Direct Support vs Corporate Brokerage: Why the Personal Touch Matters
Hi, I’m Peter Watson. If you are reading this, there is a good chance you are standing at a crossroads. You’ve spent decades building your practice, nurturing client relationships, and navigating the ever-shifting landscape of UK tax law. Now, whether you’re a retiring accountant or looking for a strategic accountancy practice merger, you’re thinking about […]
Personal Touch vs Corporate: Why Direct Contact Matters in Practice Sales
Selling your accountancy practice is arguably the most significant professional decision you will ever make. It is the culmination of years: perhaps decades: of late nights, tax seasons, and building trusted relationships with your clients. So, when the time comes to look at the exit door, why would you trust that legacy to a corporate […]
Are Accountancy Practice Valuations UK Peaking? 5 Reasons 2026 is a Critical Year
If you’ve been keeping a close eye on the market for accountancy practices for sale recently, you’ll know that the landscape has been shifting. As we move through 2026, many owners are asking the same question: “Have I missed the boat, or is now the absolute peak time to sell my practice?” I’ve spent years […]
Why the MTD ITSA Rollout Will Change the Way You Sell Your Accountancy Practice UK in 2026
It is Thursday, June 25, 2026. If you are an accountancy practice owner in the UK, you have likely spent the last few months in a whirlwind of digital onboarding, software troubleshooting, and client hand-holding. The first major wave of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD ITSA) for those with a gross […]
Are Peak Accountancy Practice Valuations UK Over? The Truth About GRF Multiples in 2026
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the accountancy practice valuation UK market lately, you’ve likely heard the whispers. Some say the "golden age" of multiples is behind us; others claim that for the right firm, the sky is still the limit. As we move through 2026, I’m getting more calls than ever from owners […]
Why Now is the Peak for UK Accountancy Practice Valuations
If you are a partner or a sole practitioner running an accountancy firm in the UK right now, you might feel like you’re on a never-ending treadmill of compliance, MTD updates, and the perennial hunt for talent. But I have some news that might make that morning coffee taste a little bit better: you are […]
Is Your Practice at its Valuation Peak?
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the UK accountancy market lately, you’ll know things are moving fast. It feels like every other week there’s news of another accountancy practice merger or a private equity firm snapping up a regional firm. We are currently right in the middle of what many are calling the "2026 […]
Preparing for Companies House Reporting Shifts
If you’ve been in the game as long as I have, you’ll know that the only constant in the UK accountancy profession is change. Usually, it’s a bit of tax code tinkering or a new software update that promises to save you ten minutes a week. But what’s coming down the tracks from Companies House […]
Companies House Reporting Shifts: Transparency vs Privacy for Your Firm
Transparency is coming to the small business sector, and let’s be honest, not everyone is popping champagne about it. If you’ve spent years keeping your margins close to your chest and your "abridged" accounts as vague as a teenager’s weekend plans, the latest shifts at Companies House might feel a bit like someone’s just turned […]
Accountancy Practice Valuations UK: 5 Reasons 2026 is the Peak Year to Sell
If you’ve been keeping a close eye on the market lately, you’ll know that the landscape for accountancy practices for sale has shifted significantly. As we move through 2026, I’m seeing a unique "perfect storm" of factors that are driving accountancy practice valuations in the UK to what many experts: myself included: believe is a […]