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2023 LUCA Awards Finalists

October 2, 2023

ICB has announced the finalists for the 2023 LUCA Awards. But shortlisted bookkeepers and companies will have to wait until Monday 6 November to find out the winners.

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https://www.bookkeepers.org.uk/About-Us/Annual-Awards/2023-Finalists

The Bookkeeper finalists are:

New Practice of the Year  

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

  • Drive Ahead Bookkeeping Ltd - David Shannon MICB PM.Dip
  • Helen Kavanagh Bookkeeping - Helen Kavanagh MICB PM.Dip
  • IDE Bookkeeping - Laura Murphy 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  

  • 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
  • Wild Bookkeeping Ltd - Penelope Allard FICB PM.Dip  

Employed Bookkeeper/Team of the Year  

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

ICB Branch of the Year  

  • Aberdeenshire
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Oxfordshire  

Social Media Influencer of the Year

  • Lara Manton MICB
  • Lisa Phipps FICB  
  • Penelope Allard FICB PM.Dip  
  • Rebecca Williams MICB
  • Stephanie Marshall MICB PM.Dip

Student of the Year

  • Adam Rowcroft
  • Andrew Brook
  • Claire Cridland
  • Lawrence Watmore
  • Mary Denise Gibson
  • Tracy Bland

The vendor finalists are:

Data and Expenses App of the Year  

  • AutoEntry by Sage
  • Dext  
  • FreeAgent
  • Hubdoc
  • Intuit Quickbooks  

Payroll and HR Software of the Year  

  • BrightPay
  • MoneySoft
  • Quickbooks Payroll
  • Sage Payroll
  • Xero Payroll

Business Bank of the Year  

  • Barclays
  • Mettle
  • Natwest
  • Starling Bank
  • Tide

Practice Management App of the Year  

  • AccountancyManager by Bright
  • Client Engager
  • Go Proposal by Sage
  • Iris Elements Practice Management
  • Sage for Accountants

Financial Services Provider of the Year  

  • Apron
  • Go Cardless
  • Swoop
  • Telleroo
  • Wise

Reporting and Analysis App of the Year  

  • Dext Precision
  • Futrli by Sage
  • Intuit Quickbooks
  • TaxCalc
  • Xenon Connect

Bookkeeping Software of the Year

  • FreeAgent
  • Intuit Quickbooks
  • Sage Acccounting
  • Xenon Connect
  • Xero  

Tax and Accounts Production Software of the Year  

  • BTC Software
  • IRIS Elements Tax & Accounts
  • Sage Final Accounts and Tax
  • TaxCalc
  • Xero Tax

Client App of the Year  

  • Client Engager
  • Dext Prepare
  • FreeAgent
  • Intuit Quickbooks
  • Zettle  

Bookkeeping Personality of the Year  

  • Ian Holloway
  • Jo Wood
  • Johann Goree
  • Kirsty St John
  • Lara Manton

Friendliest Software of the Year  

  • BrightPay
  • Client Engager
  • FreeAgent
  • Sage
  • Xero

Why leave it there?

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