RETAIL & CONSUMER

Fast-paced, ever-twisting, always turning. The retail rollercoaster won’t slow down. And to keep up, you need advisers who’ve supported your peers, with the experience and fresh ideas to spot opportunities.

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RETAIL RULES. AND WE LIVE IT.

Sure, loads of firms will say the same. But loads of firms lack the expertise, credentials, and connections to back that up. Our Head of Retail, Cat Kelly, is a FORMER Chair of the ICAEW Retail Advisory Group, leading the accountancy industry’s response to over 5,000 retail community members and liaising with the government on what’s critical to the market. 

And with ongoing relationships with more than a third of large retailers in the Midlands. Along with a portfolio of retail clients based across the UK. We’re a leading adviser in the sector, and we’re rightfully proud of the clients we act for and the work we deliver – both for and with them.

WHY COOPER PARRY?

We know what keeps you up at night.

And we know it all too well. A number of our team have spent time “on the other side of the desk”, working for large retail businesses including Dunelm, Boots, NEXT and Co-op. And we frequently send secondees to help out in our clients’ businesses, building our team’s practical and commercial experience in the process. 

We help our clients develop their in-house finance resources. To keep pace with growth ambitions. Helping them get the processes and tech in place to succeed. Our Outsourcing team can provide extra bandwidth to your finance team during times of change. 

We can be the extra pair of hands that you need. They work with dynamic and rapidly growing retail businesses. Particularly those with a focus on e-commerce platforms. 

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WHY CLIENTS LOVE US

I'm delighted that the big decision taken to change auditors has been smooth, without compromise and added value to our company. Everyone we’ve come into contact with is friendly, transparent and works well in collaboration with our team.

NTN Bearings (UK) Ltd

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Despite providing a large amount of detailed information, the report we received was exceptionally clear and readable. The CP team had tailored it to VetPartners’ unique structure and growth forecasts. It was also very polished: the draft provided required extremely minimal changes before the final version was issued.

VetPartners

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"The whole team were well-informed, very professional and easy to work with. I gave them a tough timescale to work within and they achieved it for us"

SEVENOAKS SOUND & VISION

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"Their guidance and professionalism were instrumental in achieving a positive result in the sale of the business. I highly recommend Cooper Parry for their outstanding service and commitment to their clients’ success.”

Gemini Accident Repairs

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"What’s great about them is they’re pre-emptive in their work and have seen a lot of businesses at the various stages of growth so can point us in the right direction for the scope of services we do (or don’t) require as we scale."

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Cat Kelly
Head of Retail and Relationship Partner

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UPCOMING RETAIL EVENTS

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RETAIL FINANCE FORUM

  • Wednesday 26th February
  • 09.30pm- 13.30pm
  • Sky View, Cooper Parry

RETAIL REVIEWS

LUKE, DEC 24

“5 star for the audit service. I’ve only downgraded to a 4 star because of some support we received in getting some tax advice when we had a company fatality and although the team were swift to support, I felt the fee was excessive in a time when our Company was going through an exceptionally tough time.”

MICHAEL, NOV 24

“The onboarding process took a very long time and could have been made simpler e.g. issuing an Excel schedule that lists out all of the required information that is needed (rather than going back and forth asking additional queries via email). However once the deliverable was provided, the Cooper Parry team were quite responsive when it came to follow up queries. The Cooper Parry team also demonstrated pro-activeness e.g. by setting up a call to give an update and discuss certain elements of the deliverable that required clarity.”

KERRY, NOV 24

“I’ve loved working with Fern and Steph over the past 3 years – they are really a super team! They are always on hand should we have a question and very helpful in their answers. The Scheme Accounts are always signed before the deadline dates and any issues are always raised, so the team can sort out. I recommend CP to every client I have and any others going through a tender for an Auditor (I should be paid commission in all honesty 😉 )”

JAMES, NOV 24

“Your service is good / great. What I would like is greater challenge to our strategy and thought process as it is too easy to get into a rut, i.e. have you thought of doing this or that for tax benefit / efficient use of capital.”

ROB, NOV 24

“The reason you are not 5 star is merely because you don’t have a true international network. Otherwise an excellent service.”

KATE, NOV 24

“Always amenable, easy to work with. Even when we are being demanding, nothing is too much trouble.”

STUART, NOV 24

“Efficient process generally.”

GAIL, NOV 24

“Efficient from start to finish, no issues.”

PAUL, NOV 24

“Very professional and pleasure to work with. In comparison to previous audit firm the whole process was a vast improvement – Well done.”

HEATHER, NOV 24

“Rebecca Prince is fantastic but our experience with another colleague has left us lacking trust in CP.”