Accounting Firm

Alexander & Co

Manchester and London chartered accountants and tax advisers serving owner-managed businesses and individuals

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About Alexander & Co

Chartered accountants and tax advisers with offices in Manchester and London, Alexander & Co has worked since 1976 and counts companies and private clients across the UK among its clients. The firm presents itself as independent, and its work covers tax, accounts, payroll and business strategy for owners who want to run their businesses more effectively.

Tax advice for people and companies

Tax advice covers personal, corporate, international, property, capital gains and inheritance tax, along with cryptocurrency tax, trusts and estate planning, and family investment companies. The firm also advises on Business Asset Disposal Relief and self assessment returns. It offers R&D tax credits and the Patent Box, which lower the tax payable on profits from patented innovation.

Tax investigations and HMRC enquiries

When HMRC opens an enquiry, the firm offers specialist tax investigation support. Its wider compliance work covers VAT returns and VAT advice, support with Making Tax Digital for VAT and for income tax, and PAYE and payroll services. Employee share schemes are also part of the offer, used to motivate and retain staff.

Manufacturing and engineering accountants

Its own count is more than 40 years of work with manufacturing and engineering clients, a sector the firm calls under intense competition from overseas and increasingly specialised. Its advice covers intellectual property protection, the financing of new developments and expansion, annual investment allowances that maximise tax relief on capital spending, and the Construction Industry Scheme for construction clients. It also offers group restructuring, remuneration planning, and advice for owners on succession and exit.

Deals, exits and cash flow

Corporate finance work covers acquisitions, disposals, mergers, management buyouts and exits, alongside funding solutions, financial forecasting and cash flow modelling. Clients work in construction and real estate, creative and tech, professional and business services, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, property and retail, and the firm also acts for companies listed on AIM.

TrustList summary

Alexander & Co is an independent firm of chartered accountants and tax advisers that has worked from Manchester since 1976, with a second office in London. It advises companies and private clients across the UK on tax, accounts, payroll and business strategy.

Products and services

Tax advice: personal, corporate, international, property, capital gains, inheritance and cryptocurrency tax, plus trusts and estate planning.
Tax investigations: specialist help when HMRC opens an enquiry.
R&D tax credits and Patent Box: claims that lower tax on innovation and profits from patents.
VAT and Making Tax Digital: VAT returns, VAT advice and support with digital filing.
Payroll and share schemes: PAYE services and employee share plans.
Corporate finance: acquisitions, disposals, mergers, MBOs, exits and cash-flow forecasting.

Who it works with

Sectors include construction and real estate, creative and technology, professional services, life sciences and healthcare, manufacturing and engineering, property and retail, as well as AIM-listed companies.

Key facts

Based in: Manchester and London, UK
Founded: 1976
Sector experience: over 40 years with manufacturing and engineering clients

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Nov 2026.

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Alexander & Co rankings

Alexander & Co is ranked on 8 TrustList rankings: #1 on 2, #3 on 1, #5 on 3, #14 on 1 and #24 on 1.

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Accounting firm · 8 rankings

#1of 11
Engineering
It is the only one of the 11 here listing security and SME.
Its profile: “Its own count is more than 40 years of work with manufacturing and engineering clients, a sector the firm calls under intense competition from overseas and increasingly specialised.”
Of the 11 here, 21 also cover accounting and 13 also cover tax; 2 also work in Middle East and 2 also work in Manchester.
Behind Infomate Pvt Limited, ahead of CareerWise Recruitment Dublin.
#1of 31
Manchester
It is the only one of the 31 here listing forecasting and government.
Its profile: “Chartered accountants and tax advisers with offices in Manchester and London, Alexander & Co has worked since 1976 and counts companies and private clients across the UK among its clients.”
Of the 31 here, 5 also cover self assessment and 5 also cover property; 4 also work in London and 2 also work in Oxford.
Behind AD Accounting Services.
#3of 58
London
It is the only one of the 58 here listing residential and one of 2 here listing medical.
Its profile: “Chartered accountants and tax advisers with offices in Manchester and London, Alexander & Co has worked since 1976 and counts companies and private clients across the UK among its clients.”
Of the 58 here, 8 also cover legal and 8 also cover partners; 4 also work in Wales and 3 also work in Liverpool.
Behind Arnold Hill & Co LLP.
#5of 106
Digital
It is one of 2 here listing engineering and one of 6 here listing simple.
Its profile: “Its wider compliance work covers VAT returns and VAT advice, support with Making Tax Digital for VAT and for income tax, and PAYE and payroll services.”
Of the top 88 here, 16 also cover government and 15 also cover reporting; 5 also work in California and 3 also work in Carolina.
Behind Aleksandar-AK, ahead of Alexander Thompson Arnold.
#5of 44
Manufacturing
It is one of 8 here listing property and one of 11 here listing goals.
Its profile: “Its own count is more than 40 years of work with manufacturing and engineering clients, a sector the firm calls under intense competition from overseas and increasingly specialised.”
Of the 44 here, 32 also cover medical and 30 also cover business services; 6 also work in York and 5 also work in New York.
Behind Cavanaugh & CO, LLP, ahead of Gelman LLP, CPAs & Business Advisors.
#5of 34
Forecasting
It is one of 6 here listing manufacturing and one of 12 here listing reporting.
Its profile: “Corporate finance work covers acquisitions, disposals, mergers, management buyouts and exits, alongside funding solutions, financial forecasting and cash flow modelling.”
Of the 34 here, 15 also cover goals and 11 also cover simple; 3 also work in United States and 3 also work in Sydney.
Behind Alan Boyd, ahead of BASic Bookkeepers.
#14of 185
Property
It is one of 43 here listing accounting and one of 54 here listing tax.
Its profile: “Tax advice covers personal, corporate, international, property, capital gains and inheritance tax, along with cryptocurrency tax, trusts and estate planning, and family investment companies.”
Of the top 82 here, 4 also work in New Jersey and 3 also work in Perth.
Behind Alex Wai CPA Professional Corporation, ahead of Alexander Ene.
#24of 402
United kingdom
It is the only one of the top 57 here listing forecasting and residential.
Of the top 57 here, 5 also cover creative and 5 also cover cloud; 2 also work in Bristol and 2 also work in Sheffield.
Behind David Howard Chartered Accountants.