DJH has acquired Surrey accountancy practice TWP, the largest deal in its history, adding 7 million pounds (about 8 million euros) of annual revenue and 70 staff across four offices, a move that matters broadly because it gives the private equity-backed group a county-wide presence in a target region, and matters specifically to accountancy professionals because it shows consolidators moving from small bolt-ons to larger regional practices.

DJH is a Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered accountancy and professional services group backed by private equity, which entered the UK top 30 firms this year and has now completed five acquisitions in 2026, including Loucas in Maidstone, SB&P in north Liverpool, Gooding Accounts in Trowbridge and Thorne Widgery in Hereford.

TWP is a Surrey chartered accountancy practice founded around a century ago, with offices in Cranleigh, Guildford, Kingston-upon-Thames and Weybridge, led by managing partner Paul Hawksley alongside partners Andrew Goddon and Phil Munk.

James Beardmore, chief operating officer at DJH, said Surrey has been a target region for some time, that the deal gives four offices and an immediate presence across the area, and that DJH grows through like-minded, client-focused firms rather than a centralised model. Paul Hawksley said the same team will keep leading from the same four offices, with a wider range of services and resources added.

The services on offer widen the proposition. TWP clients gain access to capital allowances and research and development tax, commercial funding, corporate finance and IT consultancy, which a practice of 70 is unlikely to build alone.

Scale is the broader pattern. The Top 75 firms reported fees of 24.13 billion pounds (about 28 billion euros), up 5 per cent, with momentum shifting to private equity-backed mid-tier practices pursuing aggressive acquisition strategies.

The fragmented base keeps that going. Sector fragmentation and growing pressure on independent owners are sustaining acquisitive appetite, and accountancy looks set to remain a dealmaking hotspot, even as insurance and wealth management activity begins to slow.

For the sector, a group stepping up to a 70-person practice shows independent firms with sizeable teams are now realistic targets, not only small practices.

Source: Business Sale Report / TWP Accounting / Accountancy Daily / Business Sale Report Insights