Source: every figure comes from Companies House records and the accounts companies file there. How the figures are produced.

Accounting firms in Manchester ranked by net assets growth

Ranked from each company's filed annual accounts. This list last changed on and was last checked against the data on . All 45 companies that qualified are shown.

Companies qualified
45 of 1,377
Ranked first
STERLING PARTNERS LIMITED
Top growth
+71.1%
Data as of

Summary

45 accounting firms with a registered office in Manchester grew their net assets between their latest two annual accounts and met the rules for this list.

STERLING PARTNERS LIMITED (opens in a new tab) ranks first, with net assets rising from £387,077 to £662,433 (+71.1%).

3 of the listed companies report net assets above £1,000,000. 16 of the listed companies were incorporated before 2010.

Top 10: before and after

  1. Rank 1 STERLING PARTNERS LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £387,077 (2024) to £662,433 (2025) +71.1%
  2. Rank 2 M. SALIM & CO LTD (opens in a new tab) £264,163 (2023) to £446,869 (2024) +69.2%
  3. Rank 3 DEL VIGNA DOBSON LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £72,440 (2023) to £121,270 (2024) +67.4%
  4. Rank 4 FINANCE TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £368,423 (2024) to £599,944 (2025) +62.8%
  5. Rank 5 WILLIAMSON & CROFT AUDIT LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £188,506 (2023) to £299,771 (2024) +59.0%
  6. Rank 6 MADISON BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £122,759 (2023) to £194,473 (2024) +58.4%
  7. Rank 7 THOMAS & CO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £75,923 (2023) to £115,595 (2024) +52.3%
  8. Rank 8 MIDDLETON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £138,144 (2023) to £183,929 (2024) +33.1%
  9. Rank 9 SEDULO LEEDS LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £143,658 (2023) to £189,138 (2024) +31.7%
  10. Rank 10 HOWARD PARK LIMITED (opens in a new tab) £54,391 (2023) to £69,934 (2024) +28.6%
Each company's two bars are drawn to its own scale, so the chart shows how much each one grew rather than which is biggest. Every figure is also in the full table below.

The ranking

Accounting firms in Manchester ranked by net assets growth: 45 companies in rank order, with each company's number, latest and previous net assets, change, latest accounts date and age.
Rank Company Net assets Latest accounts Avg. employees Age (yrs)
Previous year Latest year Change Change %
1 STERLING PARTNERS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06974542 £387,0772024 £662,4332025 +£275,356 +71.1% 21 15
2 M. SALIM & CO LTD (opens in a new tab)11955573 £264,1632023 £446,8692024 +£182,706 +69.2% 4 6
3 DEL VIGNA DOBSON LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08316246 £72,4402023 £121,2702024 +£48,830 +67.4% 10 12
4 FINANCE TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)13862734 £368,4232024 £599,9442025 +£231,521 +62.8% 1 3
5 WILLIAMSON & CROFT AUDIT LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10492101 £188,5062023 £299,7712024 +£111,265 +59.0% 5 8
6 MADISON BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)03800186 £122,7592023 £194,4732024 +£71,714 +58.4% 8 25
7 THOMAS & CO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (opens in a new tab)13474030 £75,9232023 £115,5952024 +£39,672 +52.3% 12 3
8 MIDDLETON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04260616 £138,1442023 £183,9292024 +£45,785 +33.1% – 23
9 SEDULO LEEDS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11075345 £143,6582023 £189,1382024 +£45,480 +31.7% – 7
10 HOWARD PARK LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07276559 £54,3912023 £69,9342024 +£15,543 +28.6% 3 14
11 CHRISTIAN DOUGLASS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11177618 £335,7132023 £422,4352024 +£86,722 +25.8% 14 7
12 S.W. ACCOUNTANCY (MANCHESTER) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08807027 £583,6982023 £706,4752024 +£122,777 +21.0% 5 11
13 CVS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)13697305 £2,182,0632023 £2,618,4762024 +£436,413 +20.0% 43 3
14 XPERT ACCOUNTANTS LTD (opens in a new tab)10557610 £53,3742024 £63,3262025 +£9,952 +18.6% 4 8
15 MSJ CCA LIMITED (opens in a new tab)05541164 £54,2042023 £64,1992024 +£9,995 +18.4% 3 19
16 C J ROBERTS & PARTNERS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06531380 £322,4542024 £381,3022025 +£58,848 +18.3% 5 17
17 BOND ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09066250 £54,1262023 £63,5462024 +£9,420 +17.4% 1 10
18 R V ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04967888 £67,1392023 £78,2842024 +£11,145 +16.6% 2 21
19 360 FORENSIC LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09754624 £833,9262023 £967,5532024 +£133,627 +16.0% 8 9
20 SLADE & COOPER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11959554 £57,1742023 £65,9622024 +£8,788 +15.4% – 6
21 GN 4 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04903227 £52,3802023 £60,1212024 +£7,741 +14.8% – 21
22 SGI BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07515068 £56,8372024 £65,1662025 +£8,329 +14.7% 2 14
23 AR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD (opens in a new tab)04434329 £117,2562023 £132,5112024 +£15,255 +13.0% 3 23
24 HOSSAIN MOOREHEAD LTD (opens in a new tab)08109107 £63,8022023 £71,9032024 +£8,101 +12.7% 4 12
25 JT ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06554865 £328,3502024 £369,1552025 +£40,805 +12.4% 2 17
26 SEDULO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06877348 £388,9242023 £434,6962024 +£45,772 +11.8% – 16
27 BOYCE & COMPANY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)03541650 £372,9312023 £415,5542024 +£42,623 +11.4% – 27
28 PAYPARTNERS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)05056710 £1,038,7382024 £1,147,9332025 +£109,195 +10.5% 7 21
29 DAVID POSTLETHWAITE COSTINGS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07488219 £522,8052024 £571,1472025 +£48,342 +9.2% 2 14
30 INSIGHT (WHITEFIELD) LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11386648 £197,8182024 £215,4602025 +£17,642 +8.9% 1 7
31 COTTON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09090241 £88,3812023 £96,1012024 +£7,720 +8.7% 2 10
32 ECOTAX LTD (opens in a new tab)10554019 £51,5942024 £55,8772025 +£4,283 +8.3% 3 8
33 HARTLEY ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07410418 £51,0772023 £54,5322024 +£3,455 +6.8% 1 14
34 KAN & CO ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09998382 £142,7042023 £152,1922024 +£9,488 +6.6% 7 9
35 J A GUEST LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07549615 £346,5642023 £368,7022024 +£22,138 +6.4% 9 14
36 CBOOKKEEPING LTD (opens in a new tab)12881275 £70,1842023 £74,1992024 +£4,015 +5.7% 1 4
37 INTEGER ADVISORY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08447357 £576,8082024 £606,5392025 +£29,731 +5.2% 2 12
38 ZERO ONE CONSULTANTS LTD (opens in a new tab)08114008 £93,9412023 £97,8432024 +£3,902 +4.2% 4 12
39 SEFTON YODAIKEN & CO LTD (opens in a new tab)06865601 £127,2342023 £131,7852024 +£4,551 +3.6% 6 16
40 WARENTS FEINGOLD & CO LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04695277 £1,109,9222023 £1,140,5712024 +£30,649 +2.8% – 22
41 PARKERS ACCOUNTANTS, TAX & VAT CONSULTANTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09184840 £304,6842023 £307,5882024 +£2,904 +1.0% 3 10
42 123 ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06722105 £74,8862024 £75,4142025 +£528 +0.7% 2 16
43 ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS (MCR) LTD (opens in a new tab)12740352 £73,6112023 £74,1232024 +£512 +0.7% 4 4
44 PHILIP MARTIN LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04917602 £242,7122023 £243,0352024 +£323 +0.1% 5 21
45 ALEXANDER BURSK LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08021691 £509,1362023 £509,2132024 +£77 +0.0% 13 13
Download CSV of this ranking 45 rows, the same as the table. “–” means the figure was not filed.

How this list was made

Industry
Companies with any of these SIC codes on their Companies House record:
  • 69201 – Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202 – Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203 – Tax consultancy
Location
The post town of the registered office address is Manchester.
Periods compared
Each company's latest annual accounts against its accounts for the year before. Companies whose two latest accounts are not for consecutive years are left out.
Ranking
Ranked by the percentage change in net assets between the latest two consecutive annual accounts. Companies must have started with net assets of at least £50,000, so very small starting values cannot top the list.
Exclusions
Companies that are dissolved, in liquidation, in administration or proposed to be struck off; dormant companies; and companies whose latest accounts end more than 21 months before the newest accounts in the data (or are dated after it). Figures that cannot be right, which are most likely filing errors, are also left out:
  • net assets more than 50 times the year before
  • net assets above £100,000,000 in micro-entity accounts, or above £1,000,000,000 in small company accounts
Companies checked
Companies with a matching SIC code in Manchester1,377
Not active−169
Dormant−93
Latest accounts too old or wrongly dated−559
Figure missing for one of the two years−117
Starting figure below the minimum−373
No increase−21
Figure too large or inconsistent to be reliable−0
Qualified for this list45