BKL
Background Summary
BKL is a firm of accountants, tax specialists and auditors based in London. It was founded in the 1980s and primarily works with entrepreneurial, owner-managed businesses and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).
Today the group employs 150 people, with Lee Brook acting as managing partner. Brook qualified as a chartered accountant with Mazars in 2001. He joined the firm after graduating from Loughborough University in Accounting and Financial Management.
Lee Brook was appointed as partner at Mazars in 2006, staying for 16 years. He joined BKL as a partner in November 2014.
BKL provides a number of services to its clients, namely tax, audit and assurance, corporate finance and consultancy services. It also offers a number of special services which include:
Consultancy advice to tax professionals: Provides advice on a range of tax related issues such as tax planning and preparing tax returns. Also advises clients on tax disclosures, disputes and investigations.
Litigation Support: Advises claimants and defendants in complex cases.
Outsourcing: Provides flexible accounting services for businesses. Also advises start-ups or foreign businesses launching a UK subsidiary.
Financials
For the financial year of 2023, BKL Accountants has decided not to disclose a copy of its profit and loss account, so any definitive financial results are unavailable.
Recent Coverage
BKL merged with Wilson Wright. The deal comes on the back of three successful BKL mergers in the past year: Landau Baker, virtual finance team specialists CFPro, and Alan Heywood and Company.
Alan Heywood and Company has merged with BKL. Following the merger, BKL now has a team of over 270 people, including 27 partners.
BKL appointed Neill Ryder as its new chief financial officer. BKL specialises in helping entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and families, and owner managed businesses across a range of business sectors.
BKL merged with commercial finance consultants CFPro Ltd to become a team of over 250 people, including 25 partners.
BKL has secured a B Corp certification, a worldwide community of businesses that meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.