Shaun Thorp
Managing Director
Shaun Thorp
Managing Director
I was born into a family of engineers where my dad said: “you can do whatever you like as
long as you become an engineer first.” And when my career as a young apprentice faltered,
I was given the chance to start over. From this, my multifaceted career in the food
manufacturing industry kicked off, achieving many of my personal goals before I was 40.
When I think back on the highlights, they almost always involve the growth of others around
me. With this in mind and the recognition of my early support as a young man and the
knowledge I gained along the way, I decided to start a company that allows and supports
inexperienced engineers while collaborating on engineering design challenges for our
clients facing manufacturing challenges.
I was lucky twice and that birthed the Legacy of Sid. Whatever you do, empower others, that’s
what makes great businesses.
- Email:shaun@sthorpltd.co.uk
Cath Harvey
Director
Cath Harvey
Director
After completing an Office Manager role in Germany, I returned to the UK and started my
career in finance, before becoming a qualified Payroll Manager. Diligent, with exacting
standards and having a low tolerance for errors, considered a perfectionist by many and a
little intimidating by a few - made me ideal for the role I have in the company.
Happy to experience the limelight, but only when I’m actually on the stage of a theatre! The
backroom is where you will find me.
Within Legacy of Sid, I attend to all employee-related matters and aspects of compliance,
which has earned me the nickname of “Compliance Butterfly”. Few deviations are ignored,
be it ‘buying too many bags for life’ on expenses, to the real risks of health and safety, and
ensuring ethical and environmental standards are achieved.
- Email:admin@sthorpltd.co.uk
Ki Ng-Lim
Accounts
Ki Ng-Lim
Accounts
Ki is our Company Accountant here at Legacy of Sid. She joined us in November 2020 after
her maternity leave. Ki qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant from ACCA in 2015 and
later became a Fellow of the Association.
Ki has over 15 years of experience working in Finance for multinational science and biotech
organizations as well as semiconductor and software design company. Her knowledge
includes Entity and Group Financial Reporting, Treasury Management and Control, Project
Accounting, and Finance Process Automation.
Out of work, Ki has a young family still at nursery so she is currently working part-time hours
to enable her to s pend time with them. She loves shopping, in any spare time she finds!
- Email:accounts@sthorpltd.co.uk
Tom Crossley
Senior Engineer
Tom Crossley
Senior Engineer
With a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering my expertise has always been to deliver the most
forward-thinking and commercially profitable solutions relevant to the most up-to-date
industry practices, developed using established analytical methods and principles.
As a young professional within the industry, I bring passion and enthusiasm to any project. I
am also focused on building up strong and capable working relationships between all
members of a project team to ensure efficiency and cooperative problem-solving solutions
to benefit all involved.
“Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.”
Jon Bon Jovi
- Email:tom@sthorpltd.co.uk
Bob Nickless
The Optimiser
Bob Nickless
The Optimiser
For me, the purpose of that toolbox has always been twofold. First, I believe that given the
right opportunities, young engineers can strive to exceed expectations for those who least
expect it, and second, the knowledge I obtain can contribute to innovative solutions to new
and old strategic business decisions. Since joining Legacy of Sid Ltd, I have been able to
achieve both through opportunities like Project Engineering. Designing and/or delivering a
wide variety of projects.
Because of the Legacy of Sid, I have had opportunities to work on great projects that have
inspired me to develop a working method and ensure that younger engineers get the same
possibilities I did.
It goes beyond engineering.
- Email:robert@sthorpltd.co.uk