In 2023, we further embedded our flexible ‘How we work’ framework which underpins our culture of everyday inclusion and were independently recognised as an outstanding employer for women, working families, social mobility and LGBTQIA+. We are signatories of the Race at Work Charter, Women in Finance Charter and the Valuable 500.
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Communities
Clients
work experience placements offered to sixth form students through Access Accountancy – up from 131 in 2022
218
individuals from a range of levels, services lines and backgrounds were selected to join our new Employee Insights Group which provides on-the-ground feedback and acts as a sounding board for the leadership team
30
increase in experienced female and non-binary (NB) hires (up from 44% in 2022 to 51% in 2023). Female and NB representation at Director level increased to 31% (from 23% in 2021)
+7%
Strengthened our digital offerings through collaborations across public and private sector to help clients maximise the quality and value of their data as well as tackle digital deficits in organisations
Strategic investment in the expansion of our market-leading South Asia Business Group including the appointment of a new Partner
Helped clients to take control of their ESG journeys with our ESG Maturity Index assessment
Appointment of regional practice leads across the UK to bring our local teams together to focus on our regional clients and markets
Our #GivingTogether initiative helped us beat our 2023 volunteering hours target (5,000 hours) by over 500 hours
Announced new charity collaboration with One Million Mentors to support the career development of young people through mentoring
Partnered with Business in the Community to provide job coaching to unemployed job seekers and share our knowledge and skills with charities
People
representation of minority ethnic employees, with numbers increasing at every level, up from 15% in 2018
30%
students aged 11-14 reached by our School Enterprise Programme - developing financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills in
+5,500