Wilkins Kennedy will take on two senior accountants, a tax manager and an admin assistant, who will join their Amersham office.

The merger is the result of the retirement of one of the senior partners at JR Antoine, the firm already had an existing relationship with Wilkins Kennedy allowing them to form a partnership.

Wilkins Kennedy has undergone a number of mergers in recent months, further securing plans for expansion. At the beginning of May the firm merged with Half Penny Accountants in Heathrow and Lakin Clark in Kent and in October 2015 they merged with FBR in Winchester.

Stephen Grant, managing partner at Wilkins Kennedy Amersham, said: ‘We are delighted to be able to offer clients the additional benefits and range of services that Wilkins Kennedy can provide whilst maintaining the same high quality service clients have been used to at JR Antoine & Partners.’

Richard King, Partner at JR Antoine & Partners, said: ‘We are a thriving company that has been located in Amersham for decades. Due to the retirement of a senior partner, we were looking for a firm that could help us continue our growth and Wilkins Kennedy was an excellent match.’

Wilkins Kennedy was established in 1882 and is currently ranked at number 19 in the Accountancy Top 75 league table. They have a turnover of about £40m with 68 partners. There are approximately 500 staff that work for the firm over 15 UK offices and one office in the Falkland Islands.