The British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist 

Accountancy Age is delighted to reveal the British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist.

Now in fifth year of the awards, our shortlist contains the largest and most diverse set of entrants since we launched.

Our Global Firm and National Firm of the Year categories will be based on surveys of the Financial Director audience.

The glittering event will take place on 24 November at The Brewery in central London.

Global Firm of the Year (based on survey of Financial Directoraudience survey)

• BDO
• Deloitte
• EY
• Grant Thornton
• KPMG
• PwC

National Firm of the Year (based on Financial Director audience survey)

To be announced

Mid-Tier Firm of the Year

• Bennett Verby
• Bishop Fleming
• BKL
• Gerald Edelman
• Jackson Stephen
• Lubbock Fine
• Raffingers Stuart
• Thomas Westcott

Independent Firm of the Year – Scotland

• Acumen
• Callan Accountancy
• Faith Simpson
• Infinity Partnership

Independent Firm of the Year – North, England

• Bishops Chartered Accountants
• DEB Chartered Accountants
• JF Hornby
• Mossley Tax Shop
• Northern Accountants
• Smailes Goldie
• Woods Squared

Independent Firm of the Year – Wales

• Accounted For
• Mitchell Meredith

Independent Firm of the Year – South-West, England

• Aspen Waite
• Dennis & Turnbull
• Dunkley’s

Independent Firm of the Year – Midlands, England

• AWR Accountants
• Coalesco
• Nicklin
• Poole Waterfield
• Salhan Accountants
• SFB Group

Independent Firm of the Year – South-East, England

• Aspirations Accountancy
• Champ Consultants
• Clark Howes
• Fallows & Co
• HMT
• Insight Strategic Associates
• Meades & Co
• Nordens

Independent Firm of the Year – East, England

• AA Chartered Accountants
• Aston Shaw
• Farnell Clarke
• Seago and Stopps

Independent Firm of the Year – Greater London

• Cameron Baum
• Daniels Accountancy
• Gordons Knight
• Sayer Vincent
• The Tax Guys

Independent Firm of the Year – UK
To be announced on the night

Community Award

• Aston Shaw
• Dunkley’s
• Mossley Tax Shop
• Stark Main & Co
• Warner Wilde
• Whitley Stimpson
• Wisteria
• Woods Squared

Accountancy Practice Start-up Award

• Beacon Bookkeeping & Accountancy
• DH Accounts & Legal
• DJCA Sidekick
• Joshua Leigh & Co
• Mantax Consulting
• Portt Payroll & Bookkeeping
• Pure Professionals
• RIFT

Online Innovation of the Year

• BDO Intouch
• Kinder Pocock

Online Practice of the Year

• Gordons Knight
• Meades Contractors
• MyAccountantFriend.com

New Practitioner of the Year

• Greg Houston, Infinity Partnership
• David Jones, Deloitte
• Panayiota Koshias, Nordens
• Hannah Walsh, KPMG

Practitioner of the Year

• Sumit Agarwal, DNS Associates
• Deisirie Lee, Morris & Co
• Fiona Hotston Moore, Ensors
• John Seago, Seago and Stopps
• Barry Soraff, Raffingers Stuart
• James Twigger, Francis Clark
• Alan Woods, Woods Squared

Top 50 Restructuring Project of the Year

• Johnston Carmichael
• Wilkins Kennedy

Top 50 Advisory Team of the Year

• BDO
• Grant Thornton

Top 50 Wealth Management Team of the Year

• Armstrong Watson
• Cooper Parry
• Johnston Carmichael
• Price Bailey

Top 50 Audit Team of the Year

• BDO
• MHA MacIntyre Hudson
• Moore Stephens

Top 50 Tax Team of the Year

• Armstrong Watson
• BHP
• Bishop Fleming
• EY UK Tax Controversy and Risk Management Team
• Grant Thornton UK Transfer Pricing Team
• Hazlewoods
• MHA MacIntyre Hudson
• Moore Stephens

Top 50 Pensions Team of the Year

• BDO
• Grant Thornton

Top 50 Corporate Finance Team of the Year

• BDO
• Grant Thornton
• Johnston Carmichael
• MHA MacIntyre Hudson
• M&H Corporate Finance

Client Software Product of the Year

• Adaptive Insights
• Blackline
• Clear Books
• FinancialForce.com
• FreeAgent
• K-Trinity, KPMG
• QuickBooks Online, Intuit
• Sage
• Standard ERP, HansaWorld
• Xero

Practice Software Product of the Year

• FreeAgent
• IRIS
• Keytime Accountants’ Suite
• Sage: Practice Software
• TaxCalc Practice Software
• The Analyser, Trax
• Virtual Cabinet
• Xero

Best Employer Award

• Charterhouse Accountants
• Duncan & Toplis
• The Fish Partnership
• Green & Co
• haysmacintyre
• PKF Cooper Parry
• PKF-FPM Accountants
• Price Bailey
• RDP Newmans
• Roffe Swayne

Outstanding Achievement Award
To be announced on the night

Source: Accountancy Age – The British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist

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