Higson & Co

What Higson & Co does

Higson & Co is a Chartered Certified Accountancy practice established in 1995 and headquartered at 45 Queen Street, Deal, Kent, UK. The firm provides professional accounting, tax, bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, management accounts, and business advisory services to small and medium-sized businesses and individual clients, primarily across Kent. Documented engagements include marketing (Whitefish Marketing) and financial services/mortgage brokerage (My Mortgage Solution), indicating a broad horizontal SMB and sole-trader client base.

The practice operates on a fee-based professional services model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Service delivery is built on a multi-platform cloud accounting stack: Xero (Silver Partner status), BrightPay (payroll, with dedicated client, employee, and bureau portals), and an additional set of bookkeeping tools (Pandle, Kashflow, FreeAgent, Sage Online, QuickBooks, Sage 50). The firm also offers a Making Tax Digital (MTD) compliance service in response to HMRC's digital record-keeping requirements. Credentials include ACCA accreditation.

Go-to-market is direct from the Deal office, supplemented by content marketing (blog posts and downloadable guides on tax topics and budget updates) and organic social presence on LinkedIn and Facebook. No funding rounds, acquisitions, geographic expansion, or leadership changes are disclosed. The firm has operated continuously for over 30 years as a privately held, single-office practice.

Name

Higson & Co

Legal name

Higson & Co

Website

https://higsonco.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Higson & Co is a Chartered Certified Accountancy practice based in Deal, Kent, providing accounting, tax, payroll, bookkeeping, and business advisory services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals across Kent using cloud platforms including Xero and BrightPay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Deal

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: Revenue generated from providing accounting, tax, bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns, management accounts, and business advisory services to clients across various industries.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Higson & Co is a Chartered Certified Accountancy practice established in 1995, based in Deal, Kent, UK. The firm provides a wide range of professional services including accounts preparation, bookkeeping, VAT returns, tax returns, payroll processing, management accounts, tax planning, and business advice for clients across a broad range of industries.

Product overview

Higson & Co is a Chartered Certified Accountancy practice providing professional accounting, tax, and business advisory services. Their offering consists of core accountancy services (accounts preparation, bookkeeping, VAT returns, tax returns), payroll processing with RTI compliance, and tax planning advisory. They also offer cloud bookkeeping software integration with multiple platforms (Pandle, Kashflow, FreeAgent, Sage Online, Quickbooks, Xero, Sage 50) and specialised Making Tax Digital (MTD) compliance services. As a Xero Silver Partner, they provide both software recommendations and one-on-one training courses to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accountancy Services

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationXero Silver Partner status, providing cloud-based bookkeeping and accounting services to clients using Xero software platform.
• BrightPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationOffers BrightPay Connect bureau portal, client portal, and employee portal for payroll management services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• RSM UK: Global mid-tier accountancy network with a strong UK SMB and mid-market focus on tax, audit, and consulting. Competes for the upper end of Higson & Co's client base.
• Crowe UK: Top-10 UK accountancy and advisory firm offering audit, tax, and consulting to mid-market and larger SMBs. Overlaps with Higson & Co on SMB tax and advisory but serves materially larger and more complex engagements.
• BDO UK: Global mid-tier accountancy network with a significant UK presence, providing audit, tax, and advisory to mid-market clients. Comparable on tax and advisory services but at a substantially larger scale.
• Mazars: International audit, tax, and advisory firm with UK operations serving mid-market and larger corporates. Operates in the same professional services space as Higson & Co but at the larger, more complex end.

Direct peers

• Perrys Chartered Accountants: UK regional chartered accountancy firm offering accounting, tax, and business advisory to SMB clients. Closely matches Higson & Co's client profile, service scope, and regional operating model.
• Whitley Stimpson: UK regional chartered accountancy firm serving SMBs with accounting, tax, payroll, and advisory services across multiple offices. Highly comparable to Higson & Co in size, client segment, and service mix.
• Kreston Reeves: South East England-based chartered accountancy firm providing accountancy, tax, payroll, and advisory services to SMB and mid-market clients. Geographic overlap with Kent makes it a relevant regional peer.
• Moore Kingston Smith: UK chartered accountancy firm providing accounting, tax, and advisory to owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and not-for-profits. Similar client mix and service breadth as Higson & Co, at a slightly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Pilot.com: US-based online bookkeeping and accounting service for SMBs and startups. Different geography but targets the same compliance-heavy SMB segment with a digital-first model that represents an emerging competitive threat to traditional UK practices.
• 1-800Accountant: US virtual accountancy firm serving SMBs with tax, bookkeeping, and advisory services. Different market but a comparable digital-first SMB accountancy model that signals the direction of competitive pressure on local UK firms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Higsonandcodeal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/higsonco

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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