David Lasse
Comptable - Directeur, Tenbury International Ltd
I was born in Belgium in October 1969 and qualified as an accountant in September 1993 in Belgium.
I came to live and work in the UK in 1997.
From 1998 to March 2001, I worked as a Media Analyst and office Manager for a German company based in Kent providing analysis for blue chip clients such as Daimler-Chrysler, Deutsche Bank, Allianz, etc.
In April 2001, I joined Tenbury Ltd Chartered Accountants, a public practice. In 2001 and 2002, I studied with the ICB and the AAT to obtain UK qualification in accountancy. I am now a fellow member of both institute. I used to manage a portfolio of around 55 companies owned by non-British individuals or by european companies.
In 2009, I formed Tenbury International Ltd together with the owner of Tenbury Ltd. My portfolio was transferred to the new entity, which I now control and manage.
37 contactsIn January 2009, the director of Tenbury Ltd and I formed Tenbury International Ltd and transferred the european clientèle from Tenbury Ltd to the new entity.
I now own 100% of the new public practice, which is based in Kent and is specialised in providing accounting services to small and medium businesses owned by foreign people.
- preparation of accounts and group accounts
- preparation of corporation tax returns
- preparation of individual tax returns
- incorporation of businesses
http://www.tenbury-international.co.uk
2001 - 2009From April 2001 to December 2008, I worked for Tenbury Ltd Chartered Accountants. I was the French Manager for the company european clientèle and managed a portfolio of around 55 clients
My responsibilities were:
- dealing with the bookkeeping
- preparation of VAT returns
- preparation of management accounts
- preparation of statutory accounts
- preparation of corporation tax returns
- dealing with clients' queries
- meeting with clients
- managing the billings and credit controls in respect of my clients
My achievements ought to be that I gained enough experience and confidence over the year in order to be at the helm of my own accounting practice after almost 8 years with Tenbury Ltd.
1998 - 2001Media Tenor Ltd was the UK business owned by a German individual. The group was a German company with offices in Germany, czech Republic, South Africa and New-York.
Responsibilities:
- Managing a team of 15 people of seven or eight different nationalities and cultures.
- Managing the UK business.
Achievements:
I took over from the previous Manager when the company was in a very bad shape economically and with its employees. I then grew the business from 6 to 15 employees in less than 18 months and double the productivity from every employee while creating and maintaining a high level of camaraderie between the different nationalities, cultures and religions.