Barnes Roffe
Background Summary
Founded in Moorgate, London, in 1899, Barnes Roffe is an independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisors. The firm operates from five locations across the capital, with its Bushwood site in East London being the oldest, dating back to the late 1970s.
Newer offices at London Bridge and Liverpool Street were established in 2016 and 2018 and link to the group’s South London and East London sites, respectively.
While some 15 of the firm’s partners are audit partners, four act as tax partners, one serves as an audit and corporate finance partner, one as a tax and corporate finance partner, one as partner designate, and one as a partner.
Barnes Roffe provides audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to owner-managers and corporate clients.
Moreover, the company offers support in managing assets, guidance on trusts, tax liability reductions, inheritance tax advice, estate planning, and pensions for its individual clients.
The firm’s complete service offerings break down into four key areas; audit and financial, taxation, corporate finance and specialist advisor services, and accounting and business advisory services.
As for the sectors Barnes Roffe covers, these include but are not limited to charities, e-commerce, construction, financial services, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, manufacturing, media, property and real estate, retail, transport and logistics, and travel.
Financials
Barnes Roffe reported an annual turnover of £24.03m for the year ended 5 June 2023, which shows a rise of 14.06% year-on-year compared with the prior year.
Recent Coverage
One recent hire at the group comes in the form of Simon Buss as a partner designate. Buss joined Barnes Roffe in July 2020, bringing over 20 years of experience in pensions and 15 years’ experience in auditing pension schemes to the firm.
Prior to joining the group, Russ served as a pensions audit director at BDO for four years, and has also held roles at Baker Tilly, Trafalgar House Pensions Administration, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Elsewhere, Jasmine Worth was promoted to a partner at Barnes Roffe’s East London division, effective 1 January 2021. Specialising in VAT, as well as other corporate and tax matters, Worth joined the firm as a graduate in 2006 before becoming both audit manager and managing the Leytonstone accounts services department.