The Oscars of the bookkeeping world, the annual LUCA Awards recognise outstanding achievement in the profession.
With guests drawn from the profession, government and business, the annual LUCA Awards are an unmissable opportunity to gain recognition for your achievements.
The LUCA Awards are the ‘Oscars’ of the bookkeeping profession and are presented in recognition of the year’s outstanding bookkeepers and the many organisations that complement the valuable work that they do. The LUCA Awards are exclusive statuettes of Luca Pacioli, the Cistercian monk who is credited with inventing the process of double entry bookkeeping that endures today.
The 2018 LUCA Awards were held on Monday 26 November at the beautiful Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel in London, Heathrow.
Student of the Year: Emma Woodhouse MICB PM.Dip; trained with Ideal Schools
Shortlisted Nominees:
Husein Lakha MICB; trained with Training Link
Rosemary O'Regan AICB PM.Dip; studied independently
Apprentice of the Year: Sam Hurst
training with Riverside Training Spalding, employed by Accumulus Accounting
Tutor of the Year: Beverley Roberts FICB PM.Dip; tutor with Training Link
Shortlisted Nominees:
Eszter Petrinovics FICB PM.Dip; tutor with Ideal Schools
Teresa Clarke; tutor with Open Study College
Small Training Provider of the Year: E-Careers
Shortlisted Nominees:
Kaplan
North East Scotland College
Oxbridge Home Learning
Large Training Provider of the Year: Training Link
Shortlisted Nominees:
Ideal Schools
Open Study College
Employed Bookkeeper of the Year: Adeolu Omosanya FICB; Finance Manager at Celerity
Shortlisted Nominees:
Aaron Lilley FICB PM.Dip; Cashtrak Ltd
Alisa Schroeder AICB PM.Dip; Another Answer
Gemma Griffiths AICB PM.Dip; Bookkeepers in Buckingham Ltd
Employer of the Year: Bookkeepers in Buckingham Ltd; Julie Austen FICB PM.Dip
Shortlisted Nominees:
Cashtrak Ltd; Carol Webb FICB PM.Dip
Value Add Business Solutions Ltd; Michelle Smith AICB
New Practice of the Year: Caplin Bookkeeping; Christine Aplin MICB PM.Dip
Shortlisted Nominees:
Choice Bookkeeping Limited; Mark Williams AICB
Exe Bookkeeping and Payroll Services; Jaye Snell MICB PM.Dip
Small Practice of the Year: But the Books; Zoe Whitman MICB
Shortlisted Nominees:
Adder Bookkeeping Ltd; Helen Bower MICB PM.Dip
JMD Bookkeeping Services; Julia Donaldson AICB
Parks Bookkeeping Services; Kim Parks FICB PM.Dip
Starbooks Limited; Victoria Longmore AICB
Large Practice of the Year: Cashtrak Ltd; Carol Webb FICB PM.Dip
Shortlisted Nominees:
Bookkeepers in Buckingham Ltd; Julie Austen FICB PM.Dip
HRA Accounting Ltd; Helen Adams FICB PM.Dip
Branch Chair of the Year: Catherine Pyman AICB; North Yorkshire
Shortlisted Nominees:
Carol Webb FICB PM.Dip; Oxfordshire
Claire Packham FICB; East Sussex
Lucy Brown FICB PM.Dip; Lincolnshire
Susan Rose FICB PM.Dip; Northamptonshire
Branch of the Year: East Sussex; Claire Packham FICB
Shortlisted Nominees:
North Yorkshire; Catherine Pyman AICB
Oxfordshire; Carol Webb FICB PM.Dip
South Glamorgan (Cardiff); Janet Haines AICB PM.Dip and Nicola Payne AICB PM.Dip
Member's Social Media Presence of the Year: Victoria Longmore AICB @StarbooksLtd
Shortlisted Nominees:
Christine Aplin MICB PM.Dip @CaplinBK
Heather Palmer MICB @HeatherPalmer
Michael Smith AICB @michaelseyeview
Luca Awards Shortlists for Bookkeeping Products and Providers
As voted for by ICB students and members in an online ballot
Bookkeeping Media Source of the Year: AccountingWEB
Shortlisted Nominees:
Accountancy Age
PQ Magazine
Bookkeeping Software of the Year: Xero
Shortlisted Nominees:
QuickBooks
Sage
Add-on of the Year: GoCardless
Shortlisted Nominees:
Bright HR
TransferWise
TSheets
Payroll Software of the Year: Sage Payroll
Shortlisted Nominees:
BrightPay
MoneySoft
QuickBooks Payroll
Xero Payroll
The Alan Cleverly OBE Award for Small Business Support Service of the Year: HMRC
Shortlisted Nominees:
Chambers of Commerce
Companies House
Enterprise Nation
FSB
Expenses & Document Management Software of the Year: AutoEntry
Shortlisted Nominees:
HubDoc
ReceiptBank
Xero Expenses
Accounts Preparation and Taxation Software of the Year: Taxfiler
Shortlisted Nominees:
BTCSoftware
Capium
TaxCalc
VT Transactions
CRM & Practice Management Software of the Year: AccountancyManager
Shortlisted Nominees:
Capium
Practice Ignition
TaxCalc
Zoho
Cashflow Forecasting Software of the Year: Float
Shortlisted Nominees:
Fluidly
Futrli
Personality of the Year: Julia Wedgwood, Sage
Alicia Skubick, Intuit
Cameron John, Sage
Damon Anderson, Xero
Gary Turner, Xero
Friendliest Software Provider of the Year: Xero
AutoEntry
QuickBooks
Sage
Michael Kintore Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Bookkeeping Profession:
Jacquie Mount FICB
The winners of the 2018 Luca Awards were announced at the Members Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Bookkeepers Summit on 26 November.
Dinah Scudder FICB winning a LUCA Award
