ForrestBrown

ForrestBrown is a firm of chartered tax advisers specialising in research and development (R&D) tax credits. We were named ‘best independent consultancy firm’ by Taxation Awards 2018 in recognition of our technical expertise and client service.

We bring together a multidisciplinary team that provides our clients and partners access to
unrivalled specialist technical firepower. Our 120 strong team is made up of chartered tax advisers, accountants, sector specialists, lawyers and former HMRC inspectors as well as quality assurance experts. They use the government’s R&D tax incentives to help innovative business grow.

R&D tax credits is all we do and so for the 500+ accountancy practices we work with, clear
boundaries are set from day one.

Circit

Circit is an audit confirmations platform that makes client bank accounts verifiable in real-time. As an FCA regulated firm, Circit has created a global asset verification platform that allows auditors to deliver higher quality financial audits and accelerate their clients towards greater value creation in the business world.

The Circit platform provides the following major pieces of functionality:

  • Bank, solicitor, and broker confirmations, all managed within one platform.
  • Real-time bank account confirmations (Regulated service)
  • Verified Transactions directly from your client's bank within seconds (Regulated service)
  • Signing Documents - any document including financial statements can be uploaded and digitally signed
  • PBC - File share and client messaging to track all items between internal teams and your clients.
  • Verified Analytics - Data analytics leveraging Verified Transactions to improve quality & save 17hrs per engagement.

Sage

Sage is the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s entrepreneurs. Like many of the businesses they serve, Sage began as a small business and has grown beyond what seemed imaginable. Today over 13,000 employees now support millions of entrepreneurs across 23 countries as they power the global economy.

Silverfin

Silverfin makes accountancy firms more successful by improving their efficiency and profitability. We automate common compliance work, with standardised workflows for digitised working papers, accounts production and management reporting. Silverfin is the cloud technology you need to build a digital future for your firm.

Keys Finance

Keys Finance has been supporting the accountancy sector since 2006 with our market-leading Next-Day Professional Fee Finance client payment solution. As proud partners of both ICAEW and Chartered Accountants Ireland, providing exceptional service is core to our success and with Next-Day Professional Fee Finance, we provide a versatile and convenient way to collect invoiced fees in full.

Benefits of Keys:

  • Receive your fees in full the Next-Day – Regardless of your fee value
  • No added cost to your practice and no minimum usage requirement
  • Provide your client with a flexible monthly instalment option
  • Spend less time chasing fee payment whilst simultaneously reducing your debtor days.
  • Access to a skilled account manager dedicated to assisting your practice without any typical call centre frustrations

Creditsafe

Creditsafe is a global leader in business intelligence data, helping thousands of accountancy firms streamline their onboarding processes and ensure their due diligence obligations are met.

Our single solution allows users to verify their client’s identity and carry out anti-money laundering and PEP and Sanction checks in seconds. Instantly reference over 300 data sources to manage and mitigate risk including credit data, International PEPs and Sanctions Lists, Passport and European ID Cards, Electoral Roll, plus household and utility bills. Keep a close eye on clients by adding them to our monitoring solutions to keep track of their risk-status and receive real-time alerts of critical changes.

With access to over 365 million companies in over 160 countries globally, Creditsafe gives you complete confidence in who you do business with, helping you to make better-informed decisions, ensure regulatory compliance and reduce your exposure to risk.

Howden

Howden Insurance Brokers are one of the UK’s leading specialist Insurance Brokers and Risk Advisors working with over 40% of the top 100 Accountancy practices.

With an in-depth understanding of the current market challenges, and a continuing commitment to embrace change, invest in innovation and drive market transformation, Howden are perfectly placed to service clients looking for a real alternative in a market where choice is diminishing. 

Howden’s experienced team will work with you to create a bespoke programme that meets your requirements. We offer a wide-spectrum of insurance products, including: PI, Cyber, Employee Benefits, Management Liability and Office & Contents.