Chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Hentons, has acquired London-based accountancy firm Clayton Stark & Co, for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition of Clayton Stark & Co will see turnover at Hentons climb to £8.3m and staff numbers increase to 130.
The investment into the London office by Yorkshire-headquartered firm Hentons, reflects the firm’s strategy of increasing its national footprint and service offering to clients.
Managing Director at Hentons, Peter Watson, said: “Clayton Stark & Co has a particularly strong audit offering and the entire team will join and complement our colleagues in London, who provide a full-service offering including audit, accounts, financial planning, wealth management and taxation services.”
Jan Kariya, senior partner at Clayton Stark & Co, said: “We have been trading for over 66 years and have a loyal client base who will benefit from a number of enhanced service offerings through our partnership with Hentons.
“As well as accessing a larger audit team, clients can now take advantage of specialist financial planning, tax advisory, corporate finance and cloud-based accounting solutions. Hentons also has specialist payroll teams, which several of our clients are keen to use.”
Managing partner at Hentons, Nadeem Ahmed, added: “Last September, we created Hentons Corporate Finance via a joint venture with South Yorkshire based Mackenzie Spencer and with this latest acquisition, we now employ over 130 people across our offices in London, Leeds, Sheffield, York, and Thirsk.
“The acquisition underpins our commitment to our team and clients and firmly places us as a significant industry player, as well as one of the top 100 firms in the UK, specialising in advising SME businesses, family companies, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals.
“With ambitious acquisitive and organic growth plans for the future, we have seen that the growing demands on compliance, the need to invest in technology and the challenges of attracting the best talent in a competitive market place, has prompted many well established independent firms of accountants to consider the benefits of joining Hentons, as we are a proactive practice that can help unlock their potential.”
