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Business Excellence AwardsFast-Growing Accounting Firm of the Year Award
Recognising accounting firms demonstrating exceptional business growth and professional financial expertise
About this category
This category recognises an accounting firm achieving exceptional growth. It celebrates firms that are scaling fast while keeping the quality of their compliance, tax, audit and advisory work high, and doing it sustainably.
The winner will show strong, well-managed growth in revenue, clients and team, backed by the systems, leadership and client results that make that growth last.
Eligibility
Open to UK-based accounting firms trading for at least two years, showing significant growth over the last 12 to 24 months. Self-nominations and third-party nominations are both welcome.
Judging criteria
- Entries will be judged on the scale and pace of growth
- How sustainably it has been achieved
- The quality of work maintained while growing
- Investment in people and systems
- The strategy for continued growth
Qualitative criteria
- Strength of growth strategy
- Leadership through rapid change
- Technical accuracy and compliance record
- Quality of advice beyond the numbers
- Culture maintained while scaling
Metrics
- Year-on-year revenue growth
- Growth in client numbers
- Headcount growth
- Fee income growth
- Client retention and referral rates
Additional criteria
Submissions should include growth figures for the last two to three years, client testimonials, examples of the value delivered to clients, and supporting figures, and a short explanation of what has driven the growth.
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