East Midlands
Our coverage on East Midlands focuses on the accountancy sector across key cities including Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, and Lincoln. Accountancy Today reports on regional firm growth, mergers, leadership moves, and client developments shaping the profession in the East Midlands. We also explore economic trends, public sector impacts, and training initiatives supporting talent development across the region. This coverage provides accountants, partners, and firm leaders with insights into the evolving accountancy landscape in one of the UK’s most active regional markets.
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Jun- 2025 -24 JunePeople Moves
Ashgates promotes auditor to director
A leading auditor at Ashgates is celebrating 18 years at the firm by being promoted to director. Arron Anderson, who started as a trainee in 2007, joins the senior management team at Ashgates amid its ongoing expansion after it joined accountancy and professional services group, DJH, last year. The firm…
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Apr- 2025 -30 AprilAccounting Firms
Moore Thompson celebrates 100th anniversary
Accountancy firm Moore Thompson is celebrating its 100-year anniversary supporting businesses, individuals and communities across the East Midlands region. Founded in 1925, Moore Thompson has grown from a small local practice to one of the to a firm with multiple offices in Market Deeping, Spalding, Peterborough, Stamford and Wisbech. The…
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Mar- 2025 -28 MarchBusiness
Haines Watts Derby, Nottingham and Audit East Midlands join TC Group
TC Group has announced that it has acquired Haines Watts Derby, Nottingham and Audit East Midlands. These offices will now trade as TC Group and will add three new offices to the group in the Midlands, gaining the support of TC Group’s national and international network. Their integration into TC…
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Feb- 2025 -21 FebruaryPeople Moves
Wright Vigar appoints new associate director
Wright Vigar, one of the East Midlands’ leading independent chartered accountancy firms, continues its expansion in Mansfield with the appointment of experienced accountant Lee Henshaw as associate director. The strategic appointment follows the firm’s recent office relocation in Mansfield and demonstrates Wright Vigar’s ongoing investment in regional growth. Henshaw brings…
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14 FebruaryPeople Moves
PKF Smith Cooper promotes dealmaker to corporate finance director
PKF Smith Cooper has promoted Tom Joy to the role of Corporate Finance director, his fourth promotion in a seven-year career at the company.It comes after he played an “instrumental” role in building the firm’s dealmaking reputation in the West Midlands. After joining the firm in 2017 as a Corporate…
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11 FebruaryPeople Moves
PKF Smith Cooper director becomes licensed insolvency practitioner
PKF Smith Cooper has revealed its Business Recovery and Restructuring director Emily Oliver has become a licensed insolvency practitioner. Oliver joined PKF Smith Cooper 15 years ago as an Insolvency administrator and has since been promoted five times, becoming Business Recovery and Restructuring (BRR) director in 2023, and is based…
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11 FebruaryPeople Moves
PKF Smith Cooper names lead for Nottingham Business Recovery team
PKF Smith Cooper has announced that Dean Nelson will head up the firm’s Business Recovery and Restructuring team in its Nottingham office, bolstering its presence in the East Midlands.Nelson is a partner at PKF Smith Cooper with over 25 years’ experience in business recovery and restructuring, and will be working…
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6 FebruaryBusiness
Cooper Parry unveils new Thames Valley superhub
Cooper Parry has confirmed its move into the Thames Valley superhub in The Forbury, which unites its Reading, Oxford, Slough, and Farnborough teams into one central location. The firm’s move into the UK’s ‘Silicon Valley’ follows the successful integration of 11 acquisitions in two years. These include the acquisition of…
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Dec- 2024 -10 DecemberAccounting Firms
Buzzacott advises Downing on solar portfolio acquisition
Buzzacott has assisted Downing LLP in expanding its investment vehicle for charitable institutions through the acquisition of a portfolio of domestic rooftop solar installations. The accountancy firm provided transaction advisory services, financial and tax due diligence, and VAT consultancy services. Downing Sustainable Investment (DSI), which is managed by Downing LLP,…
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Nov- 2024 -29 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 29/11/2024
PKF Smith Cooper has appointed Joe Anderson as assistant manager in its East Midlands corporate finance team. With 10 years of experience at a top-10 accountancy firm, Anderson specializes in supporting owner-managed businesses across industries, particularly financial services and healthcare. His role will involve helping clients with M&A needs and…
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