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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Accounting space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Chris Bayne
Chief Executive Officer of The Access Group
As well as holding the position of CEO for Access UK & Ireland, Chris is the CEO of Access Technology Group (ATG) – the parent company. In his position, Chris contributes to ATG’s growth targets with the aid of Access’ private equity partner, TA Associates. Chris is a product visionary and still gets involved in technical sales and product development. Because he works in close collaboration with the sales team and customers, he’s influenced by the customer demands. All of this helps him to foresee trends and brief the development team on new features and user requirements.
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About The Access Group: The Access Group is a software consultancy and developer company that provides fully integrated business management software.
Richard Burton
CEO of Balance Software
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About Balance Software: A subscription-based Mac app for monitoring your bank balances and card transactions.
Anand Verma
Founder & CEO of Expect. (trading name of Exponential Climate Technologies Ltd.)
Anand Verma @anandverma Anand is the Founder and CEO of climate tech startup Expect. A London-based company committed to decarbonising greening companies, profitably. Prior to my recent ventures, I was the Owner, Founder and CEO of Brilliant Basics (acquired by Infosys), an award winning Global Digital and Innovation company headquartered in London with studios all over the world. Successfully acquired by Infosys in 2017 to accelerate Design and Innovation for Infosys and its clients globally. I also led Infosys’ digital capabilities in EMEA and was a part of the Infosys leadership team. I am also deeply involved with leading design school and university partnerships for Infosys. I am a digital visionary, innovator and successful entrepreneur who understands new products and services, revenue growth, operations and people. I have over 20 years’ experience in management consulting, digital and tech businesses. I have built a successful career by consistently delivering value through digital and customer-centricity. I love creating value by reducing complexity in the digital world at both speed x scale. Prior to founding Brilliant Basics, I was one of the youngest Presidents and CEO’s at Interpublic Group (IPG) leading IPG Mediabrands Ventures in EMEA, a global advertising and media conglomerate where I led digital Operations, Innovative Products and Services and M&A. And previous to that I held leadership roles at Sapient (now a part of Publicis), AKQA (now a part of WPP) and Modem Media (now a part of Publicis). I am an active investor, adviser, non exec board director, academia, podcast host and speaker. Related Information: – Anand was a co-founder of atp.io in 2012, a Marketing Tech Platform. – Anand was a cofounder of Everpress, a product incubator. – Anand was a co-founder of haberdash app, a digital textile printing startup. – Anand was a co-founder of Weekly, a media startup. – Anand was a co-founder of Mesmerise, a VR and AR Tech Platform. – Anand was the Founder and CEO of Brilliant Basics (acquired by Infosys) – Anand was INED for HML Holdings Plc, next generation Property Management company. Exited to Harwood Capital PE. – Anand was a Senior Leader at Infosys, Sapient, Publicis.Sapient, Interpublic Group IPG, AKQA…
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About Expect. (trading name of Exponential Climate Technologies Ltd.): Expect. is the decarbonisation management platform for large enterprises and heavy industries.
Mart Abramov
Co-founder/ CEO of TaxScouts
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About TaxScouts: TaxScouts is a tax preparation platform that makes tax planning easier.
Doug Crawford
Group Chief Executive Officer of Optionis Group
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About Optionis Group: Optionis group is a leading provider of support services to the contractors, freelancers, small businesses and staffing industry members.
Paul Surtees
Founder and CEO of Capitalise.com
Paul is the CEO and Co-founder of Capitalise and has more than 13 years of banking experience. He previously worked as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, leading their sales teams. As an investor and mentor to SMEs, Paul recognized the challenges advisors had in sourcing finance for their clients and founded Capitalise.
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About Capitalise.com, sixleaps: Capitalise uses a little funding magic to identify the best financing options available for your business.
Caroline Plumb
Founder and CEO of Fluidly
Caroline Plumb is Founder and CEO of cashflow management software business Fluidly. Caroline previously co-founded and led FreshMinds, an innovation consultancy, and FreshMinds Talent, a recruiting business. The businesses have won a number of Best Agency awards and have regularly been listed in the Sunday Times’ 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. Caroline is one of the Prime Minister’s Business Ambassadors, representing the Professional & Business Services sector. She has a First Class degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University, is on the industrial advisory board of the Engineering department and was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List in 2016.
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About Fluidly, FreshMinds: Fluidly is fundamentally rethinking the way businesses plan and manage cashflow, using data science, accounting domain expertise.
J.D. Rainey
Founder and CEO of Finmo
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About Finmo: Finmo is a financial management tool for self employed workers with a focus on improving financial health and filing taxes.
Aynsley Damery
CEO and Founder of Clarity HQ
Aynsley is the CEO of business advisory platform, Clarity. He was also the CEO and founder of Tayabali Tomlin, a multi-award-winning advisory led practice based in Cheltenham, UK. Aynsley is a chartered accountant, accoladed entrepreneur and international keynote speaker. He has advised thousands of businesses around the world and sits as an advisory board member on a number of companies and charities. Aynsley is considered one of the most influential accountants in the UK and has co-authored an international best seller.
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About Clarity HQ: A global business advisory platform that empowers accountants, bookkeepers and advisers to help small business owners achieve success.
Tim Fouracre
Founder & CEO of Countingup
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About Countingup: The one that does your books. Countingup is the UK’s #1 banking & accounting app. Dead easy. Super fast. Self sorting.
Adrian Blair
CEO of Dext
Adrian Blair is the group CEO at Receipt Bank.
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About Dext: Empowering accountants and bookkeepers with the smart and forward-thinking solutions needed to make businesses better.
Ian Lonergan
Chief Executive Officer of Charter Savings Bank
As Chief Executive Officer, Ian leads the senior team and is responsible for delivering strategy, ensuring risk management is a core focus, and setting the values and standards to which employees work. He has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, focusing mainly on strategy, financial analysis and risk management. Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, where he worked in the Financial Services Practice as both auditor and management consultant in both Europe and Asia Pacific regions.
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About Charter Savings Bank: Charter Savings Bank offer straightforward savings accounts, great rates and reliable service.
Sinead McHale
CEO of Satago
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About Satago: Cover cashflow gaps, manage debtors and predict credit risks all in one easy-to-use product. Start your 14-day free trial today.
Aaron Shaw
CEO & Co-Founder of Ember
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About Ember: Ember is a software platform to automate the accounting process for SMEs.
Kevin Sefton
CEO and Co-founder of untied
Kevin Sefton is the CEO and co-founder of untied.
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About untied: untied is the UK’s personal tax app, and a trusted layer between financial transactions, the tax system and individuals
Colin Hewitt
Co-Founder & CEO of Float
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About Float: Float is a SaaS based real-time financial intelligence solution for small businesses to forecast short and long-term cash flow.
Steve Hare
CEO of Sage Intacct
Steve Hare is the CEO of Sage Group.
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About Sage Intacct: Sage Intacct is a financial management software.
Ed Molyneux
CEO of FreeAgent
CEO at FreeAgent
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About FreeAgent: FreeAgent provides online accounting and money management software for small businesses and freelancers.
Wesley Rashid
CEO and Co Founder of Accountancy Cloud
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About Accountancy Cloud: Accountancy Cloud provides the best full finance stack for startups.
Adam McCann
Founder & CEO of Claimer
Adam McCann is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Claimer. Before founding Claimer, he founded Pro-G Media in 2004 and co-founded Candy Banana in 2015.
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About Claimer: Quick and simple R&D tax relief claims for UK startups
Kevin Kimber
Chief Executive Officer of Rimilia
Kevin is a Venture Partner in Europe and a member of the Eight Roads value-add team.Kevin uses his extensive software experience to advise the portfolio on go to market and sales strategy.
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About Rimilia: Rimilia creates software finance people love by enabling tight integration between the front and back office.
Johnny Vowles
CEO (Founder) of Expend
Founder and CEO of Expend. Tech and product guy. Innovating in the FinTech sector.
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About Expend: Expend is the expense management and company spending platform.
Emanur Rahman
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer of onkho
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About onkho: onkho helps accountants delight their clients and grow their business
Ettore Colella
Founder and CEO of AE Morgan
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About AE Morgan: Multidisciplinary consulting firm specialized in international tax planning. Proud member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for the UK
Joe Gallard
Co-Founder, CEO of Reducer
Joe is CEO of Reducer. Prior to this he worked at Deloitte, Gousto and carwow.
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About Reducer: Reducer empowers businesses by giving them the information needed to make smart buying decisions.
Randa Bennett
Founder & CEO of vHelp
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About vHelp: Vhelp is an expenses application for charities and voluntary groups.
Steven Case
Chief Executive Officer of Finance Box
Steven Case is the Chief Executive Officer at Finance Box.
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About Finance Box: Finance Box provides a range of services, from bookkeeping, payroll and VAT to process integration, management reporting and board advisory.
Craig Redmond
Founder & CEO of Zipier Payroll
Before founding Zipier in 2013, Craig worked as a developer for Microsoft. Craig tries to make life more interesting by travelling to exotic countries, and likes to think he speaks fluent Mandarin.
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About Zipier Payroll: Free cloud payroll, HR, and attendance for your business. All 50 states. Paystubs. Paychecks. Tax forms. Legal templates. All for FREE!
James Kilford
CEO & co-founder of Senta
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About Senta: Senta is a cloud platform that’s powering up accountants and bookkeepers around the world.
Russell Lyons
Chief Executive Officer of CreditForce
A pioneer in the field of personal computing when he co-founded Torch Computing and then later when he created the Innovation Software suite way ahead of its time, Russell’s vision continues Innovation’s Software growth and dominance as the premier collections management system in the market.
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About CreditForce: CreditForce’s mission is to provide the finest credit and collections management systems and contract-to-cash solutions.
Dean Robinson
CEO of Prospr
Founder and CEO of Prospr Ltd, a company that is revolutionising the way businesses purchase software and consulting services. As an ERP consultant, I have led global implementation projects and helped businesses use technology to improve their processes. It was my time in the industry that helped me to rethink the market, and notice the disparities between the accessibility of personal technology and business technology. Today, I am focused on growing the business and helping companies realise their potential. I have worked with some great companies of all sizes and stages, from all parts of the world, and look forward to building even more successful relationships.
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About Prospr: Prospr is an agile consultancy management platform for digital transformation consultancies.
Sam Patchitt
CEO, Founder of Finstant
Entrepreneur, Founder, CEO
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About Finstant: Finstant is a cash flow forecasting software platform that builds accurate cash flow forecasts by turning business decisions into numbers.
Uwe Dreissigacker
Founder & CEO of InvoiceBerry
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About InvoiceBerry: InvoiceBerry is a simple and fast online invoicing software. Try it yourself or contact us to learn more!
