National accountancy firm Haines Watts, which has an office in Swindon, has been successful in the 2015 annual FDs’ Excellence Awards, landing the Accountancy Firm of the Year – Larger Clients title.
The firm also came close to winning Accountancy Firm of the Year – Smaller Clients award, having won the category for the three previous years. 
Contestants in the awards, now in their 11th year, are voted on by small and medium-sized business owners and finance directors. This year they were presented by comedian Marcus Brigstocke at a prestigious gala dinner held in London’s Grosvenor Square Hotel.
Hosted by Real Business magazine in association with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and supported by the CBI, the awards recognise the UK’s best finance directors and service providers.
Haines Watts Swindon managing partner Mike Lloyd said: “Our core client base is owner-managed businesses, so to get this endorsement from UK SME business owners and FDs means a great deal to us.”
Haines Watts beat off competition from rival firms such as Grant Thornton, BDO, Crowe Clark Whitehill, Deloitte and KPMG.
Mike added: “Scooping this award is fantastic and to be the only firm to have won in four consecutive years makes me incredibly proud of all of our staff who do an outstanding job for our clients. Without their professionalism and dedication we would not achieve the results we do.”
Haines Watts has more than 60 offices around the UK.
