Darren Forshaw, partner at Endless, said: “The turnaround profession receives little public recognition and these awards were started to address that matter.  Many of those individuals nominated are helping rescue businesses and save jobs at this very difficult time.”

The money raised at the awards evening was for two charities - the Turnaround Foundation and Challenge66 which is raising money for the Army Benevolent Fund and was launched by Yorkshire businessman Andy McMenemy who is seeking to run 66 "ultra" marathons of more than 30 miles each on consecutive days in the UK's 66 cities next year. For more information go to www.challenge66.org

The total raised for charity in Yorkshire since the Saint Nick Awards started in 2005 is now more than £35,000.

The full list of winners includes:

FIRMWIDE AWARDS

Big Firm Accountants - PricewaterhouseCoopers

Mid Tier Restructuring Firm - BDO

Boutique Restructuring Firm - Armstrong Watson

Large Law Firm - Walker Morris

Mid Tier / Boutique Law Firm - Clarion

Most Supportive ABL - Skipton Business Finance

Most Supportive Bank - HSBC

Best Agency - Fox Lloyd Jones

Debt Collection Agency - Tremark

Recruitment Firm - Sacco Mann

'BIG HITTER' AWARDS

Accountant of the Year - Hunter Kelly, Ernst & Young

Lawyer of the Year - John Alderton, Hammonds

Banker/ABL Professional of the Year - Andrew Foster, Lloyds Banking Group

'IMPORTANT' AWARDS

PA of the Year - Carole Hardwick, Hammonds

Rising Star - Richard Siddall, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Interim Director/CRO - Nigel Clark

Turnaround of the Year, the Phil Tate Award – Dyson Group, Deloitte/DLA Piper/Lloyds/PWC/Walker Morris

Entrance into the Hall of Fame - Graham Briggs, Mark Jackson, Peter Whittle, John Stenton, Ian Green

Living Legend plus Entrance into the Hall of Fame - Hunter Kelly, Ernst & Young