Data-led stories on the UK advisory market
Verified Advisers analyses UK professional firm records to identify patterns in director demographics, filing signals and regional adviser supply. Latest research update: 17 May 2026.
The UK financial adviser retirement wave: 30,241 directors are already 60 or older
Verified Advisers analysis of 80,623 UK advisory firms found 30,241 directors born in 1966 or earlier, putting succession and acquisition pressure into plain numbers.
The compliance paradox: 2,400 UK advisory firms are overdue on statutory accounts
A Verified Advisers scan found 3.01% of UK advisory firms with filing due-date data were overdue on their Companies House accounts.
The financial leader zodiac: March is the most common birth month for UK advisory directors
March narrowly beats January as the most common birth month among 114,368 directors in the latest Verified Advisers research sample.
UK advisory firm density mapped: London leads, followed by Manchester and Birmingham
Verified Advisers mapped advisory firm concentration by city, with London at 14,641 records, Manchester at 1,466 and Birmingham at 1,336.
The wealth of the high street: what balance sheet equity reveals about UK advisory firms
Verified Advisers found usable equity data for 64,796 advisory firm records, with London, Leeds and Manchester leading by total mapped equity.
The zero-employee practice: 11,453 advisory firms report no average employees
The research found 11,453 records with zero average employees, equal to 19.14% of records with usable employee data.
Director gender signals in UK advisory firms: male-coded titles still dominate the visible sample
Among director names with clear title-based gender signals, 80.21% were male-coded and 19.79% were female-coded.
The post-pandemic advisory firm wave: 27,027 mapped firms were incorporated from 2021 onward
Verified Advisers found 27,027 mapped advisory firm records incorporated from 2021 onward, compared with 53,289 pre-2020 records.
From Dr to MBE: 1,041 advisory firm directors carry visible professional or civic titles
Verified Advisers found 1,041 directors with visible Dr, MBE, OBE or Cllr title patterns in the latest research sample.
The advisory firm debt data gap: creditor extraction is still too sparse for a sector ranking
Only four records had usable creditors-due-within-one-year data, so Verified Advisers is not publishing a debt-risk ranking from this field yet.
Accountants: director retirement pressure in 2026
What the public records show about director retirement pressure among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: statutory filing discipline in 2026
What the public records show about statutory filing discipline among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: director birth-month distribution in 2026
What the public records show about director birth-month distribution among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: regional supply in 2026
What the public records show about regional supply among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: balance sheet equity benchmarks in 2026
What the public records show about balance sheet equity benchmarks among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: zero-employee practices in 2026
What the public records show about zero-employee practices among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: new firm formation in 2026
What the public records show about new firm formation among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: director title signals in 2026
What the public records show about director title signals among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: record coverage in 2026
What the public records show about record coverage among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Accountants: market coverage in 2026
What the public records show about market coverage among 72,377 accountancy firm records.
Solicitors: director retirement pressure in 2026
What the public records show about director retirement pressure among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: statutory filing discipline in 2026
What the public records show about statutory filing discipline among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: director birth-month distribution in 2026
What the public records show about director birth-month distribution among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: regional supply in 2026
What the public records show about regional supply among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: balance sheet equity benchmarks in 2026
What the public records show about balance sheet equity benchmarks among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: zero-employee practices in 2026
What the public records show about zero-employee practices among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: new firm formation in 2026
What the public records show about new firm formation among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: director title signals in 2026
What the public records show about director title signals among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: record coverage in 2026
What the public records show about record coverage among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
Solicitors: market coverage in 2026
What the public records show about market coverage among 8,875 solicitor firm records.
FCA-regulated advisers: director retirement pressure in 2026
What the public records show about director retirement pressure among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: statutory filing discipline in 2026
What the public records show about statutory filing discipline among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: director birth-month distribution in 2026
What the public records show about director birth-month distribution among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: regional supply in 2026
What the public records show about regional supply among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: balance sheet equity benchmarks in 2026
What the public records show about balance sheet equity benchmarks among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: zero-employee practices in 2026
What the public records show about zero-employee practices among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: new firm formation in 2026
What the public records show about new firm formation among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: director title signals in 2026
What the public records show about director title signals among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: record coverage in 2026
What the public records show about record coverage among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
FCA-regulated advisers: market coverage in 2026
What the public records show about market coverage among 19,490 FCA-regulated adviser records.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: director retirement pressure compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: statutory filing discipline compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: director birth-month distribution compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: regional supply density compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: balance sheet equity benchmarks compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: zero-employee operating models compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: post-pandemic incorporation trends compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: visible director titles and professional signals compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: data coverage and verification quality compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.
Accountants vs solicitors vs financial advisers: directory coverage across the adviser market compared
A cross-sector comparison of accountants, solicitors and FCA-regulated advisers using Verified Advisers directory and Companies House-matched data.