Learning &
Development

We support you to build skills, gain experience and grow your confidence, with opportunities to develop throughout your career with us.

Supporting you to grow

We believe the best learning and development happen through experience, opportunity and regular conversations about your career.

Whether you join us as a trainee, start your career with us or bring valuable experience from elsewhere, we want you to keep developing your skills and building your confidence. We’ll give you opportunities to learn, take on new challenges and progress your career in a way that works for you.

Our approach to professional development is practical and personal. We know that everyone’s career is different, so we encourage you to take ownership of your development while providing the support, feedback and opportunities you need to succeed.

Investing in future talent

Developing the next generation of talent is particularly important to us. We’re committed to providing trainee and earn and learn opportunities, giving people the chance to gain valuable professional experience while developing their skills and working towards recognised qualifications.

We believe this combination of learning and practical experience provides a strong foundation for a successful career. From the start, you’ll have the opportunity to apply what you learn, develop your professional skills and understand how your work contributes to our clients and the wider firm.

Our commitment to future talent has been independently recognised through Platinum membership of The 5% Club. The 5% Club celebrates employers that are committed to providing high-quality earn and learn opportunities and supporting people as they develop their careers.

We were also proud to receive the Youth Futures Award, recognising our work and commitment to supporting young people as they begin and develop their careers.

For our trainees, learning and development is part of the day-to-day experience. Alongside professional study and formal qualifications, you’ll learn from colleagues across the firm, gain practical experience and take on increasing responsibility as your knowledge and confidence grow.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with experienced colleagues and develop a broad range of skills. This can include technical knowledge, communication, teamwork, problem-solving and the confidence to work with clients and colleagues.

Learning through experience

We believe some of the most valuable professional development happens through the work you do every day.

As you gain experience, you’ll have opportunities to work on different tasks, take on new responsibilities and broaden your understanding of your role. Working alongside experienced colleagues also gives you the chance to learn from their knowledge and experience.

We encourage an open approach to learning. Asking questions, sharing ideas and learning from feedback are all important parts of developing your skills and confidence.

As your experience grows, so can your responsibilities. We want you to feel supported as you take the next step, while giving you the independence to develop your own approach and make a meaningful contribution.

Development throughout your career

Learning doesn’t stop when you qualify. As you progress with us, much of your development will continue through the work you do, the people you work alongside and the opportunities you have to broaden your experience.

Our bi-annual appraisal process provides dedicated time with your line manager to reflect on your performance, discuss your professional development and talk about your ambitions and next steps.

These conversations give you the opportunity to look at what you’re doing well, identify areas where you’d like to develop and consider what support could help you achieve your goals.

This is complemented by a follow-up meeting with the Partner for your area. It provides another opportunity to discuss your progress, career goals and future development.

We believe that regular conversations are more valuable than waiting for an annual review. That’s why our approach includes ongoing feedback and opportunities to talk about your development throughout the year.

Whether you want to develop your technical expertise, take on greater responsibility or explore a new area of the firm, we want to support you as your career evolves.

Building skills for the future

The world of work continues to change, and so do the skills needed to succeed. We want our people to have the knowledge, confidence and experience to meet new challenges and make the most of new opportunities.

Professional development can take many forms. It might involve learning from colleagues, gaining a new qualification, taking on a new responsibility or developing skills through your everyday work.

We encourage our people to think about where they want their careers to go and to have open conversations about how they can get there. This helps make learning and development a shared responsibility between you, your manager and the wider firm.

Our aim is to create an environment where people feel encouraged to learn, supported to develop and confident about taking the next step in their career.

Build your career with us

We’re proud of the investment we make in future talent and of creating an environment where people can continue to develop throughout their career with us.

Whether you’re taking your first steps into accountancy, completing a professional qualification or developing an established career, we want you to have the opportunity to learn, contribute and progress.

From your first day with us and throughout your career, you’ll have opportunities to build your skills, gain experience and take on new challenges.

Your development is an important part of your career with us.

True words
Real clients

We have a long and established relationship with Clive Owen, who have become a trusted partner to our business based on many years of feedback, experience and guidance relating to accountancy and audit. The team always acts in the most professional manner, responding promptly to our needs, and they offer knowledge and expertise that is invaluable to our team. The service they offer in such a fast moving environment greatly supports our ability to act responsibly on behalf of our own clients and as such we would not hesitate to recommend the professional services they offer.

Amie Callan, Partner and Head of Operations, Jacksons.

Jacksons, Partner and Head of Operations

TherageniX is an early stage biotechnology company using gene therapy for tissue regeneration applications.

We won an Innovate UK grant recently and as part of the grant, needed to provide an IAR.

The Clive Owen LLP grants team helped us with our IAR very quickly and at an affordable price.  The IAR has enabled us to smoothly submit our claims and continue our activities.

I would (and have) already recommended Clive Owen LLP to other people in my network.

Contact our grants team here.

TherageniX

The Brontë Society looks after the Brontë Parsonage, which was home to the Brontë sisters.

The museum houses the largest collection of Brontë material, including manuscripts and furniture that date back to the 1800’s.

The museum has thousands of visitors from across the globe each year and has been a valued client of Clive Owen LLP for over a decade, mainly working alongside charities expert, Chris Beaumont. 

Rebecca, director at the society, ” As well as the things that have to happen like the accounts and the audit, it has been the additional support and advice given on an ad-hoc basis that has been valuable. We feel like we can come to Clive Owen LLP for open and honest advice, as a critical friend.”

To find out more about how we work with the Brontë Society, watch the full video below.

You can visit the Brontë Society website here. 

The Brontë Society

Swaleview park

Swaleview Park is based in the Yorkshire Dales national park. Established in the 1940’s, we sell lodges and luxury caravans as holiday homes. We have been clients of Clive Owen LLP since 2012 – they advise on various aspects of business and finance including VAT, corporation tax, accounts, financial planning and business structure. As we grow as a company, Clive Owen are always supportive, and a company who provide a highly professional, invaluable service.

Clive Owen have been there for us – through many changing seasons. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin Shotton and the team provided excellent support and advice which helped guide us towards the new season and the positive impact on the business of staycations.

Clive Owen add value by keeping us informed of the latest tax, business, and investments news, through a team of experts who always provide a rapid, honest response. We highly recommend the friendly team at Clive Owen for providing a professional, approachable, reliable service; and for guidance which has contributed to business growth.

Swaleview Park

I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude for your professionalism, wise counsel, and patience whilst supporting me with this [tax advice]. I’m conscious that the tight timeframe hasn’t made things easy, but you’ve handled it with composure and expertise – and I’m very grateful.

I’ve seen less precise and slower F1 pit stops than the service from Adam [Wingrove] and the team.

– LN – Personal Tax

LN

BPP Visual LTD

BPP Visual Ltd are specialists in visual management and corporate signage.

We have been using Clive Owen LLP for six years from the day we set up BPP Visual as a limited company and moved into our new premises in Sunderland.

Kevin Shotton and the team at Clive Owen LLP provide ongoing monthly support to our organisation. Their services range from processing our monthly transactions in Xero, processing our payroll and quarterly VAT returns to R&D submissions, annual tax returns and yearly financial reviews.

The effect on our business from having this level of support from the team at Clive Owen LLP monthly has completely transformed the way our company operates. It has saved us countless hours and significant pain trying to manage this process ourselves and I can’t recommend their support highly enough.

The added confidence this brings knowing that our business is under control and that every transaction is accounted for each month lets us concentrate on what we are good at.

An additional function that Clive Owen LLP also provides for us is expert financial reviews, annually.  This has helped us to understand not only how we have performed over the year but also provides the financial information we need to look at longer term planning from both a personal and business perspective.

If I could give any new start up business one line of advice, it would be to choose Clive Owen LLP to take care of their accounts and to provide advice on business finances. This will then give them the ability to concentrate on running the operational side of the business.

BPP Visual LTD