Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger.

She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively.

The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide. 2022 marks 30 years of publishing with Pan Macmillan.

Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction.

Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.

You can find Ann on Twitter and Facebook @AnnCleeves.

Northern Society Awards 2023

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants www.norsca.co.uk

The following have been shortlisted for the Northern Society Awards which will be announced on the evening of the dinner. 

Presidents’ Award – Professional Stage

Emma Bhatti – EY
Henry Milson – PwC
Jonathan Cooper – KPMG
Heather Hart – Craig Hart Accountancy Services
Sarah Paul – Deloitte
Declan Smith – Clive Owen

Presidents’ Award – Advanced Stage

Oliver Morgan – EY
Taylor Jones – PwC
Owen Apedaile – Deloitte
Jonathan Gill – Colin Hutson Accounting Ltd
Emily Crawford – UNW LLP
Jack Ord – Robson Laidler

Presidents’ Awards Contribution to Net Zero

Michael Moran – Robson Laidler

Please see our Northern Society Awards page for more details of the awards to be presented at our 2023 dinner.

In support of Down’s Syndrome North East

We are fundraising in aid of Down’s Syndrome North East Registered Charity No.1096003. Down’s Syndrome North East is the leading organisation for the help and support of all people with Down’s Syndrome and their families and friends. We cover Northumberland, Tyneside, Wearside, Durham and Teesside. We are a registered charity run entirely by volunteers.

About Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) represents 4,000 ICAEW members and ACA students working in business and the finance profession across the North East of England, Teesside, northern Yorkshire and Cumbria.

We have been assisting businesses in the north of England and producing chartered accountants for over 140 years.

About ICAEW

There are over 1.8m chartered accountants around the world – talented, ethical and committed professionals who use their expertise to ensure we have a successful and sustainable future.

Over 180,000 of these are ICAEW Chartered Accountants. We train, develop and support each one of them so that they have the knowledge and values to help build local and global economies that are sustainable, accountable and fair.

We’ve been at the heart of the accountancy profession since we were founded in 1880 to ensure trust in business. We share our knowledge and insight with governments, regulators and business leaders worldwide as we believe accountancy is a force for positive economic change across the world.

ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) is a founder member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide and the Global Accounting Alliance.

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