Business | Crowe appoints Mitesh Patelia to replace Nigel Bostock

Top 20 firm Crowe appoints corporate finance partner Mitesh Patelia as new chief executive succeeding Nigel Bostock who is stepping down after nearly nine years in the role 

20 May 2026

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Business | HaysMac acquires corporate finance advisors Green Square

HaysMac expands with acquisition of corporate finance advisors, Green Square, specialists in M&A advisory and transactional advice

19 May 2026

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Business | Three accountants make rich list with £5.7bn combined wealth

The Beckhams and Oasis brothers joined by former PwC partner, ex-president of ICAS, and ACCA trained care sector millionaire

18 May 2026

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Business | Accountant makes ‘A positive’ contribution donating 100 pints of blood

NHS praises chartered accountant after hitting his century of blood donations since joining register 50 years ago

15 May 2026

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Business | Accountancy sector growth up 9.5% as GDP holds up

March saw GDP hit 0.3% as impact of conflict in the Gulf did not dampen growth while accountancy sector reported record growth up nearly 10%

14 May 2026

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Business | £65m and 3.3m hours lost at firms due to ‘inefficient training’

Accountancy firms lose millions of pounds every year due to ‘repeat compliance training’

8 May 2026

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Business | Scrutton Bland acquires Oxlade & Bond

Private equity backed Scrutton Bland, part of Sumer Group, in deal with Oxlade & Bond to expand Suffolk footprint

7 May 2026

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Business | Agentic AI is not just ‘plug and play’ for accountants

Agentic AI will transform tax and accounting as the latest agents initiate and progress tasks with limited human input, improving workflow and productivity, but governance remains a risk, explains Russell Gammon, chief innovation officer at Tax Systems

7 May 2026

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Business | Ad Valorem acquires Collett Hulance

HLB backed Ad Valorem strengthens presence in Oxford Cambridge corridor with acquisition of Collett Hulance

6 May 2026

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Business | GCSE students count on firm’s pledge for free calculators

Cumbrian accountancy firm promises hundreds of free scientific calculators to secondary schools in move ‘to ensure no pupil is disadvantaged’

1 May 2026

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Business | Only 12% of accountancy firms led by women

Very few women reach senior roles in accountancy firms, despite parity at more junior levels. Sarah Beale, AAT CEO, discusses how to improve the situation from mentorship to balancing pay and flexible working

1 May 2026

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Business | Naylor Accountancy Services snaps up Bourne End firm

ETL Global partner firm Naylor Accountancy Services acquires Buckinghamshire-based Another Answer in southeast push

30 Apr 2026

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Business | Warning to accountancy firms not to use confusing names

After audit firms mixed up in high profile case, ICAEW revises guidance for audit-registered firms to ensure names of businesses do not lead to mistaken identity

30 Apr 2026

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Business | Last ever day in Lords for accountant hereditary peers

Peers from House of Lords removed with inherited titles include former Big Four and ICAEW chartered accountants

29 Apr 2026

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Business | DJH snaps up Kent firm Loucas in southeast expansion

Second acquisition in a month sees private equity backed DJH acquire Loucas accountancy firm, based in Maidstone, building southeast presence

29 Apr 2026

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