McBrides join the DJH group in our first Southern partnership

McBrides joins our group

We’re thrilled to announce we’ve made our first acquisition in the South, as McBrides Chartered Accountants join our growing group.

With ten offices across the Midlands, North West and Yorkshire, our new partnership with McBrides, springboards us into London and the South.

“It has always been our aspiration to have a substantial office in the South and the partnership with McBrides gives us an immediate presence in the region with a business that shares our values of teamwork, client service and trust,” explained our Chief Executive Officer, Scott Heath.

“As soon as Chief Operating Officer James Beardmore and I met Tanya and the McBrides partner team a strong relationship developed, and we knew we could create the perfect foundations that support existing clients whilst giving us the opportunity to grow in the region.”

He continued: “Together, we are edging closer to moving into the top 20 accountancy firms in the UK.”

We will tap into McBrides’ regional presence and specialisms in guiding professional services, law firms, property businesses, shipping companies and UK subsidiaries of international companies.

We will provide McBrides’ clients with access to our dedicated teams across a range of services, including R&D tax credits, capital allowances, commercial funding, HR and IT.

Tanya Hamilton, Managing Partner at McBrides Chartered Accountants, added: “Joining DJH is a major milestone in our journey, providing an opportunity to strengthen our services, giving new and exciting opportunities for further growth, while also delivering more investment in technology as well as the training, recruitment and wellbeing of our team.

“Being part of a top 40 UK accountancy firm, that shares our vision and values, is going to help us create the best possible place to work and provide further enhanced services to our clients.”

Following a series of ten acquisitions in three years, we have grown to a multidisciplinary team of 580 people across 10 offices in the Midlands, North West and Yorkshire. This latest acquisition creates further opportunities for both our team and the McBrides team to develop through their careers, as well as delivering growth potential for our specialist service lines.

Existing McBrides Managing Partner Tanya Hamilton will continue to lead the business with the McBrides partner team.

For more information on McBrides Chartered Accountants, please visit https://mcbridesllp.com/

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