Richard Kenworthy

Director of Engineering

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom29 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with extensive experience.
  • Expert in business rescue and recovery strategies.
  • Proven track record in managing insolvency cases.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in corporate insolvency and financial advisory services.

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Skills

Core Skills

Insolvency Practitioner

Other Skills

RestructuringLicensed Insolvency PractitionerInsolvencyBusiness AdvisoryCorporate Voluntary ArrangementsLiquidationsBankruptcyBusiness RescueFinancial AdviceLPA ReceivershipsCorporate RecoveryLiquidationVATReceivershipsCorporate Law

About

As a Director at BTG and a licensed Insolvency Practitioner, I specialise in advising companies, partnerships, sole traders and other business stakeholders through periods of financial challenge, transformation and change. FCCA & JIEB qualified, my experience spans a broad range of corporate and personal case types. I joined Sargent & Co in Halifax in August 2004 which later became the Halifax office of Begbies Traynor in November 2005. Prior to this, I worked for a Chartered Accountants Practice in Leeds from 1996 doing a mixture of Insolvency and small entity accounts. Specialties: Insolvency Practitioner Licenced by the Insolvency Practitioner Association Chartered Certified Accountant Business Rescue & Recovery Administration Liquidations & Bankruptcy Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) & Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA) Law of Property Act Receiverships (LPA) Deal with mainly Owner Managed SME. Corporate & Individuals

Experience

29 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
21 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Btg

Director

Feb 2026 – Present · 3 mos · West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

  • Restructuring. Appointment taking Licensed Insolvency Practitioner
RestructuringLicensed Insolvency PractitionerInsolvency Practitioner

Begbies traynor group

3 roles

Insolvency Director

Promoted

Jun 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

  • Licensed Insolvency Practitioner still offering straightforward honest advice to business owners and creditors of financially distressed companies, but now based at offices close to Huddersfield town centre and in Leeds city centre, I deal with business across the UK, but mainly in the North of England.
  • If a formal insolvency procedure is required I can act as Administrator, as Supervisor of a Voluntary Arrangement, and as liquidator in Voluntary Liquidations (solvent MVL and insolvent CVL), and where a company is wound up by the court, the latter generally at the request of one of the creditors where matters require investigation.
InsolvencyBusiness AdvisoryCorporate Voluntary ArrangementsLiquidationsBankruptcyInsolvency Practitioner

Insolvency Director

Jul 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Offering advice to financially distressed individuals and business owners and to creditors of insolvent businesses. I aim to give straight forward, honest advice appropriate to the circumstances. Initial focus is always to find ways to save a business and jobs or offer tailored practical solutions. A first meeting is without obligation and usually offered free of charge.
  • I also deal with Members Voluntary Liquidations (solvent winding up) of private limited companies and LLPs both as part of a restructuring and as a means to release funds to stakeholders.
  • I can assist with the orderly wind-down and closure of businesses, or together with my colleagues and network of contacts can offer help with sourcing finance and turnaround solutions.
InsolvencyBusiness RescueFinancial AdviceInsolvency Practitioner

Chartered Certified Accountant & Senior Manager

Jan 2005 – Jul 2013 · 8 yrs 6 mos

  • Managing a mixed porfolio of corporate and personal insolvency cases and dealing with Directors, Bankrupts, former employees of failed businesses and creditors. Matters dealt with include Administrations ( trading and pre-pack), Creditors Voluntary Liquidations, Compulsory Liquidations (winding up by the court), Corporate Voluntary Arrangements, Bankruptcy, Individual Voluntary Arrangements and LPA Receiverships. Working alongside Peter Sargent, Ola Lewicz & Jo Sargent offering advice and assistance to financially distressed businesses or solvent businesses looking to re-organise. Free initial consultation for individauls and business owners.
InsolvencyCorporate Voluntary ArrangementsBankruptcyLPA ReceivershipsInsolvency Practitioner

Sargent & co, halifax

Insolvency Administrator

Aug 2004 – Nov 2005 · 1 yr 3 mos

Lee & comapany chartered accountants

Accounts junior / senior / Insolvency Administrator

Oct 1996 – Jul 2004 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Accounts Preparation for SME companies. Solicitors accounts rules & pension scheme audits. Case Administration of mixed porfolio of Insolvency cases.

Education

University of Leeds

Chemical Sciences

Jan 1990 – Jan 1993

Shelley High