Corporate Profile of Purnells Insolvency Practitioners

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Chris Parkman BSc Hons, FABRP, MIPA, FCCA, Insolvency Practitioner

Chris is the Managing Director of Purnells Insolvency Practitioners offices & currently resides in Dorchester. 

Chris will be variously found at Purnells' offices based in Penryn (near Falmouth) or Dorchester.

Chris joined Purnells after graduating from Warwick University with an honours degree in Mathematics and Philosophy. He then qualified as a licensed Insolvency Practitioner with The Insolvency Practitioners Association in March 2008 where he became one of the youngest Insolvency Practitioners in the Country. Chris is also a Certified Chartered Accountant with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.

The very first insolvency appointment taken by Chris was of an Italian based company and since then he has taken numerous insolvency appointments as Administrator or Liquidator of companies throughout the Midlands, London and the South West.

Chris can be contacted by email on chris@purnells.co.uk

Lisa Alford FABRP, MIPA, Insolvency Practitioner

Lisa is a qualified Licensed Insolvency Practitioner who moved to Cornwall from Wales in March 2009.

She joined the firm in February 2001 as an Insolvency Case Handler and passed her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (CPI) in June 2004.

Lisa then successfully passed the Joint Insolvency Examination Board (JIEB) Examinations at the November 2008 sitting and takes insolvency appointments as Liquidator, Administrator, Supervisor and Trustee.

Lisa is a member of R3 - The Association of Business Recovery Professionals.

Lisa is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: lisa@purnells.co.uk

Jodie Bishop Senior Office Administrator/ Cashier

Jodie joined Purnells as the office administrator and  company cashier in May 2008 and later became an insolvency case handler for Section 1003 Applications, Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA's) and Members' Voluntary Liquidations (MVL's).

After returning to work following her maternity leave in 2013, Jodie took on the role as Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, Chris Parkman.

In early 2019, Jodie took a step back from day to day case handling to focus more on her general office administration duties and assists all case handlers with their day to day administration on their cases, as and when she can.

Jodie is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: jodie@purnells.co.uk

Kerry Lycett Senior Case Administrator

Kerry joined Purnells in March 2009 as the office accounts administrator and assistant case handler.

Kerry is one of our senior insolvency case handlers for Bankruptcy cases and Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA's). She specialises in the case closures and Human Resource (HR).

Kerry holds a City & Guilds Level 3 Bookkeeping qualification to her name which she obtained in 2015.

Kerry is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: kerry@purnells.co.uk

Elizabeth (Liz) Norcutt Senior Case Administrator

Elizabeth (Liz) joined Purnells as an office administrator in January 2013 after successfully obtaining a Diploma in Administration & A-Level in Business Studies at Helston Community College.

Liz is now one of our senior insolvency case handlers, specialising in the daily administration of Creditors Voluntary Liquidation's (CVL's). 

Liz can be contacted by email on: elizabeth@purnells.co.uk

Helen Partington Senior Case Administrator

Helen joined the Purnells team initially as an office administrator in August 2015.

Helen has since become a senior insolvency case handler dealing with the daily administration of Members Voluntary Liquidation's (MVL's) and Section 1003 Applications. 

Helen is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) on Monday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's and can be contacted by email on: helen@purnells.co.uk

Georgia Harris Assistant Insolvency Administrator


Georgia joined Purnells in March 2022 as an Assistant Insolvency Administrator. 

Georgia carries out various administrative duties in respect of both corporate and personal insolvency appointments, gathers initial information from clients and updates our bespoke case management system.

Georgia holds 9 GCSE qualifications at a high level and has earned a BTEC in Creative Media where she has gained a wide range of skills in moving image production using industry standard equipment and software. Georgia has recently gained a qualification in Level 2 & 3 Business & Accounting.

Georgia is based at our Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: georgia@purnells.co.uk

Ceire Warren Case Administrator

Ceire joined Purnells in mid October 2022 as a trainee insolvency case administrator and will be dealing with the daily administration of Creditors Voluntary Liquidation's (CVL's), Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA's), Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA's), Bankruptcy cases and Administrations. 

Ceire has acquired A-Levels in English Literature & Language, Ceramic Art & Sculpture and Photography and has also achieved a BA(hons) in Creative Writing.

Ceire will be studying for her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (CPI) next year.

Ceire is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: ceire@purnells.co.uk

Naomi Bovey Trainee Case Administrator

Naomi joined Purnells in early August 2023 as a trainee insolvency case administrator and will be dealing with the daily administration of Creditors Voluntary Liquidation's (CVL's), Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA's), Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA's), Bankruptcy cases and Administrations. 

Naomi holds a B-Tec National Diploma in Performing Arts and a Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holder.

Naomi also has years of managerial experience from her previous role in retail.

Naomi will be studying for her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (CPI) in 2025.

Naomi is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: n.bovey@purnells.co.uk

Holly-Mae Lowe Trainee Case Administrator

Holly joined Purnells in early September 2023 as a trainee insolvency case administrator and will be dealing with the daily administration of Creditors Voluntary Liquidation's (CVL's), Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVA's), Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA's), Bankruptcy cases and Administrations. 

Holly holds a B-Tec National Diploma in Creative Media Production and a BA(Hons) in Illustration.

Holly also has past experience in digital marketing & customer service.

Holly will be studying for her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (CPI) in December 2025.

Holly is based at the Penryn office (near Falmouth) and can be contacted by email on: holly-mae@purnells.co.uk

Will Buxton Insolvency Manager

Will joined Purnells in March 2024 stepping into the role of Insolvency Manager, with over 12 years experience working in Insolvency and having worked his way up from an Insolvency Administrator and he has been in a managerial role for 6 plus years. 

Will have taken leadership of a variety of cases over the years, including CVLs, IVAs, Bankruptcies, Administrations and MVLs.

In December 2013, Will successfully passed the CPI Exam and is a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association.

Will is based at the Dorchester office and can be contacted by email on: will@purnells.co.uk

Abi Wherry