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2 April 2012
- Adds a further three offices to group, taking total to 22
- Coverage for Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire
WKH Chartered Accountants, a three-office firm across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, joins the UHY Hacker Young Group today (April 2 2012).
The tie-up will see UHY Hacker Young’s Group expand to 22 offices in the UK.
WKH, which has offices in Letchworth Garden City, Royston and Cambridge will bring an additional 40 staff and eight partners to the UHY Group.
From April 2, WKH will change its name from WKH Chartered Accountants to UHY WKH Partnership.
Howard Spencer, chairman of the UHY Hacker Young Group, comments: “WKH will be a very welcome addition to the Group. It will expand our coverage to a very important part of the country and will allow us to pool resources, talent and expertise to provide an enhanced level of service for clients.”
“WKH is extremely well regarded in the Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire region and has a stable, long-standing client base and a healthy new business stream.”
David Smyth, Senior Partner at WKH, comments: “We are very pleased to be joining one of the UKs most highly respected and dynamic accountancy groups. The tie-up means our clients will be able to access an integrated range of services across the UK and, via UHY International, overseas.”
“The UHY Hacker Young Group works with some of the UK’s leading businesses and we are looking forward to offering our local expertise nationwide.”
WKH’s sector expertise includes agriculture, academy schools, recruiters and professional firms.
Within the WKH Group are Provisio, a wealth management company, Virtual Business Source, offering payroll and bookkeeping services, and HR Service Centre, which provides HR support and consultancy.
WKH’s client base ranges across UK subsidiaries of foreign groups, dynamic mid-tier companies, owner-managed businesses, pension schemes, professional firms and charities. It offers a variety of accounting and business development services including tax mitigation and compliance, strategic planning, VAT, personal and corporate tax guidance, auditing and payroll processing.
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