Testimonials

“Charles is my go-to for people. I have worked with him for 20 years and he knows the Valuations market inside out. He only refers strong candidates and is a great advocate for me and the firm. He’s a genuine consultant who listens carefully, advises honestly, and finds solutions. Highly recommended. ” Head of Valuations, Top 10, London

“It was a great working with Charles and the team at Adlestrop Consulting. Charles took the time to fully understand our firm, our culture, and what we look for in our people. Adlestrop are always professional, approachable and go out of their way to make sure that, we as the client, receive an effective and efficient service. I would have no hesitation recommending Adlestrop Consulting. ” Tax Director, Top 20, Nottingham

“I've worked with Charles for a couple of years now and he's become one of my go-to people for finding partner and director candidates for London audit. ” National Head of Audit & Assurance, Top 10, London

“Due to continuing growth, RSM had a specific need to attract a high quality, experienced business advisor at Partner level. This person needed to possess a very specific skill set comprising a proven track-record of working successfully with businesses of all sizes particularly in relation to the preparation and utilisation of financial information. Charles and Adlestrop, with their strong knowledge of our business and full understanding of our needs were quickly able to identify and introduce the perfect candidate for our needs. This person has now successfully joined our local partner team and is already making great strides, helping us to continue with our growth strategy. ” Office Managing Partner, Top 10, Leicester

““I have known Charles a long time and he has assisted with several appointments over the years, including a very recent and senior hire. Charles makes sure that he comes to see the working environment and also to discuss in detail the requirements of the role to ensure that he only sends over suitable candidates.” ” Audit Partner / Staff Partner, Top 20, Birmingham

“Over the last few years, Charles has been - and continues to be - an invaluable business partner to me and our firm in the Central region. He has successfully headhunted for a number of key senior (partner/director) roles as well as proactively identifying talented individuals who could be additive to our business. On more than one occasion, we have then gone on to hire those individuals. ” Regional Managing Partner, Top 10, Birmingham

“Charles was appointed to recruit at partner level for our transactions team. From the get go, he worked on building a relationship with the senior members of the current team so that he could be sure that the candidates were properly informed about the role, team and firm and spent time working with candidates to support and guide them. The result was that we had a good executive search process with great quality engaged people and we filled the role with an excellent practitioner. ” TS Partner / Regional Managing Partner, Top 10, London

“ It was a pleasure working with the team at Adlestrop Consulting. They were recommended to me by a colleague, I warmed to them instantly and that gave me the confidence that potential candidates would be happy to engage with them. I've been trying to grow my team for some time with limited success and the team at Adlestrop took the time to get to know me, to understand what I was looking for in a candidate and to present me with a sensible plan of action which ultimately led to me hiring an excellent candidate. I remain grateful to them and would happily recommend their services to others. ” Corporate Tax Partner, Top 10 Firm, South Coast

“ Adlestrop have really impressed in taking the time to fully understand our firm, our culture, our growth strategy and exactly what we look for in our people. Where others have struggled to come up with the goods, Adlestrop have always delivered quality candidates. ” Audit Partner, Top 15 Firm, Midlands

“ Adlestrop have stayed in touch over many years, even when I moved out of the region and showed an in interest in my business and its growth strategy. They are the ‘go to’ person for knowledge of candidates and employers and send candidates who would be right for the business, saving me time. In a way, their approach fits our deal approach – rifle shot rather than scatter gun.”   ” CF partner, Large independent Accountancy firm.