Michael Martin now specifically co-ordinates the compliance guidance provided for members who require up-to-date responses for issues affecting their organisation. He also communicates with our expert consultant specialists and various local and national authorities, on behalf of members.

Michael supervises a wealth of data and expert opinions from advisors and business networks. This has been collated over 15 years to help Community organisations and is ideally positioned to fast-track member enquiries to obtain clear solutions from the Community specialists working for or with the Association.

In 2004, a popular national sport advisory organisation asked Michael to devise an online transitional service to assist over 200 club members in dealing with the complex and (as then) untested new Licensing Act Legislation.

From here he developed a keen interest in the impact of all types of national legislation affecting local organisations and clubs mainly run by volunteers.

Michelle Parsons BA (HONS) FCCA CTA
CASC & Charity Taxation Adviser

After graduating from university with a first class honours degree in Business Studies, Michelle began working in industry as an accounts assistant before moving to work within a local accountancy practice.

Whilst qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2007 Michelle won the ACCA's gold award for achieving the highest cumulative mark in the world out of more than 6,000 entrants whilst sitting her five final exams. Since then, she has gone on to become a Chartered Tax Advisor and today works as an accountant and tax adviser supporting a number of clients in business whilst specialising in providing taxation advice.

Michelle has joined ACASC as our tax specialist to support and guide members from an accountancy and tax perspective through the changes required to retain and acquire CASC/Charity status. Experienced in reviewing CASC accounts, negotiating with HMRC and interpreting legislation, Michelle provides valuable knowledge to support local clubs and their registration as CASCs, as well as day to day accounting requirements and taxation matters.

Colber Adamian-Thomas MSc BEng (Hons) FAPM FCMI FIC FIHE FCIHT
Business Liaison Consultant (ACASC / CASC Assure) January 2017

Colber is an independent business asset optimisation specialist. He is responsible for establishing and developing commercial, investment and business opportunities for ACASC and its members through our CASC Assure Project. He also provides business advice and mentoring on business transformation and change for local sports clubs and Business Members.

Colber is a professionally qualified engineering graduate and highly respected business post-graduate. He has over 30 years' experience in business, asset, infrastructure and property and has advised on over £8 billion of business assets. Over the past 20 years' he has established a portfolio of successful new businesses, major asset investment and development opportunities for public sector, local authority, private and third sector clients across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Colber is former National Council Member and Chair of the Institute of Consulting and the Institute of Business Consulting in London and a fellow in several professional bodies. He was awarded the much-coveted Panasonic Trust Award by The Royal Academy of Engineering.

Colber enjoys supporting local business and keeps an active interest in both participating and watching sport and is ideally positioned to support ACASC members. Colber joins ACASC and LinkSport as our business advisor to develop and improve local sports clubs and businesses, attract internal investment and external funding opportunities.

David Peter Wilkinson (Co-founder of ACASC / LinkSport)
Director of Compliance & Community Standards

David's professional background was previously involved in operating major accounts for National Companies and Government organisations involved in tendering out local authority contracts throughout the UK.

As Managing & Finance Director and trouble-shooting consultant to a number of reputable companies and groups, he is fully conversant with negotiating on behalf of companies and individuals with Local Authority Departments and HMRC.

David began working exclusively with the Association in its early days as a Licensing Compliance Advisory Service to sports Clubs throughout the UK from 2004. He therefore brings to ACASC LinkSport a wealth of experience particularly in creative and investigative skills, to address market requirements for the Community Sports Club within the Local Authority.

He is very much a lateral thinker and committed to helping Communities build workable solutions for survival. He is able to innovate and create cost effective and diverse solutions with a keen interest and knowledge of complex Community compliance issues with a special focus in: