Bertram Nelson CBE (1905–1984) was a senior partner at Lithgow Nelson & Co and as President of the Society of Incorporated Accountants played a leading role in its amalgamation with the ICAEW in 1957. His wide variety of roles reflected his interest in supporting the development of the accountancy profession as well as business, education and the arts in Liverpool :Honorary Secretary of the Merseyside Civic Society (1938-1953) Member of BBC North Regional Council (1947-1957) Director of the Liverpool Playhouse (1949-1963) Chairman of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (1951-1953) Chairman of the Liverpool Youth Welfare Advisory Committee (1952-1965) Director of Liverpool Exchange Newsroom Company (1956) Member of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board (1951-1965) President of the Liverpool Athenaeum (1962) Senior Pro-Chancellor, Liverpool University (1967-1973) Member of Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board Chairman of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo PLC (1972-1976) Chairman Wirral Estates PLC (1980-1983)