Hillier Hopkins

Background

Hillier Hopkins began in 1933 as Lewis Hillier & Co accountants in Luton, expanding into Hemel Hempstead soon after. Its founder John Hillier was soon joined by Len Hopkins and the firm became Hillier Hopkins & Co.

The current incarnation of the firm is the result of the merger of the original firm with several others, with the most significant of which Badger Hakim.

The most recent merger for the firm took place in 2017 with Tung Sing & Co who have a strong foothold in the hospitality and creative sector.

Alex Bottom, managing principal says: “Since our beginnings, Hillier Hopkins has expanded
steadily in size and geographic reach to become one of the region’s leading independent
firms.

“We are very fortunate in that throughout our growth we have been able to attract a
hugely talented team who continue to deliver our ethos of ‘friendly expertise’. Our focus is
on preserving this ethos and working hard to ensure that our clients prosper above all else.”

In 2020, the firm became the UK member of international network, TGS, recognising that, while the UK is an island, no business can be.

In April 2023 the group merged with Minney and Co, a practice based in Dunstable and in July 2023 it merged with Berkhamsted based Colin Gray and Co and payroll bureau Priority Payroll Services.

Accounts & support – As part of this service, the firm offers support with outsourced finance, payroll, company secretary, the firm’s services also extend to a finance department with tax, VAT, payroll, and finance direction.

Advisory services – The firm can offer advice on raising finance, seed EIS, business structure, tax efficient remuneration and profit extraction, business property ownership, company cars, patents and R&D tax credits, pensions and investments.

Audit & assurance – The team have specialist audit teams for charities and not for profit, FCA regulated businesses, golf clubs, pension schemes, professional practices, property & construction, restaurants & retail, schools, technology, media & telecoms, travel & tour operators, service charge audits, grant audits and financial due diligence.

Customs and excise – The service offers help with customs and import and export checkers.

Taxation – Within this service, the group offer advice on making tax digital, VAT & indirect taxes, stamp duty as well as land tax.

Financials

Hillier Hopkins declined to share their trading information.

Recent Coverage

Accountants Hillier Hopkins has announced its merger with Berkhamsted based Colin Gray and Co and Priority Payroll Services Limited.

This latest announcement follows the merger with Dunstable based Minney and Co in April of this year.

With these mergers, the Hillier Hopkins Group now has a team of 260 people across multiple offices in London and the home counties.

Alex Bottom, managing principal at Hillier Hopkins, said: “We are delighted to be joined by the team at Colin Gray and Co and Priority Payroll Services. We are looking forward to working alongside them to support the team and their clients with a broader range of services and specialist expertise.”