Our coverage on ‘Steps Down’ focuses on leadership transitions, partner retirements, and senior resignations across the UK accountancy and professional services sector. Accountancy Today reports on managing partners, CEOs, and senior executives stepping down from their roles, examining the impact on firm strategy, succession planning, and client relationships. We analyse the drivers behind these departures, from retirement and career changes to restructuring and governance reforms, and consider the implications for firm culture, growth, and market positioning. Our editorial also explores how firms manage continuity, promote new leaders, and adapt their long-term strategies during periods of leadership change. This coverage provides accountants, advisers, and firm leaders with insight into the dynamics of senior transitions within the profession.