Opportunity
Franchise Opportunity
You might be a bookkeeper whose clients are beginning to need more than you can currently offer them, in which case our For Bookkeepers page is written with you in mind.
You might be an employed accountant, earning well, who wants to build something of your own, but is weighing up the security you would be giving up to do it.
You might be an experienced finance professional, looking for more flexibility and control, but not yet sure whether you can win your own clients and run a business single-handed.
Or you might already run a practice, and want to grow it without losing the independence and the client relationships you have built, which is exactly what our Practice Conversion Programme is designed to help with.
Whichever route you take, the advantage is the same: you gain the capability of a large, established firm without the years, the cost or the risk of building it yourself.
Everything you need to compete
From day one you can offer your clients a comprehensive range of accountancy and financial services, compete with far larger firms for bigger clients while keeping the personal, local service they value, and step into proven systems, compliance frameworks and specialist teams that would otherwise take years and serious capital to establish.
It lets you scale without a proportional rise in staff, premises or risk, all while enjoying the autonomy of running your own practice with the credibility of a respected brand behind you.
Your role as a franchisee
A large part of your role will be networking and building relationships of trust, and you’ll be surprised just how much work is out there for someone who can offer something markedly different from the competition in this sector. Businesses are always looking for accountants they can trust, and with our reputation behind you, you can expect to become the go-to provider of comprehensive accountancy solutions in your area.
Can I afford to leave a secure salary behind?
If you are worried about leaving a secure salary behind, and the risk that comes with it, you are far from alone. It’s a very common concern. Our advice is to plan for it rather than leap: many of our franchisees begin from home to keep their costs low, build their client base steadily through the early months, and draw on our experience of how income tends to grow across a first year and beyond.
I’m good with the numbers, but I’ve never run a business
We know that a great many experienced accountants and bookkeepers are brilliant with the numbers and with looking after clients, but have never had to run a wider business of their own, or carry all the responsibility that comes with it. If that describes you, you are in good company, and it is exactly what our model is built to take off your shoulders. Our specialist teams handle the technical accountancy work, our systems carry much of the back office, and our training and ongoing guidance are there to help you grow into the parts of running a practice that are new to you.
