UK top 10 accountancy firm Azets has opened an office in Tunbridge Wells in a strategic move to drive growth in West Kent.
The office is headed up by two familiar faces in business advisory partner Dean Yorath and private client partner Nicola MacAulay.
Between them they have more than three decades of local knowledge and experience after both previously having worked for a regional accountancy firm in the town.
The new office, at Lonsdale Gate in Lonsdale Gardens has a full service offering and will also be able to draw on the expertise of hundreds of Azets specialists across Kent, London and across the south east.
Dean, who joined Azets in 2023, said: “Tunbridge Wells and its surrounding areas – Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Crowborough and the wider Wealden district – host a robust mix of SMEs across a variety of sectors.
“With around 6,500 businesses registered in Tunbridge Wells, which is also home to some large professional firms, we felt this was the ideal opportunity to establish ourselves in the town. Our research shows that most Tunbridge Wells businesses and entrepreneurs prefer financial advisers to be based locally.
“We already service a number of valued West Kent clients from our Maidstone office, and this move will make it more convenient for them to visit us, as well as shortening our response times for onsite meetings and creating more touchpoints with the business community and building relationships.
“There is also no escaping the fact that Tunbridge Wells is at the heart of an affluent area and there is a high demand for personal tax and estate and IHT planning from professionals and business owners.”
Eddi Taylor, Azets south east regional managing partner, said: “The new Tunbridge Wells office is part of our ambitious growth programme looking at West Kent and into Sussex where we currently don’t have a physical presence.
“I am sure that dropping a Top 10 accountancy firm into the Tunbridge Wells market will generate a good deal of interest and help us to drive business opportunities. The office will strategically complement our existing Kent and London offices.
“We can now offer businesses the chance to work with a global firm with international strength and reach that operates on a personalised localised service basis with a complete understanding of the West Kent market.”
Azets will be headline sponsor of the Tunbridge Wells Business Show 2026, which is being held on 5 November at the town’s Assembly Hall.
The event brings together the regional business community under one roof to hear keynote speakers, visit exhibitors, meet with potential customers, generate leads and network.
Azets, the UK’s specialist business advisor to SMEs, employs around 150 people in Kent, part of a national network of more than 70 offices
