Diamond Experts programme

• Leith Mergers & Aquisitions Ltd - David Nelson
• Moore Kingston Smith - Mandy Settle

 

Leith Mergers & Aquisitions Ltd - David Nelson

Leith Mergers & Acquisitions Limited is a privately owned full service, M&A advisory firm. We specialise in the sale, acquisition, and valuation of small & mid-market companies, based in the UK, with turnovers between £2m & £50m and/or pre-tax profits of £0.5m to £5m.
We work with a very small number of clients to ensure that we concentrate our full resources and remain laser focussed on the outcome of every transaction.
Services we offer:
• Pre-sale planning and strategic advice: Before embarking on an M&A process, we recommend a detailed review of your business.
• Company sale: Our team support the entire transaction; from the preparation of sales literature to creation of tailored research and subsequent approach to prospective purchasers through to chairing meetings, negotiating the transaction, supporting the due diligence process and handling all contract negotiations.
• Company acquisitions: We offer a tailored service to organisations looking to grow through acquisition.
• Valuations and consultancy: Your individual circumstances are unique. Perhaps you’ve been approached by a buyer and you need to talk it through, maybe you’re exploring the idea if a merger or you’re considering your future plans and you want to discuss your options?.

 

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Moore Kingston Smith - Mandy Settle

Moore Kingston Smith is a dynamic, leading UK firm of accountants and business advisers. As trusted advisers to businesses, private individuals and not for profit organisations, we are passionate about helping our clients achieve their ambitions. Our highly experienced people have the strategic insight, drive and dedication to deliver results.
With locations in and around London, our Redhill office has 5 partners and a dedicated client service team of 30. We are a leading member of the Moore Global Network, an international family made up of over 30,000 people across more than 100 countries, members connect and collaborate to take care of our clients’ needs – at a local, national and international level.
Our specialist services include; compliance, cloud accounting, corporate and personal tax, VAT and duty planning, corporate finance, HR consultancy, international services, legal services, specialist corporate outsourcing and strategic advice.

 

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• Business Doctors - Steve Jebson
• Chapter Three Consulting - Eddie Finch
• Fusion - Chris Mansfield
• Imaginarium Learning & Development - Joe Cheal
• Prosync FM Consulting Ltd - Jeff Snelling
• The Company Connector - Jeremy Taylor

 

Business Doctors - Steve Jebson

Make more profit and love what they do. I help clients start, scale and sell their business.
With extensive experience in retail & hospitality. I have held board level commercial and general management roles with Sainsbury’s, Asda, Greene King, Matthew Clark and Superdrug in the UK and AS Watson in Hong Kong. With a focus on buying, marketing, digital, ecommerce, loyalty, and store concept development I understand how to build a dynamic, adaptable, and differentiated business model to underpin sales and profit growth.
With a love of all things tech I now also focus on ecommerce and digital excellence as a transformational strategy with all my clients.

 

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Chapter Three Consulting - Eddie Finch

Chapter Three Consulting are compliance experts, specialising in a number of key operational business areas. They simplify complex areas of business on behalf of their clients, maintaining their own accreditation to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001. Eddie Finch is a lead auditor for ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 and has been assisting clients with GDPR and Data Protection issues and has managed a number of significant data breaches on behalf of clients.

Chapter Three Consulting can also support companies with ‘ISO as a service’ and can assist with information security and provide online training in this area alongside tabletop exercises and remote phishing tests.

Geoff Cooper is a licensing specialist and works with many well-known companies in the leisure sector in both a proactive and reactive approach.

 

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Fusion - Chris Mansfield

Do you or your business value networking as part of your overall marketing strategy?
Could you be doing more of it or be doing it more effectively?

Chris Mansfield is a professional networker, retained by a small number of carefully selected, quality businesses to network on their behalf.

Chris will help you benefit from learning some of the skills he’s picked up over 25 years of networking. He’ll make you more effective, by being more targeted, more focused, and less salesy. Do you know exactly what it is you do? Who your target audience is and why your clients should work with you? Chris will help you in all these areas and he’ll also give you hints and tips as to which events are best for you, the 4 steps of good networking and how to get in and out of awkward situations.

 

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Imaginarium Learning & Development - Joe Cheal

Imaginarium Learning & Development (est. 1993) is a consultancy that specialises in applied business psychology, real-world leadership, people engagement and inspiring the imagination and potential of organisations and individuals through training, group facilitation and executive coaching.

Areas of Expertise
Our overarching specialisation is applied business psychology. This broadens out into a range of topics with which we can provide support and expertise:
• Leadership (i.e. how to engage and empower your people including through times of uncertainty and ambiguity)
• Management (i.e. how to organise, delegate and also deal with performance and conduct)
• Understanding people profiles and building relationships
• Strategic influencing and thinking
• Solving ‘impossible’ problems (e.g. tensions, polarisation, conflicts and paradox)
• Negotiation preparation and skills
• Presenting with confidence
• Training others (live and online)
• Resilience, wellbeing and positive mental health (handling pressure and countering stress)
• Leading through projects and change (taking people with you)
• Driving your career success
• Managing priorities, boundaries and expectations
• Motivating yourself and your team
• Developing confidence

 

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Prosync FM Consulting Ltd - Jeff Snelling

At Prosync FM Consulting Ltd, we specialise in helping organisations across the UK  achieve compliance, sustainability, and operational excellence in their buildings and facilities. Whether you manage offices, commercial properties, healthcare sites, or educational estates, we provide the clarity and expertise you need to stay ahead of ever-changing regulations and industry standards.

Our team brings decades of experience in facilities management, property compliance, and sustainability consulting, supporting clients with tailored solutions including statutory audits, building health checks, contractor compliance checks, energy efficiency strategies, and sustainable operational practices. We bridge the gap between legal obligations, practical building operations, and long-term cost savings—giving you the confidence that your properties are safe, compliant, and future-ready.

As proud members of the Gatwick Diamond Business community, we’re offering a free expert consultation exclusively for fellow members. This no-obligation session will review your current compliance position, highlight areas of opportunity or risk, and outline practical next steps to protect your organisation, your people, and your reputation.

If you want a trusted partner to simplify compliance, enhance safety, and drive sustainability in your estate, let’s start the conversation today.

 

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The Company Connector - Jeremy Taylor

Are you looking to raise funds to grow your business?
Do you have a great growth project but need help to access grant funding?
Are you looking to improve business processes, energy efficiency or anything else that helps your bottom line, but need support to access grant funding?
Jeremy will provide you with a Grant Readiness Review that will assess your growth ambitions, link them to the grant scheme(s) that you can apply for and give you clear guidance on how to apply.
Jeremy also has extensive experience in commercial growth having worked in business development for 30+ years. He brings imaginative and effective solutions to business issues and has access to contacts in all sectors and many geographies.
Business Interests:
Grant & Bid Writing | Funding | Business Growth | Marketing | Customer Service | International Trade | Event Management and Delivery

 

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• Eshcon - Anya Ledwith

 

Eshcon - Anya Ledwith

Founder of award-winning consultancy Eshcon, Anya Ledwith has a mission to make environmental management THE business norm. Anya is trusted by start-ups, fast growth and corporates, to help them reduce environmental impacts, cut costs, save time and win business.
Main services include:
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Carbon footprinting
Net Zero
SECR carbon reporting
ESOS energy audits.

 

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• Assurity Consulting - Mireille Stocker

 

Assurity Consulting - Mireille Stocker

Assurity Consulting have over 30 years practical experience in health, safety and environmental management and are a long standing and multi-award-winning member of GDB.

Our team of full-time employees are qualified in aspects in a wide range of services from asbestos, Legionella, fire, access, air and water quality through to health and safety management, with technical expertise across a range of building environments for our customers in the commercial property, schools and retail sectors to name but three.

With a plethora of regulation and responsibility needed to successfully manage your health and safety compliance, knowing where to get reliable independent advice is crucial.

 

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• Wellbeing & Ease Ltd - Sam Rehan

 

Wellbeing & Ease Ltd - Sam Rehan

Are you stressed at work (or know someone who is) and it's taking a toll? The most common cause of stress is work-related stress with 79% saying they frequently felt it. Seeking workplace stress support? Sam Rehan is a Stress Consultant and Wellness Director. She has been supporting individuals with stress since 2008. A professional member of the International Stress Management Association. Sam has 30 years' of experience in science, health, and corporate training. She has trained professionals in 30 countries, including the Greater London Authority. She runs Workplace Stress workshops across Sussex and Kent for busy professionals and employees. Get in touch for support and consulting.

 

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• Freeman Clarke - Gerry Lawrence
• Glide Training - Jane Hames 

 

Freeman Clarke - Gerry Lawrence

Make more profit and love what they do. I help clients start, scale and sell their business.
With extensive experience in retail & hospitality. I have held board level commercial and general management roles with Sainsbury’s, Asda, Greene King, Matthew Clark and Superdrug in the UK and AS Watson in Hong Kong. With a focus on buying, marketing, digital, ecommerce, loyalty, and store concept development I understand how to build a dynamic, adaptable, and differentiated business model to underpin sales and profit growth.
With a love of all things tech I now also focus on ecommerce and digital excellence as a transformational strategy with all my clients.

 

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Glide Training - Jane Hames

Glide Training is an IT Training provider delivering training with a positive and energetic outlook. Working to your specific requirements to deliver truly bespoke training programmes that give you all you need to achieve your aims. Jane has over 20 years’ training experience working with organisations across all sectors.
Training formats include:
• On-site classroom training
• Q & A workshops
• One to one consultancy
• Online virtual classroom
• Video lessons
• Structured online courses
Jane’s areas of expertise:
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio, Teams, OneDrive, Forms
• Google Workspace Sheets, Docs, Slides, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, Chat, Contacts, Forms
• In-house company bespoke systems

 

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• Cripps - Aiden Dunning

 

Cripps - Aiden Dunning

Cripps are lawyers for business and life. Solving your problems, championing your ambitions to make a positive and lasting difference.

We don’t just do the right thing by you. We’re committed to doing it the right way. With the best talent and the right balance of technology, creativity and imagination, it’s about making a lasting difference for our clients, people, communities and planet.

Aiden is a partner in the Commercial team having previously held senior leadership roles as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer within Financial Services, Advertising, Publishing and Technology businesses.  Aiden led teams and businesses going through significant changes providing pragmatic and commercial legal advice.  His experience includes the sale of businesses resulting in the realisation of significant value on exit for the owners.

 

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• Britweb Ltd - Tim Fifield
• Creative Pod - Matt Turner
• Storm12 - Matt Saunders
• Tomango - Mark Vaesen

 

Britweb Ltd - Tim Fifield

Britweb has become synonymous with online success for a broad range of clients. We help businesses establish and build dynamic digital spaces that engage with their target market and convert them into customers.

We do this in several ways:
• A deep dive into your current digital profile
• Competitor analysis
• Customer profiling
• Strategy and tactics
• Dynamic management
We are delighted to offer our skills to support your business through the Diamond Experts initiative and look forward to a friendly, non-jargonised chat to discuss your business ambitions.

 

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Creative Pod - Matt Turner

Creative Pod are an award-winning full-service agency, covering all aspects of marketing, design, and print. We work with you to become your fully-outsourced marketing department, to understand your requirements and develop a tailored marketing strategy. We support you through every step to maximise your opportunities and increase your brand presence to drive your business forward.

 

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Storm12 - Matt Saunders

Storm12 - the award winning design, marketing, video and digital experts.
Matt Saunders, gdb Mentor & Expert
Ben Harvey, gdb Ambassador & Expert

Storm12 is an integrated design and marketing agency that provides strategic and tactical advice on anything marketing, creative, digital, or anything in between.
We combine marketing strategy and creativity to deliver what you need, when you need it and how you need it. There's more to design than meets the eye and we pride ourselves on focusing on ROI through our trusted process to collaborate, create and captivate. We deliver creative with purpose that gets the job done.
We’re happy to provide guidance and recommendations as part of the gdb Diamond Experts programme, so please feel free to get in touch using the form below.

 

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Tomango - Mark Vaesen

Tomango is a brand and web design agency.

We help businesses grow by getting more of the customers they want.

Our clients are usually very good at what they do and want to grow their business, but don’t know how to go about it. They come to us when they want to get in front of more of their ideal prospects and convert them into loyal customers.

We specialise in helping small businesses with a £1m-£5m turnover grow to £5m-£10m+ by optimising their branding and web presence.

Typically, they have:
• Between 5-25 employees
• No internal marketing team or person
• An owner-manager who's very busy, with lots of plates to spin
• An established business that's good at what they do, but aren't good at shouting about it
• Some great customers, but would like more of them

 

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• Creative Process Digital Ltd - Jack Hiett
• Glide Training - Jane Hames
• Rewards Training - Paul Williams
• University of Brighton - Lorraine Davies

 

Creative Process Digital Ltd - Jack Hiett

Creative Process support employers and individuals to access £10,000s in Government funding and grants to develop digital skills and capabilities to stay ahead of the game.
Our support is fully subsidised (so free to you!). It delivers tangible results and growth based on 10 years of proven track record and employer testimonials.

 

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Glide Training - Jane Hames

Glide Training is an IT Training provider delivering training with a positive and energetic outlook. Working to your specific requirements to deliver truly bespoke training programmes that give you all you need to achieve your aims. Jane has over 20 years’ training experience working with organisations across all sectors.
Training formats include:
• On-site classroom training
• Q & A workshops
• One to one consultancy
• Online virtual classroom
• Video lessons
• Structured online courses
Jane’s areas of expertise:
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Visio, Teams, OneDrive, Forms
• Google Workspace Sheets, Docs, Slides, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, Chat, Contacts, Forms
• In-house company bespoke systems

 

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Rewards Training - Paul Williams

Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy are a leading training provider in the South East committed to delivering quality learning experiences. We have over 30 years’ experience recruiting and delivering apprenticeships across the Business, Hospitality and Care sectors and we also deliver a comprehensive range of accredited skills qualifications and bespoke training solutions to meet our clients’ specific needs. Our Adult Community Learning centre supports people within our local and surrounding communities to develop their skills for employment progression and our Traineeships enable our young audience to gain valuable work experience within the community we serve. We are a family run business with a talented and dedicated team who bring a wealth of experience from across many industries and who share a common mission. ‘To provide exceptional learning opportunities that exceed personal and business aspirations’.

 

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University of Brighton - Lorraine Davies

Engage in a transformative 90-minute Innovation Ideation 1-2-1 session, offered exclusively to members, with the option to include your team. This unique opportunity facilitates collaboration with a University of Brighton innovation expert, exploring new ideas, strategies, and solutions specifically tailored to your business challenges. Distinguishing this session is the introduction of innovation tools designed to spark creativity and foster new product, service, and process ideas.
This is ideal for businesses seeking to infuse innovative thinking into their operations, overcome obstacles, and seize new growth opportunities. Participants will gain insights from the expert's extensive knowledge of the latest in innovation, technology, and business strategy, which are actionable and forward-looking. Suitable for startups aiming to establish their niche or established companies striving for a competitive edge, this session provides invaluable perspectives to enhance your business model.
Participating not only helps develop new ideas and methodologies but also offers potential access to further academic support and funding. This session exceeds typical consultations, representing a collaborative effort to shape your business's future with the support of the University of Brighton's esteemed innovation team.

 

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