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Richard Candler ACA

I began my training with the Chelmsford office of Moores Rowland, a top 20 accountancy firm, in 1993. Working mainly within audit, I gained experience of many different industries, as well as benefitting from secondments to the tax, business services and even insolvency departments. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2000, I left practice to work within commercial environments as varied as recruitment, retail, transport and construction. During my time in Industry, I have assisted private owners achieve their exit plans by selling businesses on. Whilst at East London Bus Group, a £250m turnover entity, I initially assisted in the purchase of the company from Stagecoach Group by an Australian investment bank, then served on the Board of Directors post-sale. In my time at PIP, I have overseen a period of rapid growth, turnover increasing from £13m in 2009 to almost £40m in 2015.

 

In 2016, I joined Westgate Accounting with the intention of expanding my wife's already established business.

 

Outside of work, my time is filled attending to a young family, attempting to keep fit through running and cycling, and watching a game of football or two. 

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- 1993-2002 Moores Rowland/BDO Stoy Hayward 

 

- 2002-2004 Eurosite Human Resources (now Healthcare Locums) 

 

- 2004-2006 Ronald Brown Group (now Scrivens Opticians)

 

- 2006-2009 East London Bus Group (now part of Stagecoach Group)

 

- 2009-2016 PIP Electrics

 

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