Professional services firm Streets Chartered Accountants has confirmed the creation of Streets Spenser Wilson Chartered Accountants.

He follows the merger of Halifax firm Spenser Wilson with Lincoln-based multi-regional firm Streets Chartered Accountants.

This latest merger is one of five completed by Streets in the past six months and has seen the firm grow. It now has more than 27 offices and a fee income in excess of £39 million.

Chris Yewdall, Partner at Spenser Wilson Chartered Accountantssaid: “Myself and fellow partners Andrea Kennedy, Liz Short and Sally Shacklock are pleased to announce our merger with Streets and excited about the future of our team and clients.

“The firm was founded in 1919 and over the years has become one of the leading accounting firms in the city and region.

“To move Spenser Wilson forward and provide our customers with a higher level of service, we have searched for some time for an ideal partner to support us.

“We chose Streets because of the shared philosophy of providing a valuable, personal, partner-led service to clients spanning all areas of expertise. Additionally, we wanted to maintain some independence and investment in the existing business.

“Now that Spenser Wilson is part of a larger practice, we can promise greater continuity of service to our clients and better career prospects for our team, as well as our ability to attract new recruits.

“We also believe our customers will benefit, as the combined company will be able to offer a wider range of services, some of which were previously provided externally.

“The merger is expected to strengthen our position in Halifax and beyond Calderdale and West Yorkshire and help form a strong presence in the North within Streets coupled with existing offices in Wakefield, Hull, Preston and Burnley as well as any other company that joins us in the future.

Streets managing partner, Paul Tutinadded: “The merger of Spenser Wilson Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers is the latest in our plans to expand our geographic reach and allows us to have a stronger presence in Yorkshire, following the recent merger of the Wakefield firm of Andrew Wright & Co and our long-standing firm. permanent office in Hull.

“We really look forward to working with Chris, Liz, Andrea and Sally to develop the firm and further establish it as a leading accounting, business and tax consultancy serving the needs of businesses and individuals across Yorkshire.”

“Taking into account a number of other mergers and acquisitions in progress, which include a number of practices across the UK, we are on track to achieve our £40m turnover target sterling by the end of the year.

“The profession is experiencing significant consolidation with increased levels of mergers and acquisitions. »

Streets Law, the firm’s dedicated corporate and commercial law offering led by managing director and solicitor, Adam Aisthorpe, undertook the legal work on behalf of Streets for the merger.