Richard Wadman

Director, corporate finance

Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1993. Since 2006 he has worked in Corporate Finance, firstly with the predecessor firm in Truro and then with PKF Francis Clark. He is highly experienced in company acquisitions and disposals; grant, equity and debt raising; business valuations; financial projections and business plans. He is involved in the preparation of valuations for clients across the offices of PKF Francis Clark and for new instructions for one off assignments referred into the firm from solicitors etc. e.g., for matrimonial or shareholder disputes.

Richard’s knowledge of alternative funding sources has led him to originate Finance in Cornwall – a now annual event described as an “integral part of the Cornwall Business week”. This event has spawned the successful Finance in the South West event and the Finance in Dorset event. Each of these events features presentations by providers of funding and/ or business support and attendance from the business community in those areas of more than 100. Richard is one of the firm’s main bloggers: regularly writing on funding and related matters.

Latest posts featuring Richard

A map of Cornwall and part of Devon including Penzance to Bideford.

Applications open for Good Growth funding

19 December 2024

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Farm fields and hills with a farm gate.

UK shared prosperity fund – final dibs?

10 June 2024

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Finance in Cornwall 2024 – top takeaways

23 May 2024

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Shop owner looking at laptop whilst talking on a mobile.

Fostering SME growth in Cornwall

19 April 2024

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A view looking down on St Ives harbour on a glorious sunny day.

£1m of grant funding for ‘createch’ projects in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

7 December 2023

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A man sits at his desk, which is covered with flow charts. In one hand, he holds a pen, gesturing towards a flow chart, while his computer screen displays yet another flow chart.

The basics of company and share valuations

25 October 2023

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A group dressed in winter clothing stands beside a football pitch, holding a Ukrainian flag, after a fundraising event.

Accountants take on fundraising challenges for Ukraine

11 May 2022

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Natural capital – coming to a set of accounts near you soon?

25 May 2021

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Two coffee cups resting on a table while two friends converse in a coffee shop.

Equity finance – the topic of today’s conversation over coffee

20 April 2021

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Jason Mitchel is smiling and giving a double thumbs-up to the camera as he runs on his treadmill at home.

Colleagues clock up 6,902 miles in a month for good causes

12 February 2021

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A male and female co-worker sit in an office looking at a computer tablet.

Angel Co Fund gets a rebrand and an extra £30m to invest

3 February 2021

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Two coffee cups resting on a table while two friends converse in a coffee shop.

Sustainability takes centre stage at event hosted by PKF Francis Clark – recording available

21 December 2020

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