Northern Society Business and Awards Dinner with Jo Caulfield
Northern Society of Chartered Accountants Business and Awards Dinner will be on Friday 11 October 2019.
Join Keith Proudfoot, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants, fellow Northern Society members and their guests for an inspiring talk by our keynote speaker Jo Caulfield.
Our Business and Awards Dinner will be held on Friday 11 October 2019 in the Banqueting Hall, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne from 6.45pm until late to allow for informal networking after the meal.
Event information
Our principal guest speakers this year will be Jo Caulfield and ICAEW President Fiona Wilkinson.
During the course of the evening we will raise funds in support of Macmillan Cancer support.
Event information
Why you should attend:
- meet fellow ICAEW members, their guests and ICAEW staff – it’s a great chance to network
- meet ACA students and celebrate their exam successes and achievements
- Order of Merit, Presidents Awards will be announced
- we will raise funds in support of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Recognition awards will be presented to:
- Order of Merit Advanced Stage ICAEW exams – highest scoring student of the year
- Order of Merit Professional Stage ICAEW exams – highest scoring student of the year
- The Presidents’ Award
Pre-dinner drinks 18:45, Dinner 19:30.
Dress Code: Black Tie/Posh frocks
Special message for sole practitioners and members in business:
Again we will be hosting tables exclusively for Members in Practice and Members in Business allowing the opportunity to be seated with fellow chartered accountants.
If you think that this would be applicable to you then please contact Joanne Lucking to discuss this further.
Programme
| Time |
Description |
| 18:45 |
Drinks reception |
| 19:30 |
Guests take their seats
Dinner
Awards Ceremony
Charity raffle
Keynote speaker
Followed by networking |
| 01:30 |
Carriages |
Cost
| Rate |
Cost |
| Early bird (Expires 30 August 2019) |
£58.33 + VAT |
| Standard rate |
£62.50 + VAT |
| Retired/younger members (under 35)/Students/Past Presidents* |
£41.67 + VAT |
| |
|
*Please email the Events information team at [email protected] confirming which discount would need to be applied to your booking. We will apply the discount for you and place in your online basket so that you can proceed to book online.
Guest Speaker – Jo Caulfield
Jo Caulfield is a stand-up comedian, host, and comedy writer. She has worked on some of the biggest shows, and with some of the biggest names, in British comedy.
Not only has Jo been the regular warm-up performer for Have I Got News For You for many years, she has appeared as a guest on the show, as well as on Mock The Week and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Jo has also appeared on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.
On Radio 4, Jo has her own acclaimed shows, It’s That Jo Caulfield Again and Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up, as well as regularly appearing on shows including The News Quiz, The Now Show, and The Unbelievable Truth. She has written for Ruby Wax, Joan Rivers, Ant and Dec, and Graham Norton, who said of Jo, ‘I never knew I could like a woman so much’.
Charity
Helping everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.
We provide practical, medical and financial support, and campaign for change.
At Macmillan, we know how a cancer diagnosis can affect everything. So we’ll help you find your best way through. From advice about money and work, to someone who’ll listen if you just want to talk, we’re here when you need us most. Read more at Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Return to work with confidence – CABA
Gain practical tips to boost your confidence and develop the skills to make returning to work a smooth process.
Return to work with confidence – a wellbeing and personal development workshop
Audience: practice / business
Duration: 3 hours
Having a break from working life can leave you feeling you lack the confidence to return to work. Your own thought patterns and feelings of fear and anxiety can make the process even more difficult. This workshop will help you overcome these challenges. With a focus on overcoming negative thinking and practical tips to boost your confidence, you will develop the skills to make returning to work a smooth process.
Key outcomes
- Explore the thoughts and feelings experienced when returning to work after a period of absence
- Know how to deal with negative thoughts
- Identify some strategies of how to minimise fears and manage anxiety
- Recognise the importance of acknowledging yourself and what you have to build self-esteem and confidence
Suitable for
Anyone who has had a career break for any reason and would like to build their confidence to help them return to work.
Price
This workshop is free for ICAEW members.
Please note: registration starts 30 minutes earlier than the start time listed.
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NEYCAG: Women in Finance
Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day.
To celebrate International Women’s day NEYCAG will be hosting an event with inspirational speakers to talk about their careers in the profession and how they have used the ACA to make the most of the opportunities available to them.
Event information
We will also hear from the IoD North East Chair on building your confidence in the work place.
Cost
| Rate |
Cost |
| ICAEW Member |
No Charge |
| Student |
No Charge |
Please note: This event is open to younger members up to 10 year qualified and students.
Programme
| Time |
Session |
| 18:00 |
Networking and buffet |
| 18:30 |
Welcome and CABA update |
| 18:40 |
Dr Yvonne Gale, NEL Fund Managers – How the ACA has helped her career to date |
| 18:55 |
Dr Joanna Berry, Durham University – confidence building |
| 19:10 |
Speaker TBC |
| 19:20 |
Q&A |
| 19:30 |
Close |
Speakers
Yvonne Gale
NEL Fund Managers are an economic development impact investor committed to growing the North East economy by investing in growing local small businesses.
Yvonne is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate Member of the Institute of Economic Development. She holds a DBA, MBA, IOD Diploma in Company Direction and is an FCA approved person. Dr Gale’s area of research is investment decision making. She is also a member of the Advisory and Decision Committee for the UAE Ministry of Finance-backed, Mohammed bin Rashid AED 2 billion Innovation Fund.
Prior to joining NEL, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO Binder Hamlyn and has held senior management positions in several high growth businesses. She brings a wealth of experience of working with growing businesses.
Joanna Berry
Joanna was born and brought up in Hartlepool, NorthEast England. Her academic experience runs from her Oxford University law degree (1985) to her MBA and PhD from Newcastle University. Her MBA focused on the impact of broadband connectivity on the TV industry, and her PhD took this one step further, using her creation and management of a London-based record label as a lens through which to assess the impact of digital technologies on the music industry’s business models and value chains.
Joanna is Regional Chair for the Institute of Directors and Board member of the Social Acumen Community Trust, where she focuses on community businesses and social enterprise. She is Board member for the NorthEast LEP “ScaleUp NorthEast” programme, where she is advising companies across the NorthEast LEP geography and in most industrial sectors, to help them scale and succeed.
Her professional experience encompasses law (mostly company and contract, practiced in South Africa from 1985 to 1987) but also science, creativity and technology. Joanna has undertaken a variety of international business development roles in marketing, advertising and publishing. Roles include Manager of Europe and East Asia for the World Economic Forum and international PR manager for Mobil 1 Motorsport with McLaren.
Joanna has founded, bought and run a variety of digital and creative companies, and continues her personal and practical involvement with new venture start-ups. Her current research and teaching interests encompass innovation, entrepreneurship, big data, ageing and health and the digital/creative industries. She places a particular emphasis on supporting the ‘women in STEM’ agenda in a variety of ways. She works closely with the Assistant Dean of External Relations and undertakes a wide variety of public and media activities, writing regular columns for NorthEast business paper The Journal and presenting a variety of insight activities with regionally-based businesses including Kromek, Ford Aerospace, Aston Martin, Barbour and intu MetroCentre.
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Courses and events Autumn 2018
Details of our high quality CPD courses running in the North East and Cumbria this autumn have now been published in the latest Courses and Events booklet which is being distributed to ICAEW members in the north east and Cumbria.
Northern Society of Chartered Accountants arranges a wide range of CPD courses and events of interest to ICAEW members across the North East, Teesside, northern Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Courses are open to all
Our CPD courses cover a broad spectrum of technical subjects and professional skills relevant for working in practice or in business.
The Autumn 2018 programme includes CPD courses covering audit, accounts, financial reporting, tax and business issues.
The ICAEW UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) briefings will also take place as usual this autumn in Middlesbrough and Newcastle.
Our CPD courses are open to all – you do not need to be an ICAEW member to attend.
Further information on courses and events are shown on this website and the latest information is available at norsca.co.uk/events
Downloadable Diary Card and Course List
You can also download a 2 page summary of upcoming courses and events in our Northern Society of Chartered Accountants Diary Card and Course List:
We look forward to seeing you at one of our local courses and events soon.
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 130 years.
About ICAEW
There are over 1.7m chartered accountants around the world – talented, ethical and committed professionals who use their expertise to ensure we have a successful and sustainable future.
Over 149,000 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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ICAEW UK BCM Q3 shows business confidence falling into negative territory
The latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows business confidence falling into negative territory in Q3, reflecting global trade disputes, Brexit divisions, slower domestic sales growth and concerns about increased regulations.
Key findings this quarter
- Confidence falls to – 0.2, reversing the trend of the last 12 months, and highlighting the lack of certainty for businesses in many sectors and regions across the UK.
- Input price inflation remains high, which can explain a surge in selling prices – rising at their fastest rate since Q4 2008.
- Domestic sales growth is slowing, outpaced by the expansion in export growth for the first time since Q1 2017.
- Capital investment expectations are subdued, with Research & Development and Staff Development budgets growth also weakening.
- Businesses are hiring at a marginally slower rate than in previous quarters, but without any significant upward pressure on wages.
- Regulatory requirements continue to dominate the list of rising challenges with 58% of businesses citing them as a bigger challenge than 12 months ago.
Confidence varies markedly by region
Confidence was positive in all parts of the UK in Q2 2018 but has returned to negative territory in 6 out of 11 nations and regions. London is one of those.
Of the five parts of the country where confidence remains positive, West Midlands businesses are the most optimistic with the region’s Index standing at +13.6. Scotland too is firmly positive (+9.9) reflecting the fastest rate of total sales volumes growth of anywhere (5.3% in the year to Q3 2018). The East of England and North West have shown consistent rises in confidence in recent quarters, and they are experiencing the fastest rates of domestic sales growth, at 4.7% and 4.5% respectively.
The confidence of London businesses has returned to negative territory, at -5.7 in Q3 2018. One explanation is a slowdown in domestic sales, which in the capital are up just 2.9%, below the national average of 3.5%. London businesses are also likely to be very conscious of the potential impact of Brexit, particularly if any deal with the EU excludes the service sector, as seems likely. In addition, the financial sector is most troubled by rising regulations, and is of course centred on London, while property market weakness is particularly apparent in the capital.
Download the latest report
Q3 2018 ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor – download the report HERE.
Find out more at our next Business Confidence Monitor meetings
Join us to find out more at one of our forthcoming ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor briefings:
Middlesbrough, 12 September 2018 – Business confidence and economic review lunch with Bank of England
and
Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 September 2018 – Business confidence breakfast and UK Assets in a global context
The events are both free of charge but pre-booking is required.
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 130 years.
About ICAEW
There are over 1.7m chartered accountants around the world – talented, ethical and committed professionals who use their expertise to ensure we have a successful and sustainable future.
Over 149,000 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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Northern Society Business and Awards Dinner with Alan Johnson
Northern Society of Chartered Accountants Business and Awards Dinner will be on Friday 12 October 2018.
Join Alan Johnston, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants, fellow Northern Society members and their guests for an inspiring talk by our keynote speaker Rt Hon Alan Johnson.
Our Business and Awards Dinner will be held on Friday 12 October 2018 in the Banqueting Hall, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne from 6.45pm until late to allow for informal networking after the meal.
Our principal guest speakers this year will be ex-postman, union leader, Home Secretary and (for a brief period) Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson and ICAEW President Paul Aplin.
During the course of the evening we will raise funds in support of Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland. Your donation will be kindly funds matched by Barclays Business.
Event information
Why you should attend:
- meet fellow ICAEW members, their guests and ICAEW staff – it’s a great chance to network
- meet ACA students and celebrate their exam successes and achievements
- Order of Merit, Presidents Awards will be announced
- we will raise funds in support of Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland. All monies raised will be match funded by Barclays Business
Recognition awards will be presented to:
- Order of Merit Advanced Stage ICAEW exams – highest scoring student of the year
- Order of Merit Professional Stage ICAEW exams – highest scoring student of the year
- The Presidents’ Award
Pre-dinner drinks 18:45, Dinner 19:30.
Dress Code: Black Tie/Posh frocks
Special message for sole practitioners and members in business:
Again we will be hosting tables exclusively for Members in Practice and Members in Business allowing the opportunity to be seated with fellow chartered accountants.
If you think that this would be applicable to you then please contact Joanne Lucking to discuss this further.
Cost
| Rate |
Cost |
| Price |
£66.67 + VAT |
| Earlybird price (bookings before 31 August 2018) |
£58.33 + VAT |
| Retired/younger members (under 35) * |
£37.50 + VAT |
| Sole practitioners / Business member rate* |
£54.16 + VAT |
| DS Presidents* |
£0.00 |
*Please email the Events information team [email protected] confirming which discount would need to be applied to your booking. We will apply the discount for you and place in your online basket so that you can proceed to book online.
Programme
| Time |
Description |
| 18:45 |
Drinks reception |
| 19:30 |
Guests take their seats
Dinner
Awards Ceremony
Charity balloon pop
Keynote speaker
Followed by networking |
| 01:30 |
Carriages |
Speakers
Rt Hon Alan Johnson
Orphaned at 12, Alan Johnson started his working life stacking shelves at Tesco. He then became a postman and union official before rising through the New Labour ranks to hold one of the great offices of state as Home Secretary. But despite his meteoric success he does still have one regret – that his early ambition to become a pop star will (probably) never come to fruition.
After serving as General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union, Alan entered Parliament in the 1997 landslide as MP for Hull West and Hessle. He soon climbed the junior ministerial ladder, with a series of portfolios from competitiveness and employment relations to higher and further education – despite having left school at the age of 15.
Seven years after entering parliament Alan was brought into Cabinet as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. In less than a year he was promoted to Trade and Industry and then Education and Skills, before Gordon Brown became Prime Minister and moved him to Health. He stayed at the helm of Labour’s flagship department for two years, before taking over from Jacqui Smith at the Home Office where he remained for the rest of the Labour term of office.
Alan has served as a Director of Unity Trust Bank, on Labour’s National Executive Committee and on the Council of the TUC and of Ruskin College, Oxford. After 20 years as an MP, Alan stepped down from Parliamentary life, but remains an active voice in Labour politics, and on Brexit and electoral reform. He is a regular in the media, often appearing on the This Week sofa and even fronting his own programme on Radio 4, Alan Johnson: Failed Rock Star.
His moving, entertaining and passionate memoir This Boy won the prestigious Orwell Prize for non-fiction, and its sequels Please, Mr Postman and The Long and Winding Road were equally acclaimed.
Paul Aplin
Paul Aplin, President of ICAEW joined A C Mole & Sons with an honours degree in biology and chemistry in 1980. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985; a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1989 and became the firm’s first tax partner in 1992.
He has served as Chairman ICAEW Tax Faculty and until May 2016 chaired its Technical Committee. He writes for various tax and accountancy journals and is regularly quoted on tax issues in the national press. He is a member of the Tax Journal editorial board. Paul acts for a wide range of personal and company tax clients.
Paul was named Tax Personality of the Year in the 2007 UK Tax Awards for the part he played in persuading the government to reverse its decision to shorten the tax return filing deadline. He received the Outstanding Industry Contribution award in the 2013 British Accountancy Awards and was listed as 7th in the Accountancy Age 2014 “Financial Power List” of people who influence tax and financial policy in the UK.
He was appointed OBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2009 for public service and services to the accountancy profession.
Away from the office he is a keen hill walker and climber, with a 21,000′ Himalayan and many high Alpine peaks to his credit; his other interests include photography (he is a licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society), keeping ducks and walking his border collie.
Charity
Hospice Care is not just about buildings or services; it is a philosophy that places the patient, family and carers at the heart of care. It can be provided in hospitals, hospices and the community which may include the patient’s own home, residential care or anywhere the patient considers home.
Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland (Hospice at Home) provides high quality care and support for adults who have palliative and end of life care needs, and also for their families and carers. Hospice at Home supports and cares for patients and carers, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, partners and friends.
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Northern Society and ICAEW sponsor Accountancy Firm of the Year 2018 award
Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) and ICAEW are pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring the Accountancy Firm of the Year (over 200 employees) Award at the North East Accountancy Awards 2018.
We have supported the North East Accountancy Awards for the last 12 years and we are delighted to continue to help recognise the success of the business and finance profession in the North East.
Hear what Keith Proudfoot, former ICAEW Director, Northern and Scotland has to say about the North East Accountancy Awards in the short video above.
Keith’s work was recognised at the 2015 North East Accountancy Awards when he won the Unsung Hero Award for the ongoing volunteeting support he has provided Tyne Theatre & Opera House Preservation Trust where he has been a Trustee and Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Limited where he has been a board member. Keith retired from ICAEW in December 2017 and he is now Deputy President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants.
To enter the Accountancy Firm of the Year category a firm must have an office with an employee count of over 200, which has enjoyed an exceptional year and can demonstrate outstanding achievements. The judges will be looking at a number of areas including growth, innovation, client service and CSR. Full details are included on the North East Accountancy Awards website.
The awards dinner will be held on Thursday 28 June 2018 at the Hilton NewcastleGateshead.
Last years 11th annual North East Accountancy Awards were presented at a dinner held on 29 June 2017 and ICAEW Chartered Accountants celebrated the success of fellow north east finance professionals in a glittering evening that was hosted by Nadine Dereza.
The event, which involved close co-operation from CIMA, AAT, CIPFA, ACCA, CIOT as well as ICAEW was attended by 400 people.
Keith Proudfoot, former ICAEW Director Northern & Scotland, presented the Accountancy Firm of the Year Award 2017 to KPMG.
The North East Accountancy Awards recognise excellence within the fields of finance, accounting and tax from all industry sectors operating within the North East. They are supported by all the major accountancy institutes, and Northern Society of Chartered Accountants and ICAEW have been pleased to support the awards since their inception and by being category sponsor of Accountancy Firm of the Year 2018. You can read more at accountancyawards.co.uk
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 130 years.
About ICAEW
There are over 1.7m chartered accountants around the world – talented, ethical and committed professionals who use their expertise to ensure we have a successful and sustainable future.
Over 149,000 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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Confidence levels in the north remain in negative territory
Business Confidence levels in the North remains negative at -5.4, according to the latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM).
Front cover of ICAEW UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) 2018 Q1 report
This is marginally below the UK Q1 average of -1 and down slightly on the Q4 score of -3.4. This quarter’s result is also down compared on the score of -2.4 recorded a year ago in Q1 2017.
Slow exports stall confidence
The weak confidence reported this quarter may stem partly from slow export growth. Despite being an export-orientated region, exports are growing at 2.9%, which is below the UK average of 3.7%. Additionally, they are being outpaced by domestic sales growth of 4.0% over the year to date.
Competition concerns
The weak performance reported in the North is in turn likely to be associated with growing concerns over marketplace competition. The proportion of companies citing this has shown an upward trend over the last 12 months and is currently at 51%.
Employee numbers and profits are encouraging areas
On the upside, growth in the number of employees has risen from 1.0% in Q1 2017 to 1.7% in Q1 2018; additionally staff development budgets have expanded by 2.7% over the past 12 months (up from 0.9% in Q1 2017).
Profit growth has also displayed an upward trend in the past year, with expansion of 3.2% in Q1 2018. Improved profits have supported capital investment growth of 3.1% over the period. However, this is expected to slow in the upcoming year.
Karen Muir, ICAEW Northern Society President, said “It is always disappointing to see business confidence remain in negative territory, especially when our regional results are below the UK average. Whilst some caution is only to be expected, areas such as employee growth suggest that there is still optimism among respondents.”
ICAEW UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM)
The latest ICAEW UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) shows that business confidence has improved but is still in negative territory. This implies only modest GDP growth in Q1 despite global expansion and below the expected growth of the Eurozone.
Download the ICAEW UK Business Confidence Monitor Q1 2018 report
View more on icaew.com/bcm
About Northern Society of Chartered Accountants
Northern Society of Chartered Accountants 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 130 years.
Members of the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants are ICAEW Chartered Accountants. ICAEW is a world leading professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports more than 147,000 members worldwide.
As leaders in accountancy, finance and business our members have the knowledge, skills and commitment to maintain the highest professional standards and integrity. Together we contribute to the success of individuals, organisations, communities and economies around the world.
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Newcastle International Airport ‘behind the scenes’
It was not a ‘typical’ Thursday afternoon for those who attended a recent ‘Behind the Scenes Airport Tour’ to Newcastle International Airport arranged by the Tyne and Wear Society of Chartered Accountants.
A group of 12 enjoyed a bespoke tour of certain areas of Newcastle International Airport.
The group were escorted airside across the airfield to the airport fire station for a tour and demonstration of the firefighters tackling a fire.
The group could look around the fire engines used at the airport and also had an opportunity to see the new snow plough that the airport had recently purchased in time for the forecasted bad weather.
Our visit was before the recent snowfall and the ‘Beast from the East’ winds from Siberia where the snow ploughs were used to good effect to clear the runway at the airport.
The tour finished with a presentation in the Airport Boardroom where a video about the airport was played and future developments were discussed. The group were then invited to ask any questions they might have including those about potential future routes and why other routes had been cancelled from the airport schedule.
The Tyne and Wear Society of Chartered Accountants Committee would like to thank Graeme Mason – Planning & Corporate Affairs Director, Mark Hunt – CFO, and Leon McQuaid – Aviation Development Manager for their help and assistance running this event.
The event provided our members with a great opportunity to learn more about the key role Newcastle International Airport plays in supporting the region’s economy by providing important transport links from the north east to key locations around the world.
About Newcastle International Airport
Newcastle International Airport is run as a Public Private Partnership between seven local authorities in the North East region and AMP Capital who each have a 51% and 49% shareholding respectively of the company.
The airport first opened in 1935. Newcastle International Airport is now the largest airport in the North East. It is a jobs generator, supporting 3,450 jobs on site and a further 15,425 across the region. The airport serves a catchment area of the North East, South Scotland, Cumbria, and North Yorkshire and contributes £1.16 billion into the regional economy every year.
The airport serves 80 destinations and 4.8 million passengers thravelled through the airport in 2016. Read more facts about Newcastle International Airport on the airport website.
About Northern Society of Chartered Accountants
Tyne and Wear Society of Chartered Accountants is a branch of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants.
Northern Society of Chartered Accountants 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 130 years.
Members of the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants are ICAEW Chartered Accountants. ICAEW is a world leading professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports more than 147,000 members worldwide.
As leaders in accountancy, finance and business our members have the knowledge, skills and commitment to maintain the highest professional standards and integrity. Together we contribute to the success of individuals, organisations, communities and economies around the world.
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Karen’s new year message to members
The following is an extract from Karen Muir’s new year message to members as published in NorSCA News. Karen is President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants.
Karen Muir, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants
My year as President seems to be racing by, I am just over half way through and I am really enjoying my term of office.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Northern Society Business and Awards Dinner in October. I hope you all enjoyed it, especially our guest speaker Steph McGovern.
DSOH Conference
I attended the District Society Office Holders’ Conference in September where ICAEW outlined their current priorities.
These include:-
• Brexit – where the ICAEW is looking at ways of promoting trade and investment, supporting best international practice, reducing uncertainty and providing support to members and students;
• VAT simplification – how can the regulatory burden for members and the businesses they advise be reduced;
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – compliance with new rules when they come into force in May 2018. Members need to evaluate whether their existing practices and procedures (and those of their clients) will meet the new standards and plan how they will address any shortcomings. There is a lot of useful information and guidance on the ICAEW website to help members prepare for this.
There is currently a Members Working Party looking at District Societies and their role in the 21st Century and how they can work more collaboratively with the ICAEW to help deliver services to members. A large part of the conference included breakout sessions where these issues were discussed with fellow office holders and the results fed back to Fiona Wilkinson (ICAEW Vice President) who is leading on this work.
There is a further DSOH conference in February where hopefully we will be brought up to date with the results of the review the Members Working Party is undertaking.
Wide range of events across Northern Society
One thing I have discovered whilst attending conferences and events with my fellow District Society Presidents is that the Northern Society is one of the more active societies in the country engaging with local members through all stages of their professional lives.
This is due to all the volunteers and members of the various committees across our region, from the students’ societies and branch committees to the retired members group.
We are always looking for ways in which we can support our members so please don’t hesitate to contact any of the officers of NorSCA and the various committees if there is something you would like to see us organise in your area.
ICAEW Director retires, we await ICAEW announcing replacement
Finally, after 17 years, our ICAEW Regional Director Keith Proudfoot retired at the end of the year.
The recruitment process for his replacement is underway but I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank him for all of the work he has done for Northern Society, our members and our business communities over the years.
I am also delighted that Keith has assumed the office of Vice President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants. Welcome to the NorSCA Presidential Team Keith!
Karen Muir
President
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 130 years.
Members of the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants are ICAEW Chartered Accountants. ICAEW is a world leading professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports more than 147,000 members worldwide.
As leaders in accountancy, finance and business our members have the knowledge, skills and commitment to maintain the highest professional standards and integrity. Together we contribute to the success of individuals, organisations, communities and economies around the world.
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