By entering these awards, you can make your firm stand out. As a finalist or even better, a winner, your company will receive unrivalled benefits…
receive national press coverage via Accountancy Age
increase your customer and client loyalty
show prospects you can be trusted and command high levels of service
stand out in your area and shine above your competition.
Categories Regional categories will honour the best independent firms across the following regions:
East, England
Midlands, England
North, England
South East, England
South West, England
Greater London
Wales
Scotland.
Individual categories will recognise the ‘practitioner of the year’ and ‘new practitioner of the year’, while the ‘training team of the year’ will be of interest to many ACCA members and firms.
Meanwhile, firms within Accountancy Age’s Top 50 firms will be contesting categories recognising the best in the following specialisms: tax; audit; restructuring; corporate finance; advisory; pensions and wealth management.
How to enter Open to all accountancy firms in the country including non-ACCA firms, entering the British Accountancy Awards couldn’t be simpler. Log onto the dedicated website, fill in the entry statement and upload any supporting documentation. This can be updated and altered at any time until you choose to submit your entry.
The experience of previous winners shows it pays to set aside time to fully consider your firm’s entry and to review and revise this prior to submitting the final entry. Take a look now at the detailed criteria and plan ahead – if your firm wins, your efforts now will be well rewarded.
The deadline for entries – which are free – is Friday 17 July.
What does it mean to win? ACCA members and firms were amongst the winners in 2014. Here’s what those involved had to say:
Anita Brook – managing director, Accounts Assist: ‘I’m thrilled to be named “Practitioner of the Year”. I’m passionate about the benefits of choosing to be in practice and the opportunities this presents for continuous professional growth. Having only qualified at the age of 32, this award shows anything is possible if you put your mind to it.’
Karen Thompson – training manager, Reeves: ‘We’re delighted to be named “Training Team of the Year” at this year’s British Accountancy Awards. We pride ourselves on supporting and developing our trainees as they study for their professional exams and take a great deal of pride from the fact our efforts have been recognised by our peers.’
Caroline and Nick Cole – co-directors, Savoir Faire Accounting: ‘Having been short-listed in 2013, we were delighted to go one step further and be crowned winners in the “start up category” this year. In particular, it’s pleasing to see the judges’ recognition of the lengths we go to satisfy our clients, many of whom operate across the English Channel.’
