midlands.
• The company appears in the top 40 UK accountancy practices list published by Accountancy Age.
• Duncan & Toplis was named ICAEW East Midlands Medium Accountancy Firm of the Year in March 2014, 2015 and 2016.
• The company has 11 offices throughout the East Midlands: in Boston, Grantham, Lincoln, Loughborough, Louth, Melton Mowbray, Newark, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford.
• Duncan & Toplis offers a wide range of services to small and large-sized family businesses, from accountancy, audit and tax to payroll, human resources and computer services.
• The business employs around 370 staff, of whom 85 are currently engaged in professional training.
• Duncan & Toplis is a member of Kreston International, the global network of independent accounting firms. Kreston UK, a brand representing firms based in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, provides national coverage, a resource of over 1,950 professional and support staff and generates annual fee revenues of £122m. As a combined organisation, it would rank as the 11th largest UK firm.

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Mike Shields
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mike@weareshootingstar.co.uk
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