Accounting news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in the Accounting industry in the UK:

ETL Global UK partner firms continue growth with latest acquisitions Naylore Accountancy Services has acquired Buckinghamshire-based firm Another Answer, while Milton Keynes-headquartered Ad Valorem has completed the acquisition of Collett Hulance.
30 April 2026
Menzies opens new office for 80-member team Crawley Strategy consulting and accounting firm Menzies has launched a new office in Crawley.
30 March 2026
Why are accounting firms losing advisory service revenue to competitors? UK accounting firms have rarely looked stronger on the surface – with compliance margins increasing across much of the market, and revenue per client also on the up.
19 March 2026
Andersen Consulting adds forensics expert Lighthouse Consulting to UK footprint Andersen Consulting has continued its recent UK expansion, agreeing a second partnership with a London-based consultancy in a year.
12 February 2026
FRC mulls formal investigation of PwC for WHSmith role After an accounting error wiped £30 million from WHSmith’s expected annual trading profit in North America, an independent report by Deloitte has found that the retailer now faces a larger-than-expec
03 December 2025
Families running out of time to prepare for inheritance tax changes The UK is on the brink of a number of key changes to its inheritance tax regime.
12 November 2025
Old Mill joins Kinbrook group in South West Kinbrook Group has welcomed Old Mill to its network. The strategic combination will present the group with an anchor in the UK’s South West.
12 November 2025
Calls for ‘beefed up’ regulator as ex-KPMG auditor being fined again An ex-KPMG auditor has been fined for ‘serious breaches’ – the latest in a long line of reprimands aimed at the Big Four.
10 November 2025
Professional and business services defy summer slowdown with 6% annual turnover growth While the professional services sector has been said to be in a long-term slump, new data suggests that audit and advisory firms are still outperforming the wider services space.
29 October 2025
Ashgates aligns under DJH branding following merger Derby audit and advisory firm Ashgates has officially rebranded. Going ahead it will adopt the corporate identity of DJH, following the firms’ 2024 merger.
24 October 2025
Hayward Wright continues expansion with Wharfside acquisition Hayward Wright has expanded into the centre of Birmingham with its latest acquisition.
23 October 2025
RSM’s Rich Hall named first UK Accounting for Nature accredited auditor RSM professional Rich Hall has become the UK’s first Accounting for Nature (AfN) accredited auditor.
20 October 2025
RSM named supplier on multiple UK public sector frameworks Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has been named on three major government frameworks, following significant investment in its public sector practice.
04 September 2025
Deloitte conducts review into WH Smiths accounting error WH Smith has tasked Deloitte with undertaking a probe of its books, after an accounting error wiped around £30 million from its expected annual trading profit in North America.
29 August 2025
S&W swoops for Irish professional services firm Beechwood Partners Beechwood Partners has joined S&W for an undisclosed fee. As the first deal since S&W’s new independence, the move takes its headcount in Ireland to more than 100.
25 August 2025
MHA swoops for Baker Tilly South-East Europe amid continental expansion MHA has completed the acquisition of Baker Tilly South-East Europe. The deal, valued at €24 million, sees MHA acquire more than 400 professionals in the region, as it formally expands across Europe.
12 August 2025
Menzies acquires Beever and Struthers to form 1,000-strong firm Professional services firms Menzies and Beever and Struthers have announced a merger. The alignment of the two brands creates a new national player with a combined fee income of £110 million.
06 August 2025
Moore Kingston Smith acquires restructuring and insolvency firm CBW Recovery Multi-disciplinary advisory, tax and audit firm Moore Kingston Smith has acquired CBW Recovery. The London-based partnership of insolvency practitioners adds 13 staff to the acquiring firm.
04 August 2025
EY leader touted as inaugural boss of new football regulator As the laboured effort to regulate England’s increasingly vulnerable football pyramid draws to its conclusion, talk has turned to who should head the new watchdog.
24 July 2025
FRC warns BDO of need to improve audit quality The Financial Reporting Council has warned BDO that its audit work is below par - despite improvement from last year.
21 July 2025
Boutique accountancy steps into P&O Ferries audit role after KPMG exit After the surprise resignation of auditor KPMG earlier in the year, P&O Ferries has turned to a small firm based in Oxfordshire to complete its accounts.
18 July 2025
How including month-end reporting in IBP can boost business performance As the dreaded month-end looms, teams scramble to compile figures and executives anxiously await results – often too late to inform meaningful decisions for the next month.
18 July 2025
Reckitt Benckiser to switch auditor to PwC in 2026 PwC is set to be selected as the new auditor of Reckitt Benckiser Group. The firm will take over from rival KPMG in 2026.
19 June 2025
Big Four weighing up new AI audit offerings Amid an increasingly bloated market for AI-driven tools, verifying those which might actually work for a company is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
10 June 2025
FRC stings EY for more than £5 million in fines Two separate cases have seen EY’s UK wing rack up fines in excess of £5 million.
17 April 2025
PKF Smith Cooper professional goes extra mile by sitting audit exams in New York Audit Associate Mohsin Sadiq has won industry praise for his dedication to his accounting exams.
18 February 2025
Moore Kingston Smith expands into Northern Ireland Moore Kingston Smith has continued its consolidation across the island of Ireland, with the acquisition of a Belfast-headquartered audit and advisory firm.
22 August 2024
Consultants allegedly advising on avoiding Labour tax clampdown A professional from a leading accounting firm has been caught on camera allegedly advising the UK’s super wealthy on how to avoid millions of pounds in taxes.
14 August 2024
Evelyn Partners adds three northern offices of Haines Watts Evelyn Partners has acquired three regional offices from Haines Watts. The deal for the Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle offices will bolster Evelyn Partners’ team with over 100 new professionals.
08 August 2024
Chartered Accountants Ireland brings in automation to support students Chartered Accountants Ireland has rolled out robotic process automation across its institute. Automation services consultancy Future Workforce supported the process.
13 March 2024
PwC set to return as Sainsbury's auditor Reports in the British press suggest supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is set to re-appoint PwC as its auditor. The move would come a decade after the firm was replaced in the role by Big Four rival EY.
13 March 2024
MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley announce intention to merge UK accounting firms MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley have announced their intention to formally merge.
18 January 2024

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