The adviser here was Strauss Phillips & Co - a firm of chartered accountants regulated by the ICAEW.
As seems typical in these cases, the original offence (using AI incompetently) was compounded by the firm deceiving the Tribunal
I hope the ICAEW takes action.
As seems typical in these cases, the original offence (using AI incompetently) was compounded by the firm deceiving the Tribunal
I hope the ICAEW takes action.
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The adviser here was Strauss Phillips & Co - a firm of chartered accountants regulated by the ICAEW.
As seems typical in these cases, the original offence (using AI incompetently) was compounded by the firm deceiving the Tribunal
I hope the ICAEW takes action.
As seems typical in these cases, the original offence (using AI incompetently) was compounded by the firm deceiving the Tribunal
I hope the ICAEW takes action.
ICAEW enters the chat...
September 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
ICAEW enters the chat...
There is no proper financial education in UK schools, and the ICAEW is still sitting on the money to fund it www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01...
There is no proper financial education in UK schools, and the ICAEW is still sitting on the money to fund it
As the FT notes this morning:
Only one in four young adults say they received any financial education at school, according to new research, highlighting the scale of the UK’s challenge to ensure child...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
There is no proper financial education in UK schools, and the ICAEW is still sitting on the money to fund it www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01...
Patiently explaining to the ICAEW that the solution to Big 4 dominance is not, despite the temptation, punishment beatings
I mean - you can't just levy massive fines and say it's "to send a message to the rest of the industry"! That's not how regulation works!
April 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Patiently explaining to the ICAEW that the solution to Big 4 dominance is not, despite the temptation, punishment beatings
Axiom Ince’s accountants were Adrian C Mansbridge & Co.
Their website has fallen through a time-warp from 2005 but this is a real firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors, regulated by the ICAEW and ACCA.
Their website has fallen through a time-warp from 2005 but this is a real firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors, regulated by the ICAEW and ACCA.
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Axiom Ince’s accountants were Adrian C Mansbridge & Co.
Their website has fallen through a time-warp from 2005 but this is a real firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors, regulated by the ICAEW and ACCA.
Their website has fallen through a time-warp from 2005 but this is a real firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors, regulated by the ICAEW and ACCA.
I have just filed a complaint with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) regarding Chris Bailey, who co-founded Less Tax for Landlords, & appears to have been responsible for the inexplicable (perhaps fraudulent) tax positions it took. www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2023/12/01/b...
ICAEW complaint: Chris Bailey and Less Tax for Landlords
I have just filed a complaint with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) regarding Chris Bailey, who co-founded Less Tax for Landlords, and appears to have been responsible...
www.taxpolicy.org.uk
December 1, 2023 at 4:25 PM
I have just filed a complaint with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) regarding Chris Bailey, who co-founded Less Tax for Landlords, & appears to have been responsible for the inexplicable (perhaps fraudulent) tax positions it took. www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2023/12/01/b...
Others include:
+ Make UK
+ Enterprise Nation
+ ICAEW
+ The Entrepreneurs Network
+ Family Business UK
+ Small Business & Entrepreneurship
+ The Self-Employed Association
+ British Beauty Council
Representatives from both small & large businesses covering many sectors are also supporting it.
2/2
+ Make UK
+ Enterprise Nation
+ ICAEW
+ The Entrepreneurs Network
+ Family Business UK
+ Small Business & Entrepreneurship
+ The Self-Employed Association
+ British Beauty Council
Representatives from both small & large businesses covering many sectors are also supporting it.
2/2
July 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Others include:
+ Make UK
+ Enterprise Nation
+ ICAEW
+ The Entrepreneurs Network
+ Family Business UK
+ Small Business & Entrepreneurship
+ The Self-Employed Association
+ British Beauty Council
Representatives from both small & large businesses covering many sectors are also supporting it.
2/2
+ Make UK
+ Enterprise Nation
+ ICAEW
+ The Entrepreneurs Network
+ Family Business UK
+ Small Business & Entrepreneurship
+ The Self-Employed Association
+ British Beauty Council
Representatives from both small & large businesses covering many sectors are also supporting it.
2/2
No surprise to many Chartered Accountants who have to submit annual Fit and Proper compliance forms to ICAEW. Meanwhile firms of unregulated Accountants have flourished thanks to advances in IT. Many are decent, but proper regulation would stop the rogue element.
July 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
No surprise to many Chartered Accountants who have to submit annual Fit and Proper compliance forms to ICAEW. Meanwhile firms of unregulated Accountants have flourished thanks to advances in IT. Many are decent, but proper regulation would stop the rogue element.
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in over two years, survey shows
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in over two years, survey shows
Accountants’ institute says first quarter of 2025 was ‘harrowing’ for companies amid tax rises and US tariffs
UK business confidence has fallen to the lowest level for more than two years amid growing concern over tax rises and Donald Trump’s escalating trade war, according to a survey.
Highlighting the risks to the economy, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) said the first quarter of the year had been “harrowing” for companies across Britain. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in over two years, survey shows
Worse, the ICAEW report was anonymised. It looks like the firm was guilty of no more than a minor technical breach. Nobody knew it was a critical element to the £64m Axiom Ince failure.
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Worse, the ICAEW report was anonymised. It looks like the firm was guilty of no more than a minor technical breach. Nobody knew it was a critical element to the £64m Axiom Ince failure.
Aspiring younger ICAEW members should apply now for the next Inspiring Future Leaders cohort, connecting them with some seriously impressive CFO's, NEDs and other senior finance leaders www.icaew.com/technical/bu...
Inspiring future leaders 2026
Inspiring Future Leaders connects aspiring younger ICAEW members with senior finance leaders of large organisations through a series of free, virtual roundtables.
www.icaew.com
September 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Aspiring younger ICAEW members should apply now for the next Inspiring Future Leaders cohort, connecting them with some seriously impressive CFO's, NEDs and other senior finance leaders www.icaew.com/technical/bu...
So it's a double regulatory failure.
The SRA missed a chance to protect the public and the solicitors' profession.
The ICAEW missed a chance to protect the public from an incompetent accountant, and inform stakeholders of a key element in Axiom Ince's failure.
The SRA missed a chance to protect the public and the solicitors' profession.
The ICAEW missed a chance to protect the public from an incompetent accountant, and inform stakeholders of a key element in Axiom Ince's failure.
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So it's a double regulatory failure.
The SRA missed a chance to protect the public and the solicitors' profession.
The ICAEW missed a chance to protect the public from an incompetent accountant, and inform stakeholders of a key element in Axiom Ince's failure.
The SRA missed a chance to protect the public and the solicitors' profession.
The ICAEW missed a chance to protect the public from an incompetent accountant, and inform stakeholders of a key element in Axiom Ince's failure.
As a Chartered Accountant myself, it was great to host a roundtable with ICAEW members in Ely during recess. A valuable opportunity to hear directly from local accountants about the challenges facing businesses, the local economy, and the accountancy profession. Thanks to all who joined.
October 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As a Chartered Accountant myself, it was great to host a roundtable with ICAEW members in Ely during recess. A valuable opportunity to hear directly from local accountants about the challenges facing businesses, the local economy, and the accountancy profession. Thanks to all who joined.
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to influence what companies report, how assurance is provided, and how confidence in business information is maintained. #ICAEW members can have their say now on the Modernising Corporate Reporting (#MCR) proposals www.icaew.com/technical/co...
Modernising corporate reporting: have your say
The government has launched a consultation on the future of the UK's corporate reporting framework. ICAEW would like to understand members' views on the issues being considered to inform our response.
www.icaew.com
September 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to influence what companies report, how assurance is provided, and how confidence in business information is maintained. #ICAEW members can have their say now on the Modernising Corporate Reporting (#MCR) proposals www.icaew.com/technical/co...
There are several different accountancy bodies in the UK. ICAS in Scotland is the oldest one, dating back to 1854. ICAEW was founded in 1880, with ACCA coming along in 1904.
December 31, 2024 at 7:39 AM
There are several different accountancy bodies in the UK. ICAS in Scotland is the oldest one, dating back to 1854. ICAEW was founded in 1880, with ACCA coming along in 1904.
If you follow the chain of authority on what constitutes "accumulated, realised profits", you go via the recognised accounting standards to ICAEW Technical Release 02/17BL (This is referred to in the accounting standards, and there is a statutory instrument making them the accounting standards)
May 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
If you follow the chain of authority on what constitutes "accumulated, realised profits", you go via the recognised accounting standards to ICAEW Technical Release 02/17BL (This is referred to in the accounting standards, and there is a statutory instrument making them the accounting standards)
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In particular I’d note in passing that (at least in my day) ICAEW exams showed significantly higher pass rates for, say, Maths and English grads than for Accountancy grads… 3/4
April 23, 2026 at 10:11 AM
In particular I’d note in passing that (at least in my day) ICAEW exams showed significantly higher pass rates for, say, Maths and English grads than for Accountancy grads… 3/4
A very clever and accomplished friend joined one of those big firms in the early 80's. Qualified and thus chartered he was told he had no partnership prospects because of the colour of his skin. Left, set up businesses, made millions. Still a fellow of the ICAEW as it opens doors but..
December 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A very clever and accomplished friend joined one of those big firms in the early 80's. Qualified and thus chartered he was told he had no partnership prospects because of the colour of his skin. Left, set up businesses, made millions. Still a fellow of the ICAEW as it opens doors but..
Just renewed my ICAEW membership for the year. Only the reduced £60 fee, though, now I'm on a 'career break'. Need to make a clean break away, but I'm too nervous not to have the comfort blanket of a solid career if this change goes tits up. I need more confidence in myself and my decisions.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Just renewed my ICAEW membership for the year. Only the reduced £60 fee, though, now I'm on a 'career break'. Need to make a clean break away, but I'm too nervous not to have the comfort blanket of a solid career if this change goes tits up. I need more confidence in myself and my decisions.
I was at an audit event with an AI panel, and after they banged on I asked one question that ruined it for the ICAEW guy:
"how does this fit in with your ESG, & do you think AI use can be reconciled with environmental responsibility given we're 7 years into a government declared climate emergency"
"how does this fit in with your ESG, & do you think AI use can be reconciled with environmental responsibility given we're 7 years into a government declared climate emergency"
May 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I was at an audit event with an AI panel, and after they banged on I asked one question that ruined it for the ICAEW guy:
"how does this fit in with your ESG, & do you think AI use can be reconciled with environmental responsibility given we're 7 years into a government declared climate emergency"
"how does this fit in with your ESG, & do you think AI use can be reconciled with environmental responsibility given we're 7 years into a government declared climate emergency"
From AgriTech to Video Games, check out the in-depth industry profiles from #ICAEW's Library & Information Service, informing members' decisions since 1871 www.icaew.com/library/indu...
Industry profiles
In-depth briefings on a wide range of industries, to help you navigate the business landscape with confidence. Written, researched and fact-checked by ICAEW librarians.
www.icaew.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
From AgriTech to Video Games, check out the in-depth industry profiles from #ICAEW's Library & Information Service, informing members' decisions since 1871 www.icaew.com/library/indu...
I'm wondering if one of the ICAEW professionals he mentions in his post from last weekend was his mum!
July 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I'm wondering if one of the ICAEW professionals he mentions in his post from last weekend was his mum!
1st women accountants. @fotwl.bsky.social talk Ethel Watts,
www.icaew.com/library/hist...
Opportunity 1930 . she trained articled clerks to encourage women
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De...
@lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social@icaew @icaew.bsky.social
www.icaew.com/library/hist...
Opportunity 1930 . she trained articled clerks to encourage women
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De...
@lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social@icaew @icaew.bsky.social
May 27, 2026 at 8:40 AM
1st women accountants. @fotwl.bsky.social talk Ethel Watts,
www.icaew.com/library/hist...
Opportunity 1930 . she trained articled clerks to encourage women
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De...
@lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social@icaew @icaew.bsky.social
www.icaew.com/library/hist...
Opportunity 1930 . she trained articled clerks to encourage women
digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De...
@lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social@icaew @icaew.bsky.social
They'll have to notify ICAEW so that (in theory) they'll have greater scrutiny. Doesn't seem at all appropriate to me.
June 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
They'll have to notify ICAEW so that (in theory) they'll have greater scrutiny. Doesn't seem at all appropriate to me.