Meet the founder
Kamlesh Rajput M.Com, FCCA
Founder & Chief Executive, Sterling Finance (UK) Limited
Leadership with purpose, integrity and experience. Over three decades across banking, international trade finance, corporate finance and practice leadership, with an ethical, governance-led and people-centred approach.
- Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA)
- Master of Commerce (M.Com)
- Post-graduate studies in Banking & Business Finance
- ACCA-regulated practitioner
- 30+ years in finance, governance and advisory
In his words
The story, values and vision behind the firm.
Hear Kamlesh explain why he founded Sterling Finance, and what “family values” means in a professional practice.
Practice philosophy
“Family Accountant for Family Entrepreneurs with Family Values.”
Career
Four decades, one thread: finance that builds.
- Early career
Honorary Lecturer
Lectured in Banking & Business Finance at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, India.
- 1986–1992
UK banking & trade finance
Foreign exchange and import-export trade finance in London, Birmingham and Manchester.
- 1993–2001
Corporate & multinational leadership
Senior roles in software, engineering and textiles. From 1997 he sat on the board of a software start-up that grew across the UK, Germany, USA, India, Australia and Qatar.
- 2002
Founds Sterling Finance
Set up in Greater Manchester to combine compliance, advisory and governance in one trusted, technology-led firm.
- 2005–2012
ACCA Manchester Members’ Panel
Vice President (2003–05), then President for seven years.
- 2011
Founds CurryOnBusiness
A not-for-profit monthly network for entrepreneurs, professionals and academics.
- 2019
British Accountancy Award
The firm wins Graduate & Non-Graduate Programme of the Year.
An authority on business planning & funding
“A Business Plan is a process of examining and challenging the mind-map of an entrepreneur to convert it into a reliable and implementable roadmap.”
Kamlesh Rajput, 2021
success rate in securing funding for business plans he has personally authored. Each plan addresses governance, scalability, risk and long-term sustainability, as well as the funding itself.
Business plan servicesCurrent appointments
- Founder & CEO, Sterling Finance (UK) Limited
- Founder & CEO, Sterling Finance IFA Limited
- Founder & CEO, Sterling Will Writers Limited
- Founder & CEO, Curry On Business Limited
- Governor, Ashton Sixth Form College
- Trustee & Executive Board Member, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Manchester
- President, Gujarati Rajput Samaj, Birmingham
- Chairman, Ashton Lady Smith Cricket Club
Professional leadership
- President, ACCA Manchester Members’ Panel (2005–2012)
- External Examiner, University of Salford and University of Wales, Newport
- Director Consultant, BNI Manchester North; President, BNI Stronghold Chapter
- Radio host, Asian Sound Radio
Individual honours
- 1997Gold Award, the highest award of achievement, Dale Carnegie Institute
- 2000 & 2001Fast 50: fastest-growing technology business in the North of England, Royal Bank of Scotland
No pressure. No hard sell. No chasing.
Every client, personally overseen.
All client affairs are supervised by our Principal Practitioner. Book a no-obligation meeting with the team Kamlesh built.