James Cowper Kreston tops Stock Market corporate advisers tables

Thames Valley accountants and business advisers James Cowper Kreston has been named as one of the fastest growing accountancy firms in the UK for advising Stock Market listed clients.

The report, Corporate Advisers Ranking Guide, published annually by Adviser Ranking Ltd has shown James Cowper Kreston to have gained more Stock Market listed clients in the past 12 months than any other accountancy firm, with the exception of Big Four giant KPMG.

James Cowper Kreston is ranked in 13^th place, up from 19^th place in 2013, advising 16 Stock Market listed clients – having gained six new clients in the past 12 months.  KPMG is the only other accountancy firm to register such an increasing, adding eight new clients over the same period.  By turnover, James Cowper Kreston is currently ranked the 50^th largest accountancy firm in the UK.

Alex Peal, Partner and Head of Audit Services at James Cowper Kreston said: “This report is very exciting news for the team at James Cowper Kreston and confirms what we have known all along; we may not have the largest audit team in the country, but it punches well above its weight.”

James Cowper Kreston has built a strong reputation for providing audit services to venture capital trusts (VCTs), investment vehicles designed to encourage individuals to invest in a diversified portfolio of smaller, unquoted companies.