Operating Company Business Services

Dains Group

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

UK accountancy and business advisory group providing audit and assurance, tax, accounting, corporate finance and advisory services (including outsourced finance/fractional CFO, HR & payroll and specialist VAT), serving SMEs and owner-managed businesses across the UK and Ireland.

Focus Areas
Audit & Assurance, Tax Advisory, Accounting & Advisory Services
Website
www.dains.com

Tracked deals

10

10 tracked deals across 2022-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

9 addon · 1 buyout

Dains Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Dains Group. 2 2022 2 2023 3 2024 3 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • October 6, 2025
    Buyer
    Dains Group, IK Partners
    Target
    Curo
    Seller
    Owners of Curo (Anna Madden and Julia Gallagher)
    Location
    Worcestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    The Dains Group has acquired Curo, a Worcestershire-based accountancy and advisory practice founded in 2005 by Anna Madden and Julia Gallagher. The acquisition, Dains' fourth since receiving private equity backing from IK Partners, expands Dains' audit, tax, accounting and advisory capabilities while Curo's leadership will remain in place.

  • Buyer
    Dains Group, IK Partners
    Target
    Barnes Roffe
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Group, backed by IK Partners, has acquired Barnes Roffe, one of the UK’s top 50 accounting firms. The deal (effective 4 June 2025) adds over 29 partners and more than 200 employees in the London area, strengthening Dains' national footprint and client proposition in audit, tax, corporate finance and advisory services.

  • Buyer
    Dains Group
    Target
    Consilium Chartered Accountants
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Group, backed by IK Partners, has acquired Consilium Chartered Accountants, a Glasgow-based accountancy and advisory firm. The deal strengthens Dains' presence in Scotland and expands its capabilities in corporate tax, audit and corporate finance as part of its roll-up strategy in the SME advisory market.

  • Buyer
    Dains Group
    Target
    Condies Chartered Accountants
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Dains Group has acquired Condies Chartered Accountants, adding the Scottish firm (with offices in Dunfermline, Edinburgh and Dundee) to its group to strengthen its presence and service offering in Scotland. The acquisition reinforces Dains' regional expansion strategy and builds on prior Scottish activity (including the 2022 acquisition of William Duncan + Co).

  • Buyer
    Dains Group
    Target
    CRS VAT
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Group has acquired NHS VAT specialist CRS VAT to strengthen its public sector tax capabilities. The acquisition expands Dains' specialist VAT advisory services to NHS and other public sector clients and is part of the group's ongoing roll-up strategy of complementary professional services firms.

  • Buyer
    Dains Group
    Target
    McInerney Saunders Chartered Accountants, Magma Chartered Accountants
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Type
    Addon

    Horizon-backed Dains Group has completed two add-on acquisitions, buying Dublin-based McInerney Saunders Chartered Accountants and Midlands-based Magma Chartered Accountants to expand its UK and Ireland footprint. Financial adviser Forward supported Dains on the transactions, providing financial modelling and due diligence support to integrate the new firms into the enlarged group.

  • Buyer
    Dains Accountants & Advisers, Horizon Capital
    Target
    HSKS Greenhalgh (HSKS LIMITED)
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Accountants has acquired HSKS Greenhalgh (HSKSG), an East Midlands accountancy firm with offices in Nottingham, Derby and Uttoxeter, as an add-on to expand Dains’ regional footprint and service offering. The transaction was supported by Horizon Capital, the private equity backer of the Dains Group, and is positioned to strengthen Dains’ client proposition and growth in the Midlands.

  • Buyer
    Dains Accountants, Horizon Capital
    Target
    PSTAX, S3TAX
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Accountants has acquired PSTAX and S3TAX, specialist VAT and employment-tax advisory firms serving the public sector and not-for-profit clients in the United Kingdom. The deal, supported by Dains' investor Horizon Capital, expands Dains' tax capability and sector-specific services for public-sector, housing, charity and healthcare clients.

  • Buyer
    Dains Accountants
    Target
    Isosceles Finance
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    Surrey, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Accountants has acquired Isosceles Finance, a UK-based accounting outsourcing, HR consultancy and interim FD provider founded in 2001 with a network of four UK offices. The deal is an add-on to the Dains group (which is PE-backed by Horizon Capital); Isosceles' management (Mike O'Connell and Greg Eaton) are remaining with the business to support growth.

  • Buyer
    Dains Accountants, Horizon Capital
    Target
    Barringtons Limited
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Dains Accountants, a Horizon Capital‑backed UK accountancy firm, has acquired Barringtons Limited, a small accounting and tax practice with offices across Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire. The deal expands Dains' presence in the North Midlands and is the first of several planned transactions following Horizon Capital's 2021 investment in Dains.

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