We are the group behind Stuart McBain Ltd, Goddards Accountants, Craig Callum Associates and Keith Dodd Accountants. Four local firms, four local names, one ambition: keep great practices great, and keep them growing.
Liverpool born and based. Every enquiry gets a personal reply.
Every firm in the group keeps its own identity and its own relationships, with the group's back office behind it. Pick the one that fits, or ask us and we'll point you to the right team.
AAT licensed accountants on Liverpool's waterfront. A team of eight looking after businesses and professionals with accounts, tax, payroll, CIS and R&D support, known for warm, down-to-earth advice.
Forward-thinking accountants in Knowsley for sole traders, directors and construction businesses, led by principal Alan Goddard. Cloud-first and Making Tax Digital ready, without losing the human conversation.
Accountants and tax advisors for Liverpool's small businesses, sole traders, landlords and contractors, with a corporate finance specialism and ICAEW chartered expertise at the helm. Fixed fees, plain English and proactive tax planning.
The newest member of the group: a trusted Southport practice led by ACCA qualified principal Keith Dodd, serving sole traders, start-ups and local businesses with accounts, tax, VAT and payroll, built on more than two decades of personal service.
We look for two kinds of firm: growing practices that want backing to go further, and established practices whose owners are heading for retirement. Our home ground is the North West, and we'll consider the wider UK for a practice of the right size.
Unlike other consolidators, we keep the local feel. Strip out a firm's identity and you change its client base; that's the value walking out of the door. So the name stays, the team stays, and the group brings modern back-office support that lifts the compliance strain, letting each own-brand business flourish as part of the SMB family.
Of our firms trade under their own established local names
Growth capital for ambitious firms, or a safe succession for retiring owners
Nothing is shared with staff, clients or the market until you're ready
North West first; wider UK considered at the right size
The firm stays the firm. Clients keep the accountant they know, teams keep their office and their way of working, and the culture that made clients loyal is left well alone.
The group carries the weight. Back-office modernisation, technology, compliance and cover are shared across the family, so each practice spends its energy on clients, not admin.
Everyone gains. Four firms trading on their own strengths, backed by each other, for the better of staff, clients and every stakeholder.