Integration and Beyond

Looking back on the first two months of our new and exciting journey since joining Azets, fills me with real pride. Most importantly, our people have reacted brilliantly and are already seeing some of the benefits of joining a larger organisation.

That will get even better over time as we carefully introduce an improved employee proposition and can demonstrate clearer career pathways. Specifically, in just 8 weeks, we have promoted [12] individuals, as they further their careers with us. We have also taken on [25] new trainees (bringing our total number of trainees to [100] in the East Anglian region. All of this builds on the significant foundations we laid at Ensors – heritage that will stay with us as we develop and grow.

For you, our clients, we have already seen some early advantages too. From an individual client who needed help with an overseas tax return, to a corporate client who needed support with a complex direct tax issue, we were able to source that directly and efficiently from the group, but with the introduction and communication handled smoothly by the existing Ensors team.

We have started on a careful integration process, that is likely to last around 12 months. The first stage, called ‘discovery’, is a joint process where we seek to find the best processes and procedures between the two firms. There is a real recognition and respect for the way that we have run Ensors.

Throughout integration and beyond, it is worth reiterating that nothing has changed in terms of the team that works with you – the same partner and regular day-to-day contacts are all still here and dealing with your needs.

Being an integral part of the community is a shared value of the two firms. Supporting our communities can be seen in lots of different ways – from our teams taking part in and raising monies for charitable activities, to providing the best working environment we can (think food and coffee!) in each of our six offices.

One final reminiscence, if I may. It has been a long time since I started with Ensors as an 18-year-old school leaver in an ill-fitting suit and some questionable coloured shirts. I was made a Partner of the firm aged just 29, co-founded the award-winning Corporate Finance team and served as Managing Partner between 2015 and 2022. Two of the senior people who trained me still work at Ensors. I am delighted to now lead the newly created Eastern Region of Azets in the UK as its Regional Managing Director and look forward to growing the region in a measured way, supported by the team at Azets. My commitment to you is that we will continue to offer first-class advice delivered by real people who know you and the region inside out.

In this edition, our expert Accountants explain the likely forthcoming changes to UK Accounting Standards, the advantages of early action for businesses facing financial trouble, the changes coming to Making Tax Digital in 2026 and 2027, the state of taxes in the UK and some news introducing several of the new or newly promoted members of the team.

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