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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional services |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Warrington, Cheshire, England [1] |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Mr Andrew Ross, Director [2] |
| Services | |
Number of employees | 450 |
| Website | caroola |
Caroola Accountancy is a UK-based accountancy firm that provides accountancy services to contractors with private limited companies. In April 2023, SJD Accountancy rebranded under Caroola Accountancy
Formed in 1992 and merged as part of a £100m deal with Private Equity firm, Sovereign Capital. [3]
On the same day Nixon Williams, was also purchased by Sovereign Capital, a specialist UK private equity firm. [4]
Since then, Sovereign Capital has now sold its stake in the Group to Alcentra having [5] rebranded Optionis group and it's accountancy firms into Caroola Group in April 2023
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