AAB
Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB) is a leading independent accountancy and business advisory firm, headquartered in Scotland with a growing UK-wide presence. Reporting has included AAB’s expansion efforts, strategic mergers, and leadership developments. Coverage also includes AAB’s acquisitions across the UK, such as its integration with Leeds-based Sagars and Irish firm FPM, signalling its ambition to become a dominant force in the mid-market.
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Apr- 2025 -3 AprilAccounting Firms
Top firms collaborate with unis on accountancy careers access
Top accountancy firms and a number of UK universities have partnered to launch a programme that aims to make careers within the industry more accessible as part of a new Purpose Coalition project. The project saw 11 firms – AAB, Albert Goodman, Crowe UK, Dains, Forvis Mazars, Gerald Edelman, HaysMac,…
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Jan- 2025 -23 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 23/1/2025
Corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell by 2.4% year-on-year in Q3 2024-2025, totaling 285 cases. Compared to the previous quarter, insolvencies dropped 8.9%. Personal insolvencies also decreased by 11.4% year-on-year and 6% quarter-on-quarter, reflecting improved financial stability. R3’s Scotland chair, Richard Bathgate, noted a rise in solvent companies voluntarily winding up,…
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23 JanuaryBusiness
Ormsby and Rhodes merges with AAB
UK-based accountancy AAB has agreed a merger deal with Ormsby and Rhodes, the longest-established firm in the Republic of Ireland, in a bid to strengthen its international presence and access to the European market. According to AAB, the deal propels the company past the €120m (£101.4m) revenue mark. Ormsby and…
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Jul- 2024 -10 JulyLatest News
Today’s news in brief – 10/7/2024
Grant Thornton has appointed Jo-Anne Allen and Heather Smallwood as global mobility tax partners, and Ian Rowland as innovation tax partner. This follows a record investment in their tax team, with seven partners and 19 directors hired or promoted in the past six months. Allen, with over 20 years of…
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10 JulyPeople Moves
Armstrong Watson appoints new head of payroll
Armstrong Watson has announced that Karen Thomson will be returning to her role as partner and head of payroll based at the firm’s head office in Carlisle. Thomson previously spent seven years at Armstrong Watson developing the payroll service to a nationally recognised standard before leaving to head up AAB’s…
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Jul- 2023 -17 JulyBusiness
Cleveland Scott hails ‘record year’ for deal activity
Corporate finance boutique Cleveland Scott has reported a “record 12-month” period after advising on deals with a total value of over £60m. According to Cleveland Scott, among the highlights of the year to June was the management buyout of language services provider The Translation People, backed by Mobeus Equity Partners.…
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Feb- 2023 -27 FebruaryPeople Moves
Sagars appoints new head of audit and assurance
Sagars, an AAB group company, has appointed Ross Preston as the new head of audit and assurance. Preston has more than 18 years of experience in the sector, having held roles in industry as well as PwC and Deloitte. He will be a key addition to AAB Group’s UK &…
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Jul- 2022 -1 JulyAccounting Firms
Rise welcomes 16 new partner firms
Rise, an accountancy-led social mobility initiative, has announced that 16 new accountancy firms have joined the scheme. Rise, which launched last year, teaches life skills to young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Last December, ICAEW, EY, KPMG, PwC, BDO and Grant Thornton launched Rise with the aim of “teaching life…
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Jun- 2022 -28 JuneAccounting Firms
More firms join accountancy-led social mobility initiative
ICAEW has revealed 16 professional services and environmental firms have been announced as the newest partners of social mobility initiative Rise. Rise, which launched last year, was set up to teach life skills to young people from low socio-economic backgrounds. The scheme will see the new partners provide volunteers to…
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Apr- 2022 -22 AprilAccounting Firms
AAB unveils three internal director promotions
Anderson Anderson and Brown (AAB) has announced that Graeme Robertson and Chris Thompson have become directors in the business, alongside Martyn Paterson of AAB Wealth. The three internal director promotions within its leadership team form as part of the group’s growth plans. Robertson, who is based in Aberdeen, specialises in…
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