Buzzacott to install Peter Chapman as new managing partner

Peter Chapman has been introduced as the new managing partner of Buzzacott, efficient from October 2026. The appointment comes as the consultancy reaffirms its dedication to offering impartial advisory companies to purchasers all over the world.

With 57 companions, greater than 600 folks and revenues of £90 million, Buzzacott is a London-based agency which helps companies, people, and not-for-profits with audit, tax, monetary planning, company finance, and enterprise companies. And whereas a troublesome couple of years for the UK skilled companies sector as an entire has seen the variety of offers aimed toward acquiring monetary safety rise amongst mid-tier gamers, Buzzacott confirmed in 2025 that it had no such plans – launching a refreshed model to mirror its continued independence.

Now, the accountancy and advisory agency has introduced additional plans to protect its standing as a standalone participant out there – with the announcement of a key succession plan for its high job. After eight years of management, Tony Hopson will step down as managing partner of Buzzacott – and whereas he’ll stay a partner within the agency’s UK/US tax group, the agency will tackle a new head from October.

The departing managing partner commented, “This alteration comes at an necessary second within the occupation. Whereas many companies are selecting to consolidate, we stay dedicated to staying impartial. It permits us to make our personal selections, protect what issues most concerning the agency and to preserve taking a long-term view. Peter is the correct particular person to lead us by way of the subsequent part of our growth.”

After a interval of transition, Peter Chapman will succeed Hopson – having himself performed a big function within the agency’s route and development for the previous 15 years. As nicely as heading up the agency’s extremely profitable company assurance group, Chapman has been a longstanding member of Buzzacott’s govt committee, and has taken on a number of key management duties, together with appearing as the agency’s audit compliance principal and observe assurance principal.

Talking on his promotion, Chapman added, “It’s a privilege to tackle the function of Managing Partner at Buzzacott. Our agency has a robust tradition and a transparent sense of itself and I’ve been lucky to be a part of its growth for a few years. As a agency with a historical past of greater than 100 years, our independence is a vital a part of who we’re. It offers us the liberty to form our future in the way in which that greatest serves the agency’s companions, workers and our purchasers. I look ahead to constructing on the sturdy foundations already in place and guiding the agency by way of its subsequent part of development.”