John Bell is a chartered accountant and licensed insolvency practitioner. On gaining his insolvency licence, he founded Clarke Bell in 1994. Since then, the Manchester-based firm has helped thousands of directors to liquidate their company – both solvent and insolvent companies.
John graduated with BA (Hons) from Liverpool’s John Moores University in 1986 before moving to London, where he worked for Grant Thornton and Smith & Williamson and gained his qualification as a Chartered Accountant.
John Bell is director of licensed insolvency practitioners Clarke Bell, which specialises in providing advice and help to contractors. He talks to IWORK about the steps contractors need to take if they are considering giving up contracting and what their