Its nine years since the expenses scandal broke and a MPs’ were rightly put through a spin cycle in the media gutter relating to their ‘questionable’ expenditure. Repayments and apologies aplenty followed, a handful of the ‘greedier’ MPs’ were prosecuted and a minuscule number of parliamentary careers ended. Fast-forward to 2019 and the level of expenses expenditure is creeping back to 2010 peak expense scandal levels. Recent media articles have reported on the suspension of MPs’ credit cards for various reasons. [...] Read More

A Burton-based accountancy firm has held everything from cake sales to dress down days to help support a vital good cause in the town. [...] Read More

Dains Corporate Finance has advised ATP Industries Group Limited on the sale of ATP Automotive Transmission Remanufacturing Specialists Limited, ATP Electronic Developments Limited and ATP Holdings USA LLC (collectively “ATP”) to US-based ATC Drivetrain (“ATC”), a leading independent remanufacturer of automotive drivetrain components. ATP’s founder and major shareholder Alan Smart was advised on the cross-border sale by Roy Farmer and Rob Wilson of Dains Corporate Finance and Lodders Solicitors. [...] Read More

Two and four legged members of Birmingham Dogs Home (BDH) were grinning from ear to ear after Birmingham-based Dains Accountants handed them a boost following a year of fund-raising. [...] Read More

Staff at Dains Accountants are celebrating after being nominated for four awards for the work of its East Midlands Corporate Finance team. [...] Read More

Succession planning in a SME business is completely different to that required within PLCs. It is much less about finding a replacement for a role but more about planning the future viability and success of a business. Yet remarkably, it is often overlooked – not least by advisors eager to complete the next deal. [...] Read More