Accountancy firm Armstrong Watson has acquired Newcastle rivals Joseph Miller in an undisclosed deal.
The £19.7m turnover Carlisle-based firm, which operates bases across the North West, Scotland, Yorkshire and the North East, says it wants to attract more owner-managed and family business as clients in the region. As part of the move, all of Joseph Miller's 22 staff have joined Armstrong Watson, which will continue to operate its existing office in Waterloo Street and Joseph Miller's Dean Street offices until it relocates to larger premises in the coming months.
It is the sixth acquisition for Armstrong Watson in 18 months and one of its largest to date. The firm says it employs about 500 people and in recent accounts revealed it increased operating profit from £3.8m to £4.7m in the year to the end of March 2022.
