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2023 LUCA Awards Winners

On Monday 6 November, the winners of the 2023 ICB LUCA Awards were announced at the Bookkeepers Summit. Congratulations to all the winners and all those shortlisted.

The Bookkeeper awards

New Practice of the Year

- Acey Bookkeeping Ltd - Anne Collins MICB PM.DIP and Lisa Pirie MICB

Shortlisted practices:
  • - Excelerate Bookkeeping and Business Services - Aditi Ball MICB
  • - Helen Kavanagh Bookkeeping - Helen Kavanagh MICB PM.Dip
  • - Ladies of Ledger Ltd - Emily Manners MICB PM.Dip

Small Practice of the Year

Joint winners this year!

  • - IDE Bookkeeping - Laura Murphy MICB PM.Dip
  • - Priority Business Services Ltd - Helen Armstrong FICB PM.Dip
Highly commended:
  • - Drive Ahead Bookkeeping Ltd - David Shannon MICB PM.Dip
Shortlisted:
  • - Drive Ahead Bookkeeping Ltd - David Shannon MICB PM.Dip
  • - Kirsty's Counting Services Ltd - Kirsty St John C.MICB PM.Dip
  • - LMO Bookkeeping - Linda Owen MICB
  • - Priority Business Services Ltd - Helen Armstrong FICB PM.Dip
  • - The Accounts Team Ltd - Ruth Wood MICB

Large Practice of the Year

- Wild Bookkeeping Ltd - Penelope Allard FICB PM.Dip

Shortlisted:
  • - Adder Bookkeeping Ltd - Helen Bower FICB PM.Dip
  • - Another Answer Ltd - Sylvia Bourhill C.FICB PM.Dip
  • - Biking Bookkeeper Ltd - Alice Mason MICB PM.Dip
  • - Cashtrak Ltd - Carol Webb FICB PM.Dip
  • - Evla Ltd - Eva Szabo FICB PM.Dip

Employed Bookkeeper/Team of the Year

Lorraine Gransden MICB PM.Dip - Cashtrak Ltd

Shortlisted:
  • - Gavrielle Simons MICB - FKGB Accounting Ltd
  • - Keith Elliott MICB PM.Dip - Stephen Milne Chartered Management Accountants
  • - The Team - Adder Bookkeeping Ltd

ICB Branch of the Year

Lincolnshire

Shortlisted:
  • - Aberdeenshire
  • - Cambridgeshire
  • - Oxfordshire

Social Media Influencer of the Year

- Lara Manton MICB

Shortlisted:
  • - Lisa Phipps FICB
  • - Penelope Allard FICB PM.Dip
  • - Rebecca Williams MICB
  • - Stephanie Marshall MICB PM.Dip

Student of the Year

Mary Denise Gibson

Highly commended:
  • - Lawrence Watmore
Shortlisted:
  • - Adam Rowcroft
  • - Andrew Brook
  • - Claire Cridland
  • - Tracy Bland

Tutor of the Year

Nicky Fisher (Ideal Schools)

Shortlisted:
  • - Jo Fredriksen (Training Link)

Training Provider of the Year

- Training Link

Shortlisted:
  • - Ideal Schools
  • - Kaplan
  • - Open Study College
  • - Oxbridge

Bookkeeping Personality of the Year

- Kirsty St John C.MICB ACC PM.Dip

Shortlisted:
  • - Ian Holloway
  • - Jo Wood C.FICB PM. Dip
  • - Johann Goree
  • - Lara Manton M.ICB

The vendor awards Data and Expenses App of the Year

- AutoEntry by Sage

Shortlisted:
  • - Dext
  • - FreeAgent
  • - Hubdoc
  • - Intuit Quickbooks

Payroll and HR Software of the Year

- BrightPay

Shortlisted:
  • - Quickbooks Payroll
  • - Sage Payroll
  • - Xero Payroll

Business Bank of the Year

- Starling Bank

Shortlisted:
  • - Barclays
  • - Mettle
  • - Natwest
  • - Tide

Practice Management App of the Year

- AccountancyManager by Bright

Shortlisted:
  • - Client Engager
  • - Go Proposal by Sage
  • - Iris Elements Practice Management
  • - Sage for Accountants

Financial Services Provider of the Year

- Apron

Shortlisted:
  • - Go Cardless
  • - Swoop
  • - Telleroo
  • - Wise

Reporting and Analysis App of the Year

- Dext Precision

Shortlisted:
  • - Futrli by Sage
  • - Intuit Quickbooks
  • - TaxCalc
  • - Xenon Connect

Bookkeeping Software of the Year

- Xero

Shortlisted:
  • - FreeAgent
  • - Intuit Quickbooks
  • - Sage Acccounting
  • - Xenon Connect

Tax and Accounts Production Software of the Year

- TaxCalc

Shortlisted:
  • - BTC Software
  • - IRIS Elements Tax & Accounts
  • - Sage Final Accounts and Tax
  • - Xero Tax

Client App of the Year

- Intuit Quickbooks

Shortlisted:
  • - Client Engager
  • - Dext Prepare
  • - FreeAgent
  • - Zettle

Friendliest Software of the Year

- FreeAgent

Shortlisted:
  • - BrightPay
  • - Client Engager
  • - Sage
  • - Xero

International Awards

Kazakhstan Award

Employer of the Year

  • - Bank Center Credit JSC (collected by Raushan Shakibayeva - ICFM Kazakhstan)

Azerbaijan Awards

For Contribution to the Development of the Financial Profession

  • - Rauf Orujov

Financial Director of the Year

  • - Atif Samadov

Financial Manager of the Year

  • - Rasim Hasanov (Rasim has also collected the Company of the Year)

Chief Accountant of the Year

  • - Ilgar Mehrabov

Accountant of the Year

  • - Rufat Akbarov

Financier of the Year

  • - Khayal Jalilov

Specialist in Accounting of the Year

  • - Ilham Mammadov

Student of the Year

  • - Mahabbat Abdulrzayeva

Tutor of the Year

  • - Afgan Safarli

Company of the Year

  • - The State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance

Training Centre of the Year

  • - RS Consulting LLC (collected by Sevil Babayeva)

Ukraine Awards

For Contribution to the Development of the Financial Manager Profession

  • - Oksana Sakhnatska

Professional Dignity and Resilience in Times of Crisis

  • - Svitlana Khrapova

For Contribution to the Development of the Profession

  • - Dmytro Oleksiyenko

Dignity and Courage in the Profession

  • - Nataliia Spishenko

Chief Accountant and IFRS Specialist of the Year

  • - Ellina Trubakova

Organisation Management of the Year

  • - Olena Nusinova

Aleksandr Butenko Award for Professional in Risk Management of the Year

  • - Nataliia Shevchenko

Investment Project Management Professional of the Year

  • - Eugene Tymoshchenko

For Contribution to the Development of IFRS in Ukraine

  • - Olena Kharlamova