CHARTERED accountants and business advisers Kendall Wadley LLP, which has offices in Worcester, Malvern and Hereford, has appointed four new trainees, who will be completing their professional qualifications with the firm.

David Findlay, aged 22, joins Kendall Wadley from the University of Sheffield where he read English.

Originally from Redditch, he attended Pershore High School and College and is a keen climber and snowboarder. He hopes to eventually become a tax adviser.

Matthew Williams, also 22, is originally from Abergavenny, but spent most of his childhood in Worcestershire.

He studied at Hanley Castle High School and Worcester Sixth Form College. He joins Kendall Wadley from Cardiff University where he studied accountancy and finance.

Katie Bolt, 23, is a former pupil at Aylestone High School in Hereford. She studied accounting and finance at the University of the West of England. Her parents run a family business so she has always been interested in the business sector. She has already worked in industry as part of her degree and hopes eventually to specialise in general accounting.

Louise Chaytor-Clarke, 16, from Worcester, joins Kendall Wadley from the Christopher Whitehead Language College where she studied for a BTEC in Business Studies and Maths.

During her time with the firm, she will be studying for the Association of Accounting Technicians professional qualification with the ultimate aim of going on to qualify as a chartered accountant. She is a keen writer and enjoys music and art.

Mark Ashworth, director and CEO at Kendall Wadley, said: “We are absolutely delighted to find such talented trainees.

“We wish them well as they study for their final professional qualifications with the firm.”