Grant Thornton UK reshapes leadership with Quickenden and Mountjoy
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton UK reshapes leadership with Quickenden and Mountjoy

2d Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton UK reshapes leadership with Quicken...

Grant Thornton UK has appointed Stuart Quickenden as chairman and promoted David Mountjoy to partner to lead financial modelling. Both moves strengthe...

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WHSmith stands by CEO as accounting scandal reverberates across UK boardrooms
Audit

WHSmith stands by CEO as accounting scandal reverberates across UK boardroo...

3d Accountancy Age

WHSmith stands by CEO as accounting scandal reverb...

WHSmith’s board is backing chief executive Carl Cowling as it investigates £30m accounting errors that cut profit forecasts and wiped £600m off its va...

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Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner
Accounting Firms

Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner

5d Accountancy Age

Gerald Edelman appoints new UK audit partner

Gerald Edelman has appointed Tom Harris as its new audit partner, expanding the leadership team as the firm continues to grow and diversify its client...

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Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm looks to cut costs
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm looks to cut costs

5d Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton trims UK support staff as firm look...

Grant Thornton UK has cut a significant number of its secretarial staff, with many roles outsourced to its sister company in India. The move follows i...

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The importance of year-round tax planning for small business owners
Accounting Software

The importance of year-round tax planning for small business owners

2w Accountancy Age

The importance of year-round tax planning for smal...

Tax season is often a stressful period for small business owners, filled with long hours spent reviewing financial records, reconciling accounts, and ...

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Is carbon accounting lost in translation?
Accounting Standards

Is carbon accounting lost in translation?

3w Accountancy Age

Is carbon accounting lost in translation?

A global study has called for urgent action to create consistent accounting guidance for carbon-related instruments, highlighting the diversity in how...

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Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year
Accounting Firms

Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in first year

3w Accountancy Age

Bishop Fleming raises over £500,000 for charity in...

Bishop Fleming has announced that it has met its goal of giving back 1% of its turnover to charity through its 1% for Communities initiative. The firm...

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Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue concerns
Accounting Firms

Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue concerns

3w Accountancy Age

Revolut taps EY for 2026 audit after BDO revenue c...

Revolut has appointed Ernst & Young (EY) as its new global auditor, following a competitive tender process for the financial year ending 31 Decemb...

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FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M
Corporate Finance

FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M

4w Accountancy Age

FCA fines Woodford and his company £46M

Neil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management have been fined £46 million by the FCA for failures in managing the Woodford Equity Income Fund, whic...

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Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm
Accounting Firms

Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £110m national firm

4w Accountancy Age

Menzies and Beever and Struthers merge to form £11...

Menzies LLP and Beever and Struthers have merged to form a national accountancy and business advisory firm with combined fee income of £110 million an...

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HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire
Accounting Firms

HaysMac strengthens private client team with new director hire

4w Accountancy Age

HaysMac strengthens private client team with new d...

HaysMac has appointed Tim Walford-Fitzgerald as Private Client Director, strengthening the firm’s tax advisory offering to high-net-worth individuals ...

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EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later
Business

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth later

1m Accountancy Age

EY summer forecast: early sunshine, weaker growth ...

The EY ITEM Club’s Summer Forecast has upgraded UK GDP growth for 2025 to 1%, up from 0.8% predicted in April. While the revision reflects a stronger-...

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Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress
Business

Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress

1m Accountancy Age

Nearly 50,000 UK firms in critical distress

Critical financial distress among UK businesses rose sharply in the second quarter of 2025, with nearly 50,000 companies now struggling to stay afloat...

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How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage
Accounting Firms

How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a strategic advantage

1m Accountancy Age

How tech CFOs are turning indirect tax into a stra...

Technology CFOs are rethinking how their organisations handle indirect tax, moving beyond manual processes and siloed systems to convert compliance in...

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Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners
Accounting Firms

Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

1m Accountancy Age

Gerald Edelman acquires Surrey firm Vista Partners

Accountancy and advisory firm Gerald Edelman has acquired Redhill-based Vista Partners, strengthening its presence across Surrey, Sussex, and the Sout...

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What does resilience really look like in 2025?
Business

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

1m Accountancy Age

What does resilience really look like in 2025?

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has launched a Business Resilience Toolkit to help finance professionals and business leaders...

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Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery
Accounting Firms

Confidence among UK accountants still short of a full recovery

1m Accountancy Age

Confidence among UK accountants still short of a f...

UK accountants report tentative signs of recovery following two consecutive quarters of improved sentiment, but business confidence remains well below...

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Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity
Accounting Firms

Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equity

1m Accountancy Age

Half of UK accountancy firms open to private equit...

Nearly half of the UK’s leading accountancy firms are open to private equity investment, according to new research by law firm Kingsley Napley,  under...

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BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns
Accounting Firms

BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

2m Accountancy Age

BDO flagged by FRC over audit quality concerns

The Financial Reporting Council has sharply criticised BDO’s audit quality, calling its work “significantly short of expectations” and placing the fir...

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What happens when small businesses ignore accountants
Accounting Firms

What happens when small businesses ignore accountants

2m Accountancy Age

What happens when small businesses ignore accounta...

New report warns of widening support gap as SMBs face economic pressures alone Read More...

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Expert advice on building a resource management revenue engine
Management

Expert advice on building a resource management revenue engine

2m Dayshape

Expert advice on building a resource management re...

Hear from industry experts and take action by joining our live workshop with Christine Robinson. Read More...

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Rethinking capital: Climate risks and the financial system
Corporate Finance

Rethinking capital: Climate risks and the financial system

2m Peter Spence, AICPA and CIMA’s Associate Technical Director

Rethinking capital: Climate risks and the financia...

Financial capital thrives by consuming finite resources. But if we continue on the current path, we risk undermining the very systems that support our...

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UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact
AI in Accounting

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impact

2m Accountancy Age

UK businesses struggling to turn AI hype into impa...

New Qlik research reveals gaps between AI investment and measurable impact across UK businesses Read More...

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Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland
Accounting Firms

Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ireland

2m Accountancy Age

Xeinadin promotes 10 new partners across UK and Ir...

Xeinadin has appointed 10 new partners across its UK and Ireland network, reinforcing its advisory capabilities and internal leadership pipeline. Read...

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Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National Tax lead
Accounting Firms

Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National Tax lead

2m Accountancy Age

Former PwC partner joins Cooper Parry as National ...

Adam Waller to lead strategic tax consulting as firm deepens national growth ambitions Read More...

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Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, ICAEW finds
Economy

Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, ICAEW finds

2m Accountancy Age

Private equity and ESG top the mid-tier agenda, IC...

A growing number of mid-tier accountancy firms are eyeing private equity investment and new ESG service lines, according to fresh research from the IC...

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RCK’s CEO on what R&D tax got wrong (and what’s next)
Corporate Tax

RCK’s CEO on what R&D tax got wrong (and what’s next)

2m Marina Mouka

RCK’s CEO on what R&D tax got wrong (and what’s ne...

As the new CEO of RCK Partners, James Gibson isn’t chasing scale for its own sake. In a sector battling credibility issues, he’s betting on better jud...

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