The firm, ranked 13th in Accountancy Daily’s Top 75, had a fee income of £106.4m in 2020 and with their 3% growth their fee income for 2021 would be around £109.9m.

Haines Watts said that the growth had been driven by its continued acquisitive ‘buy and build’ strategy and its focus on advisory services.

Haines Watts has made 10 acquisitions over the last year and said that it is confident that it will be back in double-digit growth by the start of 2022.

It also pointed out that it has benefited from its regional model, particularly over the pandemic, with the firm having over 40 offices across the UK with a regional model across 10 regions to support its local offices.