Shaun Knight

Building bk plus has been about doing things differently with purpose, not just growth. After years in banking, corporate finance, and leading a national accountancy firm, I saw the gap. Business owners wanted clear advice, not jargon. They wanted people they could trust, not just a service. bk plus was built with that in mind. We’ve grown quickly across the UK, but we’ve stayed true to what matters. We believe in local people delivering local services to local businesses, from local offices. That’s where trust is built. That’s where advice actually makes a difference. At bk plus, we focus on: + Relationships built on trust + Advice that’s clear and practical + A team that listens before acting Our goal is to be the advisor you turn to first. The one who understands your business, your market and your ambitions. I’ve spent over 20 years supporting owner-managed businesses across the UK advising on acquisitions and disposals, raising finance, strategic planning, restructuring and management buyouts. That experience helps shape how we lead at bk plus but more importantly, so does listening to what our clients need. We’re here to build something that lasts for our people and the businesses we work with.

Shaun is the Group Chief Operating Officer and joined Baldwins back in 2007 after a very successful career in banking and has a strong and demonstratable track record in Corporate Finance transactions. He has been responsible for leading the Corporate Finance function and driving the acquisition strategy for the group; he has been been critically involved in all aspects from identifying, negotiating possible transaction to successful completion and implementation and has personally led and developed a specialist team to help him deliver these results. This has directly resulted in the group growing from 6 offices and 100 staff to nearly 100 offices and over 3000 staff in a 6-7 year period, completing on over 80 acquisitions of various sizes across the UK. As well as having critical involvement in the overall group strategy, Shaun’s direct responsibilities include HR, Marketing, IT & Operations and additionally he continues to have groupwide responsibility for the National Corporate Finance team and also oversees the Restructuring & Insolvency and Banking & Finance service line departments as well as a number of the UK Regions and our International offering. Clients describe Shaun as 'proactive', 'solutions focused' and 'readily available'. Baldwins is of the region’s largest, independent family-owned accountancy firms. Over 150 employees in 8 offices across the Midlands deliver national expertise with local insight. But we’re so much more than just accountants; we’re not just good with numbers. Baldwins work closely with their clients to ensure they achieve both their business and personal goals. We take time to get to understand both the business as it stands as well as any medium and long term goals.