🚀 Join a Growing team at BKL At BKL, we’re continuing to grow - and with that growth comes exciting opportunities for talented people looking to take the next step in their career. Stephen Baker, Head of Employment Taxes at BKL, talks about the breadth of work his team supports clients with, from payroll, expense reviews and salary sacrifice planning through to increasingly complex areas such as off-payroll working and global mobility matters. He is particularly keen to speak with people who already have experience and are looking for a role where they can make an impact, build strong client relationships and help shape a rapidly evolving team. We’d especially love to hear from those with experience in: • Employment taxes • Payroll, expenses and benefits planning • Termination payments • IR35 and off-payroll working • International and cross-border matters If you’re a self-starter who enjoys variety, collaboration and the chance to grow with a firm that’s evolving quickly, we’d love to hear from you. To arrange an informal conversation with Stephen directly, visit his profile on our website.
What’s it really like to build a career at BKL? Recent episodes of the BKLevator have given a behind-the-scenes look at the people shaping the experience of joining, growing, and developing a career at the firm. If you’re looking for a firm where your growth genuinely matters, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re excited to announce that RBS CA has joined BKL. Bringing RBS Partners Ketan Shah, Atul Kothari and the team on board builds on our growing presence in the London market, strengthening our capability to deliver high-quality, relationship-led advice to entrepreneurs, SMEs and OMBs. For clients, it’s business as usual, with the added benefit of broader expertise, enhanced resources and continued investment in technology. We look forward to what we can achieve together.
We recently had the privilege of attending the recent Collaborate London event hosted by The Talent Labs. It was a genuinely insightful event, bringing together talent acquisition professionals to share ideas, challenges and perspectives. We really valued the opportunity to connect with others in the space and hear different approaches to some of the topics shaping our work right now. From evolving hiring trends and the impact of AI, to how we continue to strengthen our EVP, there were plenty of thought provoking discussions to take away. Thanks to The Talent Labs for hosting such a well-curated and engaging event - looking forward to putting some of these insights into practice!
🏆Back-to-back champions - and for a cause that matters 🏆 We are proud to see the BKL team take the win again at this year’s Business Fives tournament - with a 2-1 victory - making them champions two years in a row. An outstanding team effort, with special mentions to: ⚽ Lum Hamiti – Player of the Final ⚽ Hadi Jawad – Top Goalscorer A huge congratulations to everyone who took part: Lum Hamiti, Hadi Jawad, Samir Jamali, Chase Calvert, Nikhil Patel, Rakuram Sri, Toju James-Ogunmodimu, Timi Erinle and Philip Polewski. More importantly, the day was about making a difference, and the team raised over £350 for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), an organisation doing vital work to prevent suicide and support those who need it most.
The BKL Music Quiz 2026 BKL was delighted to host a charity music quiz at The Phoenix bringing together colleagues and guests for an enjoyable evening fundraising for Music Support. Music Support, now celebrating its 10th year, provides help and support to people working across the music industry. Alongside the quiz itself, guests enjoyed drinks, nibbles and a silent auction featuring music memorabilia and prizes, all helping to raise valuable funds for the charity. Congratulations to the winning team, Non-toxic masculinity, led by Sam Goldman, and a special mention to Tony Cohen’s team, Monster of Rioja’s, who took the prize for best team name. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to making the evening such a success.
🚪 You never know who you’ll meet in the BKLevator… Over the coming weeks, we’re stepping into the lift with our team to uncover: 💡 The challenges our clients are facing 🧩 How we help solve them ⏱ All in about a minute Different floor. Different expert. Different insight.
Introducing our Newcastle office The opening of our new office in Newcastle marks an important step in our continued expansion and reflects our confidence in the city as an engine of growth, talent and innovation in the UK. Expanding our footprint provides space for our exceptional tax advisory colleagues in the region. It also allows us to build a centre of excellence to support our compliance delivery, strengthening the quality, consistency and responsiveness of the services we deliver to clients. From our London office to our Cardiff office and now Newcastle, our expanding UK presence supports our international reach while giving clients the benefit of local expertise, closer collaboration and trusted relationships. We’re excited to become a larger part of Newcastle’s vibrant business community and look forward to growing our team in the North East. Our Newcastle office address is: 18-24 Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6AE
