The McGoff Group has appointed Samantha Britcher-Brentville from Lymm as Customer Relationship Manager at Downtown, its Manhattan-inspired Build to Rent development on the Manchester and Salford border.

In her new role, Sam will be responsible for lettings and property management at the 374-bed apartment scheme; she will look after the properties at Downtown on a day-to-day basis, supporting landlords by sourcing tenants and hosting show rounds, and helping tenants with after care and general maintenance.

She aims to help promote and increase the success of the McGoff Group’s first urban Build to Rent development and further establish the Downtown Asset Management division as a leading sales and lettings agent with high levels of service and quality customer care.

Prior to joining the McGoff Group, Sam worked for lettings agent Jordan Fishwick. As central administrative manager, she established a new department to manage legal, accounting and administrative procedures for all 10 branches within the group while also assisting landlords and tenants.

She is delighted to be applying her past experience to her new role, and said: “I was attracted to join the McGoff Group due to the varied nature of the position and wider opportunities across such a fast growing, entrepreneurial group. Downtown is an amazing scheme, completely unrivalled in the city centre and it is exciting to join the team at this stage.”

McGoff Group sales director, Paul Danks, added: “Sam has integrated perfectly into the team, working hard to find suitable tenants for our investor clients and providing support to tenants, some of whom have been impacted by Covid and required individual help.

“From a standing start, we now have more than 250 properties under the expert care of our lettings and management team which is a great basis from which to grow our expanding Build to Rent portfolio. We are continually looking at new sites for similar schemes and have a few in the pipeline which we will look to bring forward next year.”

Age 42, Sam is married with two young children. A Member of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (MARLA), she spent 13 years living in Didsbury before moving to Lymm and enjoys spending time with her family and friends, days out, weekends away and walking when not working.

Downtown is an iconic building in Manchester’s skyline featuring six interlinked statement blocks cloaked with a glistening façade of gold coloured panels. Offering high end hotel-style services including a lobby with 24 hour concierge, gymnasium, thermal suite, media room, postal room, private dining and business centre, it also boasts undercroft parking, landscaped grounds, residents’ roof garden and terraces and ultra fast full fibre broadband from the 4th and Utility.

Apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows, outstanding views and a contemporary open-plan layout, some with private terraces. With people spending more time at home, and more people working from home than ever before, Downtown is in increasing demand from discerning tenants.

Manchester accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth has been appointed by Michael Carrick Foundation and the British American Football Association (BAFA) to provide a range of financial and business support services.

Michael Carrick, currently assistant coach at Manchester United FC, launched his charitable foundation in 2017 as part of his testimonial, which celebrated his 11 years as a player at the club.

Funds from the Foundation are used to create empowering opportunities where disadvantaged young people from across Greater Manchester and Tyne and Wear feel safe, valued, and inspired to achieve their full potential.

Last year, the Foundation engaged with more than 3000 people and delivered more than 20,000 contact hours through programme delivery, Carrick’s Boot Room campaign, and volunteering and training opportunities. Things have been a little different for the charity recently as they’ve faced these difficult and uncertain times, but this hasn’t stopped them from reaching those who need it most.

Since March 2020, in addition to online sessions, Michael Carrick Foundation has delivered more than 900 food parcels to families in need, 250 educational packs to youngsters being home-schooled, and regularly contacted children identified as at risk, to ensure they have the support they need to navigate this unprecedented situation.

Mitchell Charlesworth will carry out an independent examination of the charity’s accounts and support the Foundation in a number of key areas, including the preparation of accounts and guidance on the trustees’ annual report.

Lisa Carrick, Michael Carrick Foundation, Vice Chair said: “Mitchell Charlesworth is a well-regarded, regional firm known for its charity sector expertise which will be of great benefit to our Foundation and strengthen our financial processes. We are looking forward to working with them.”

BAFA is the national governing body for the sport of American football in Great Britain and is responsible for all regulatory, competition, performance and development aspects of the game.

The not for profit organisation is below the audit threshold but has chosen to voluntarily have a review engagement of its accounts by Mitchell Charlesworth as well as the implementation of cloud-based accounting software Xero, which the firm will provide training, business advice and follow-up support on.

Pete Ackerley, BAFA Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted with the work Mitchell Charlesworth has done so far. The implementation of Xero will enable us to access our financial information in real time and this will be invaluable as part of our 10-year vision to professionalise British American football.”

Speaking of the appointments, Mitchell Charlesworth associate Jamielee Johnston said: “These appointments further underline both our expertise in sport and experience of advising charities and not for profit organisations.”

Jamielee continues: “A review engagement isn’t as detailed as an audit, but it offers a greater level of assurance than an accounts preparation assignment. This type of engagement provides a limited form of assurance that a company’s financial statements comply with the applicable financial reporting framework. It gives an enhanced level of credibility to the accounts and is a cost effective and value-adding alternative when an audit is not required.”