Dafferns
Authentic Agile Connected

Since 1896

Dafferns 1896

Dafferns Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers

A Coventry and Warwickshire accounting firm with national and international connections.

We work with ambitious small, medium and large UK and international businesses, charities, business owners and private individuals providing audit, assurance, accounts, tax and advisory services, with proactive advice and ethical tax planning.

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Tax

Advance notice – changes to SD and SDRT are (eventually) coming…

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If the company strategic plan was a multiple choice question, would you recognise it?

Simon Cossey

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Optimum director remuneration package 2025/26

Karen Keeling

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Keep Calm and Carry On (But Make Sure You Have a Plan B)

Brian Jukes

Building long term relationships

25%

International businesses

Over 25% of our client work in 2023 was for subsidiaries of international groups and UK companies with international subsidiaries

13%

Charities and not for profit organisations

We act for a significant number of regional and national charities and not for profit organisations, representing about 1/6 of our client work in 2023

800+

Private and personal tax clients

Company directors, self employed people and private individuals for whom we complete tax returns – many with complex personal tax affairs

128

Years in business in Coventry and Warwickshire

Dafferns was founded by Thomas Mason Daffern in November 1896

100

Years of Partner experience in 2025

Experience at Partner level within our Leadership Team

45

Members of the Dafferns team

There are around 45 of us in the Dafferns team across all departments – working from our office in Coventry

Meet the team

The lifeblood of the firm, our dedicated team of professionals, helping and advising clients

Trusted Advisers – Authentic, Agile, Connected

Our people

Lucy and David – new faces in our 2025 Leadership team

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