ABSTRACT

This book is an oral history of the auditing profession in Britain from 1920s to the present day based on extended extracts from interviews with 77 past and present practitioners. Those interviewed ranged from a nonagenarian who qualified in the 1920s, to active contemporaries, from sole practitioners to the present day heads of the Big Five accounting firms. The often candid interviews uncover a surprising variety of experience and opinions and allow a group of often fascinating individuals to tell their own stories.

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|54 pages

Small Firm Practitioners

chapter Chapter 3|38 pages

Pioneer Women Accountants

chapter Chapter 4|66 pages

Accountants Who ‘Left the Profession’

chapter Chapter 5|28 pages

Practitioners in Medium-Sized Firms

chapter Chapter 6|64 pages

Provincial Partners in the Major Firms

chapter Chapter 7|38 pages

Leading National Partners

chapter Chapter 8|48 pages

The Great and the Good

chapter Chapter 9|44 pages

Contemporary Leaders

chapter Chapter 10|52 pages

Conclusions