RSM Robson Rhodes LLP was a

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of chartered accountants in the

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and

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. It was the UK member firm of

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, the 6th largest network of professional

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firms in the world. With offices throughout the UK and Ireland, the firm offered auditing, consultancy and tax services to a wide variety of organisations in the private and public sectors. Robson Rhodes was the 12th largest accountancy firm in the UK, with revenues of £85.5 million for the year ending 30 April 2006, and average revenue per partner of £1.007 million. However, despite the size of its turnover the firm was loss-making (£3.8m loss in 2006), and heavily in debt (£45m including partner debts). It became a part of

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on 1 July 2007. Robson Rhodes was founded in 1927 by Sir Lawrence Robson.ROBSON, Sir Lawrence (William)
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Mergers

In 2006, RSM Robson Rhodes announced that it was to merge with the US firm of RSM International, RSM McGladrey. However, delays in completing the deal due to financial problems at

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, the company which owned RSM McGladrey, led RSM Robson Rhodes to terminate the deal. Prior to this, Robson Rhodes had sought other mergers including unsuccessful talks with the UK arm of

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. On 29 April 2007, the partners of Robson Rhodes announced that they were to merge with Grant Thornton UK LLP, the UK firm of Grant Thornton International, then the sixth largest accountancy firm in the UK. The merged entity uses the Grant Thornton brand and Robson Rhodes no longer exists as a separate name. The deal was completed on 1 July 2007."Auditors join forces to take on Big Four"
''Daily Telegraph'', 28 April 2007

Locations

RSM Robson Rhodes had 10 offices in the UK and Ireland: *

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Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of London, which is part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2011 census was 97,500. Developed after the Second World War as a ne ...

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(Head Office) *

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Following the merger with Grant Thornton, the Dublin office transferred to Grant Thornton Ireland. Many of the offices have now been closed and merged with Grant Thornton offices. The exception has been the London head office in Finsbury Square and the Hemel Hempstead office.

References

External links

Article on RSM Robson Rhodes Business Consulting
''Consulting Times''
The Silent Scream of the Unloved Customer
BBC News feature
The Silent Scream of the Unloved Customer
2004 report by RR {{Authority control Defunct accounting firms of the United Kingdom Consulting firms established in 1927 Companies disestablished in 2007 RSM International 1927 establishments in England 2007 disestablishments in England