Revealed: 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.

The full shortlist is below. Click here to book your place at the industry-leading gala.

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

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

 

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

• Baker Tilly
• Mazars

 

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

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