Listed below are the larger UK accountancy firms. Please click on any name to find out more about who has joined and left the Firm at partner level.
We will be adding more tax boutiques and private client firms in due course.
Deloitte structures its UK tax team across the following services lines: Business Tax, Deloitte Private, Global employer services, Indirect tax, International tax, R&D and Patent Box, Tax technology and Transfer Pricing.
Michelle Quest, is Head of Tax, Pensions and Legal Services at KPMG in the UK.
Michelle originally qualified in Audit. She transferred to Tax in 1993, specialising in Corporate Tax. From 2001, Michelle specialised in providing tax advice on corporate transactions, reorganisations and reconstructions. She was part of the Private Equity team from 2003 to 2009, leading tax advisory and due diligence assignments on the acquisitions and disposals of a number of Private Equity Institutions. During that time she led both the UK Private Equity Tax practice and the M&A Tax practice in the UK and EMA. From 2010 until 2012, Michelle served on the board at KPMG in the UK as Head of People, responsible for all strategic and operational aspects of HR. Currently Michelle is leading the tax relationship with some of the firm’s most significant corporate clients, advising on tax governance, process and reporting; international business and operating models; transfer pricing and M&A.
EY
PwC
Grant Thornton
BDO
Baker Tilly
Smith & Williamson
Mazars
Mazars is ranked as the eighth largest UK partnership by audit fee income, but it is also one of Europe’s largest accounting firms with a huge global presence. The firm works with a wide range of clients – from individuals to local businesses to large corporate companies and global organisations – across many sectors. Mazars in the UK has 130 partners and over 1,600 employees working across 18 offices. In 2014, UK fee income was £130m.
FTI Consulting provides corporate tax advisory services to multinational businesses ranging from tax transaction support to best practice process implementation and structuring. The firm has a global network of offices, with a UK base in London.
Moore Stephens
PKF
Saffery Champness
Haines Watts
Crowe Clark Whitehill
UHY Hacker Young
Kingston Smith
MHA MacIntyre Hudson
Wilkins Kennedy
Chantrey Vellacott DFK
Menzies
Buzzacott
Francis Clark
TaxAssist Accountants
HW Fisher & Company
Frank Hirth
Reeves & Co
Armstrong Watson
Price Bailey
SJD Accountancy
Haysmacintyre
Hazlewoods
Streets
Duncan & Toplis
Anderson Anderson & Brown
Bishop Fleming
Lovewell Blake
Larking Gowen
Mercer & Hole
ASE
James Cowper
Hillier Hopkins
Forrester Boyd
Shipleys
Barber Harrison & Platt
Moore and Smalley
Barnes Roffe
Simmons Gainsford
Beever and Struthers
Henderson Loggie
The firm has offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow
Silver Levene
Established in 1957, the firm now has 17 Partners and 100 staff based at their head office in Warren Street.
Moore and Smalley
The firm has offices in Preston, Blackpool, East Midlands, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster and Southport, with 250 partners and staff providing trusted advice to clients across the UK.
James Cowper
The firm has 14 partners and offices in Harwell, Henley, London, Newbury, Oxford, Reading and Southampton.
The firm has four offices in: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Perth and Stirling.
Thomas Westcott
The firm has 20 partners and over 130 staff, with 13 offices across Devon.
The firm has one office in Glasgow and has 17 partners. French Duncan was formed in 1902 as French & Cowan and has evolved and grown significantly over the last century through a series of amalgamations.
Rothman Pantall
The firm has 12 offices across Britain, with 46 partners between them. The offices are in Salisbury, Winchester, London, Sutton, Ringwood, Southampton, Havant, Portsmouth, Fareham, Chandlers Ford, Petersfield and Segensworth.
Spofforths
The firm has 16 partners and four offices: one in Brighton, one in Chichester, one in Horsham and one in Worthing.
Brebners
Brebners has three offices, one in London, one in Sevenoaks and one in Tunbridge Wells.
The firm has one office in London, which has 12 partners.
Scrutton Bland
The firm has two offices, one in Suffolk and one in Essex. Scrutton Bland has two partners
Dains six offices across the Midlands region; Derby, Birmingham, Burton-on-Trent, Lichfield, Rugeley and Stoke-on-Trent.
Mitchell Charlesworth
Mitchell Charlesworth Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors has offices in Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington, Chester and Widnes. During the ensuing years there have been a number of mergers with other local firms and subsequent to one of those mergers in 1976 the name was changed to Mitchell Charlesworth.
Critchleys was founded in Oxford in 1906. The firm has one office in London.
Whittingham Riddell
Whittingham Riddell is an independent accountancy practice offering services at a local level, via offices in Ludlow, Mold, Newtown, Shrewsbury & Wrexham, 13 Partners and over 200 members of staff.
Goodman Jones
The firm has one office in London. Goodman Jones has 13 partners
Chiene + Tait has a heritage of over 120 years working with a range of clients. The firm has over 100 staff and eight partners. Chiene + Tait have two offices, one in London and one in Edinburgh.
Rayner Essex
Rayner Essex is a medium sized accountancy practice, founded in London in 1968. There are seven partners with over 70 staff. The firm offices in Tavistock Square, London WC1 and in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Martin Greene Ravden
Martin Greene Ravden has associates in over 60 countries through their membership of IAPA, a global association of independent accountancy and business advisory firms. The firm has one office in London with 12 partners.
Jeffreys Henry
Jeffereys Henry was established for over 130 years ago in the 1880’s. The firm has one office in London and has 10 partners.
Harris Lipman
Creaseys
Established in 1868 the firm was founded almost 150 years ago. Creaseys has six partners. The firm has one office in Kent.
Bird Luckin
Bird Luckin and Sheldrake resulted from a merger in 1976 between Bird & Partners (Brentwood-based) and Luckin & Sheldrake, which had offices in Braintree, Chelmsford, Dunmow and Witham, thus enhancing the Essex identity of the practice. The firm has one office in Essex.
Adler Shine
Established in 1986, Adler Shine LLP is a full service, boutique, commercial accounting firm. The firm has one office in London.
Wingrave Yeats
Christopher Jenkins co-founded Wingrave Yeats in 1983. He heads up the Media team at Wingrave Yeats and his specialty is strategic advice to Owner-Managed Businesses, how to manage growth and how change affects financial reporting systems and controls, people management, profitability and cash flow. The Firm has six partners. They have on office in London.
Taylor Cocks
Taylorcocks was first established in 1996, but started out as Cocks & Co in 1992. It is an Accountancy Age ‘Top 100’ firm of chartered accountants and chartered tax advisers who specialise in the provision of bespoke high quality accountancy and taxation solutions. Taylor Cocks has 10 offices across Britain; Farnham, Southampton, Oxford, Guildford, Reading, Bristol, Bournemouth, London Fleet street and Henley-on-Thames.
Broomfield & Alexander
Broomfieled & Alexander is a firm in Wales providing accountancy and professional advisory services to individuals and businesses. Broomfield & Alexander has three offices in Cardiff, Newport & Swansea.
Moore Thompson
Moore Thompson work with business people and private clients across the East of England, providing services including accountancy, business development advice and tax compliance and planning. Moore Thompson have three offices; the Spalding office, the Wisbech office and the Market Deeping office.
Raffingers Stuart
Raffingers Stuart has two offices, one in London and another in Essex. There are seven partners at the firm.
Bennett Brooks & Co
Bennet Brooks & Co have six offices across Britain, the head office is based in Northwich. The other offices are in; Mold, Manchester, London, Macclesfield and Llandudno.
SMP Accounting and Tax
SMP Accounting & Tax Ltd has a multi-disciplined team of qualified accountancy and tax professionals on hand to provide a full range of advisory, compliance and transactional services. With the primary focus being on the preparation of accounts for companies, partnerships and trusts, in any common law jurisdiction, they work closely with client’s existing accountants and advisers. Their offices are based in the Isle of Man but also have offices in Dubai, Zurich and Hong Kong.
Hartley Fowler
Hartley Fowler are dedicated to providing a professional service to meet business needs. They see their role primarily as business and financial advisers, as well as chartered accountants. Their partners are supported by a dedicated team of experienced professional staff, all of whom benefit from a continuous programme of structured training. Hartley Fowler has six partners and some fifty employees, located in Wimbledon, Horsham and Brighton, all benefiting from good road and rail links.
HWB
HWB in an independent firm of Chartered Accountants and is based in Chandlers Ford near Southampton in Hampshire. They have more than 25 years’ experience of servicing businesses across the region.
Lambert Chapman
Lambert Chapman is an independent practice of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers based in Essex. They offer their services to Essex and it’s surrounding Counties and the City of London. Customer care is a major priority at Lambert Chapman LLP. They aim to ensure that their clients are fully satisfied with the service they receive. The firm has six partners.
Wellden Turnbull
With the firm’s experience and wealth of expertise Wellden Turnbull work closely with their personal and business clients to provide bespoke solutions for a wide range of needs. The firm has offices in London and Cobham.
Lamont Pridmore
Lamont Pridmore is an independent chartered accountancy practice in Cumbria, Lancashire. They provide a wide range of business support services to organisations and individuals throughout the North of England and Southern Scotland.
Begbies Chettle Agar
The firm provides financial, tax and commercial advice to a wide range of businesses, private clients, professional practices, landed estates and the not-for-profit sector. Begbies has offices in London and Kent.
TWP Accounting
Established for over 75 years, TWP are the largest firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers in Weybridge, Surrey. With over 25 employees, including partners, they are a firm committed to delivering exceptional service to a wide range of clients in the UK and overseas.
Dunkley & Co
The firm is an accountancy firm based in Bradley Stoke, North Bristol and look after clients from all around the UK and abroad. Dunkley & Co have five partners.
Ribchesters
The firm is a modern, progressive, yet long established practice, whose origins can be traced back to the late 19th Century. The head office is based in Durham City and they have a further office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Their team of 25 incorporates a range of experience and qualifications.