Summary
Expert adviser to businesses in financial difficulty. Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, practising in all aspects of business rescue and both corporate and personal insolvency. Now founding Director at McTear Williams & Wood.
Experience
- Advises directors, shareholders and individuals on all aspects of business rescue and insolvency.
- Acts as an Insolvency Practitioner in all forms of corporate insolvency including administrations, pre-pack administrations, liquidations and company voluntary arrangements.
- Acts as an Insolvency Practitioner in individual voluntary arrangements and bankruptcies.
- Leads complex investigation and forensic recovery engagements.
Education / previous employment
- Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984.
- Qualified as a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in 1988.
- Worked for KPMG for 20 years, the last four as a Corporate Recovery partner in East Anglia and London.
- Co-founded McTear Williams & Wood in 2000 as a regional business rescue and insolvency firm.
- Member of the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales).
- Member of R3 Eastern Region.
Andrew McTear
Director
Andrew McTear
Director
- D: 01603 877542
- T: 01603 877540
- M: 07802 826591
- andrewmctear@mw-w.com
- Prospect House Rouen Road Norwich
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Why choose McTear Williams & Wood?
- Expertise in managing complex, time-sensitive closures
- Clear, calm guidance for directors under pressure
- Strong experience in consumer-facing sectors where customer money is involved
- Transparent communication that protects reputations and reduces risk
- A trusted local presence with offices across the UK
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Kellys Bakeries Limited closed having entered liquidation
Jo Watts and Andrew McTear of McTear Williams & Wood were appointed as joint liquidators of Kellys Bakeries Limited on 22 June 2026. Kellys Bakeries ...
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HMRC increasingly pursue company directors to pay tax bills of insolvent businesses
HMRC’s changing approach to insolvency risk Whilst insolvency has always carried risks for those in control of a company there remained a broad assumption that ...
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UK housebuilder collapses into administration after 7 years in business
Administrators were brought in on 18 May 2026. Velocity Homes Limited has collapsed into administration seven years after the business first launched in November 2019. ...
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Informal winding down of haulage company
Facts: Referred by: Accountant Industry sector: Haulage Annual turnover: £3 million Employees: 15 Cash at bank of £320k and reserves of £500k. Background A haulage ...
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Restructuring a family-owned manufacturing business
Background A long-established, family-owned manufacturing business was facing challenges despite not being insolvent on a cash flow basis. The business operated in two distinct areas: ...
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High street franchise closure through a creditors’ voluntary liquidation
Overview McTear Williams & Wood were appointed to support the owners of The Stow Partnership LLP t/a WH Smith Local, a franchise in Dereham, Norfolk ...
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