Harris+Co

What Harris+Co does

Harris+Co (trading name of Harris & Co Limited, Company No. 8935187) is a chartered accountancy and chartered tax advisory practice headquartered in a single office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Founded approximately in 1920, the firm has operated for over 100 years under ICAEW registration (audit reference C003785105) and CIOT affiliation, serving small and medium-sized businesses, sole traders, individuals, property landlords, and a specialized niche of GP practices and healthcare professionals in the South Yorkshire region.

The firm's service portfolio covers the standard chartered accountancy stack: audit and assurance, business start-up advisory, consultancy and systems advice, financial planning, payroll processing (including RTI and pensions), and corporate/personal/VAT taxation. Its technology layer is built on certified partnerships with multiple third-party cloud accounting platforms — QuickBooks (Bronze Certified), Xero (Advisor Certified), FreeAgent, Sage, Kashflow, and Receipt Bank — supplemented by an IRIS OpenSpace client portal and a YouTube training video library covering those tools. The firm does not develop proprietary software; its technology positioning is multi-vendor interoperability and client-facing education.

Commercially, Harris+Co operates a sales-led, relationship-driven model with direct delivery from its Barnsley office. Revenue is generated through professional services fees (recurring client engagements) and consultancy engagements, supported by free no-obligation initial consultations. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Geographic scope is restricted to South Yorkshire, and the firm has no disclosed parent, funding, or M&A activity.

Name

Harris+Co

Legal name

Harris & Co Limited

Website

https://harrisaccounts.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harris+Co is a chartered accountancy and tax advisory practice in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, serving local SMBs, sole traders, individuals, property landlords, and GP practices with audit, tax, payroll, and cloud-accounting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barnsley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Fees for chartered accountancy and tax advisory services including audit and assurance, business advisory, payroll processing, tax preparation and planning, and financial planning. Revenue generated through recurring service relationships with clients.
2. Consultancy Services: Business consultancy and systems advice services providing tailored solutions for business growth and operational efficiency.
3. Initial Consultation: Free initial consultations offered to prospective clients to demonstrate expertise and build relationships before converting to paying clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harris+Co is a chartered accountancy and chartered tax advisory practice delivering accounting, audit, tax, payroll, and business advisory solutions to SMEs, sole traders, and specialized sectors (notably GP practices and healthcare professionals) across South Yorkshire. Services are delivered directly by chartered accountants and tax advisers from the Barnsley office, supported by certified partnerships with multiple cloud accounting platforms (QuickBooks, Xero, FreeAgent, Sage, Kashflow).

Product overview

Harris+Co is a chartered accountancy and chartered tax advisory practice operating as a single-service firm rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm offers a unified suite of professional accounting services including audit and assurance, business start-up support, consultancy, financial planning, payroll processing, and taxation advisory. The portfolio includes specialist sector services for GP practices and healthcare professionals, and the firm has developed particular expertise in cloud accounting using certified partnerships with multiple platforms (Kashflow, QuickBooks, Xero, FreeAgent, and Sage). Services are delivered through experienced chartered accountants and tax advisers, with client portal access via IRIS OpenSpace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit & Assurance Services

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationBronze Certified Partner for QuickBooks. Provides training videos and support for QuickBooks users. Certified level indicates established competency and client implementation track record.
• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationXero Advisor Certified partner. Provides training videos and support for Xero accounting software. Advisor certification demonstrates proficiency in Xero implementation and training.
• FreeAgentcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial FreeAgent partner with designated partner page and training resources. FreeAgent badge displayed on website indicating partnership status.
• SagesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationSage affiliate partner. Provides guidance and support for Sage accounting software including Sage Business Cloud and Sage 50 Cloud.
• KashflowsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software partner providing training videos and support for Kashflow users.
• IRIS OpenSpacesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationCloud portal integration for document sharing and collaboration with clients using IRIS OpenSpace platform.
• Receipt BanksecondaryTechnology or IntegrationDocument management software partner. Training videos provided for Receipt Bank mobile app including single/multiple receipt capture, email uploads, and scanned document processing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• DTE Business Advisers: South Yorkshire-headquartered chartered accountancy and business advisory practice. Competes head-to-head with Harris+Co for SME and owner-managed business clients in the same geographic territory with a similar full-service offering.
• Hawsons Chartered Accountants: Sheffield-based chartered accountancy firm serving SMEs, sole traders, and healthcare clients across South Yorkshire. Directly comparable in regional focus, service breadth (audit, tax, payroll, advisory), and target customer segments to Harris+Co.

Broad incumbents

• RSM UK: Major UK mid-tier accountancy network providing audit, tax, and consulting services to SMEs, healthcare, and owner-managed businesses. Competes for the upper end of Harris+Co's target client base with deeper sector capabilities and broader geographic coverage.
• UHY Hacker Young (UK): Mid-tier UK chartered accountancy network with regional member firms offering audit, tax, and advisory services to SMEs and owner-managed businesses. Comparable service mix and target segments to Harris+Co, with broader geographic reach.
• Crowe UK: Top-10 UK accountancy firm serving SMEs, healthcare practices, and owner-managed businesses with audit, tax, and advisory services. Direct overlap with Harris+Co's GP practice specialization and SME focus, but at significantly greater scale.
• Mazars UK: International mid-tier accountancy firm with UK SME, healthcare, and owner-managed business practices. Comparable service offering (audit, tax, payroll, advisory) and competes for similar SME clients as Harris+Co scales upward.
• BDO UK: Top-5 UK accountancy firm with deep SME and healthcare sector practices. While substantially larger, BDO competes for the same owner-managed business and GP practice clients that Harris+Co serves, particularly as those clients grow.

Emerging players

• TaxScouts: UK online tax preparation platform connecting individuals and small businesses with accountants for self-assessment. Targets the same sole trader and individual tax compliance segment as Harris+Co, with a digital-first GTM that pressures traditional firm pricing.
• Coconut (Accounting for Sole Traders): UK digital-first accounting app for sole traders and freelancers offering automated bookkeeping and tax. Targets the same sole trader and micro-business segment as Harris+Co with a self-service model that competes on price.

Direct peers

• Bishop Fleming: UK Top 30 chartered accountancy firm with strong presence in the North of England serving SMEs, healthcare, and owner-managed businesses. Similar service portfolio (audit, tax, advisory, cloud accounting) and comparable client mix to Harris+Co, though operating across multiple regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/harrisaccounts
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCol71CO3N-8hSv_BGvuqbtQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/harrisaccounts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harrisaccounts

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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