From Nimble Start-up to A List Advisors
Here, in highlights, we share the story of a nimble start-up’s evolution to £30m+ turnover business with 21 partners, 300 highly skilled staff and an enviable roster of A list, corporate and private clients across the globe.
Set up by two childhood friends in the 80s, people have always been at the heart of SRLV. Today, the relationships of trust and collaboration we share with clients, colleagues, and our professional network of referrers and peers underpins everything we do.
The last three years have seen unprecedented growth for the firm. Much of this growth has been sustained by the excellence of our staff and their client work, helping entrepreneurial businesses and private clients to flourish.
Marc Voulters | Executive Chairman & Partner
SRLV Today
Today we’re a mid-tier firm of chartered accountants, business management specialists and corporate and private client advisors. The business has bloomed through organic growth and strategic acquisition to a 300-strong staff roster across four divisions working worldwide. Yet our ethos is unchanged. An impeccable, highly personalised advisory service and approach puts clients at the centre. This is the bedrock of what we do; people and relationships come first.
Excellence is everything.
Key Facts
Our Clients
Diverse & Inspiring
With our roots in the creative world of music and entertainment, we have a roster of singers, songwriters, musicians, actors, digital content creators and sports stars. Behind the talent sits their support network so we also advise record labels, managers, agencies, producers, directors and theatres.
Sitting alongside this Creative division is a weighty portfolio of corporate clients in the premium hospitality, luxury retail and real estate industries, among others. Entrepreneurial owner managed businesses in a range of sectors and the complex financial needs of the high net worth families behind these companies, as well as those of our artist clients, make up the final two divisions.
So, from international restaurant groups and luxury retail brands to the largest festival group in the UK, we have an inspiringly diverse client base often with complex financial needs. We’re fortunate that most of our work comes through referral and recommendation. Once we win a client, it’s almost always the beginning of a lifelong partnership.
Divisions
Our People
Listening, Asking,
Taking Action
Many of our team began their careers with us, thriving on the culture, rewarding client work, and opportunities to personalise their roles. They build long-standing relationships of trust with their clients and each other which are rewarding for everyone.
From all our people, we ask for two fundamental things:
- To be genuinely interested in their clients – asking, listening and thinking.
- To care about making a difference as part of a supportive collaborative team.
There is no single career path at SRLV. Our people succeed in different ways, at different stages of their careers. We invest heavily in training and support them to develop at their own pace, and always with an eye on their wellbeing as well as their progression. It is a nurturing culture where everyone is encouraged to thrive.
SRLV is founded on relationships. Whilst we are continually evaluating and adopting new technologies for operational excellence, the human aspect of our work will never change. We’re committed to the development of our people, ensuring clients continue to receive considered advice they can trust, delivered with care and genuine understanding.
Stephen Marks | Senior Partner