Russell New provides a broad range of specialist advice, including strategic commercial consultancy, start-ups, acquisitions and mergers, corporate restructuring and tax planning and has an extensive client base across the home counties. It is one of the UK’s leading specialists in the charity and independent education sectors.

Taylorcocks, ranked at 70 in the Accountancy league table of firms, has committed to a strategy of expansion which has seen the firm increase its operations to a total of 12 offices in London and the south east as well as the Midlands and south west, with staff numbers increasing to over 100.  Fee income last year was £7.9m.

Richard Keyes, Taylorcocks managing partner, said: ‘I am delighted to announce this important merger which is of enormous significance to our continued growth and in extending our breadth of expertise in a number of key areas.

‘Russell New brings to us their unparalleled knowledge of the charity and independent education sectors, amongst others, and an established reputation for service excellence which perfectly matches our own values.’

Report by Pat Sweet