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We aim to build a better every day, always thinking beyond and how we can have a positive impact.

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We help you make strategic decisions, achieve your long-term objectives, reduce costs and grow your bottom line, whilst also keeping you fully compliant with the latest tax obligations.

73 Cornhill

London, EC3V 3QQ

ABOUT US

Who We Are

Who We Are

Leaving a legacy

Formed in the late 1940s, we have established ourselves as one of the leading mid-tier businesses in the UK, delivering a wide range of financial and strategic business advice.

Our Purpose and Vision, combined with our philosophy to think beyond accountancy, means we are continually developing and improving as a business, this applies to the services we deliver to clients, the impact we have on our local community and environment and the support we provide our team.

Continually improving is essential for us to deliver more value and ensure we can support our clients and team with every eventuality.

Our Vision

To build a better every day.

We aim to make a difference to our team, our clients, our community and our planet.

Whether that is through our nurturing culture - creating an environment where our team can develop and flourish - our beyond compliance vision, or our charity, DEI and sustainability initiatives.

Our Purpose

We strive for every interaction to be a positive one.

Our Purpose drives the way we approach every day. Whether it’s tax advice that saves a client money or simply making a colleague smile – we want to be remembered for the way we make people feel.

WHAT WE STRIVE FOR

Our Mission

Our Mission is made up of four core pillars that each represent an area that we prioritise as a business.

Our People

Our employees make us what we are. Therefore, we are committed to understanding and supporting our employee’s goals and working with them to reach their fullest potential.

Our Clients

Your success is our success. We aim for clients to see us as a natural extension of their business, not a third party that sits on the fringes. We are their first port of call whenever an opportunity or challenge arises – and we’ll be with them every step of the way.

Our Community

We are committed to having a positive impact on our community, whether that is via charity support or internal initiatives on DEI. When it comes to charity support we have a specific goal, which is to support children and young people in our local community.

Our Planet

We have a never-ending responsibility to protect our planet in whatever way we can. Therefore, we aim to lead the way to a more sustainable future, inspiring stakeholders to make changes that have a positive impact on the planet.

What sets us apart

Our values

Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we interact.

  • Going above and beyond
  • Acting with integrity
  • Inspiring teamwork
  • Creating exceptional experiences

Going above and beyond

Going above and beyond

Whilst our roots are in accountancy, our advisers always look beyond the numbers to unlock possibilities that others simply don’t see. Together, we’re driven by an entrepreneurial spirit to achieve more and keep our clients at the forefront of their industry

Acting with integrity

Acting with integrity

Integrity, transparency and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do. We are acutely aware of the impact of our actions as a business and always aim for a better, more sustainable future

Inspiring teamwork

Inspiring teamwork

We are proud to be building a diverse and inclusive culture for our people where our individual strengths can flourish alongside one another. As a result, we can easily overlap services and collaborate across different areas of expertise.

Creating exceptional experiences

Creating exceptional experiences

Whether it’s for clients or employees, every day at Gerald Edelman presents an opportunity to exceed people’s expectations. By delivering the best possible experience, we attract great talent and make sure our clients are happy to stay with us for years, not months, becoming our ambassadors

HOW WE STARTED
Gerald Edelman's History

Having left the RAF in 1946, friends Gerald Edelman and Toby Hoffman founded ‘Gerald Edelman’. Toby fondly described Gerald as having a ‘magnetic personality’ and they quickly forged a successful partnership.

Tragically, Gerald died whilst on holiday with his family at the tender age of 35. Toby, however, continued to build the practice, retaining the firm’s name to ensure that his friend’s legacy lived on. The rest, as they say, is history.

1946

GE established

First office in Maddox Street, in the heart of the London’s West End.

2 partners and fewer than 15 staff

1958

Office move

Moved to Harley street.

5 partners and 25 staff

1982

Senior partner

Michael Harris become a senior partner

1985

Acquired

Acquired sole practitioner Bernard Keane and Co.

1989

New Office

Opened a new office in Whetstone, North London

10 partners and 55 staff

2010

New CEO

Richard Kleiner became CEO

2015

Moved office

Moved from Harley street to Cornhill, in the City of London

15 partners and 90 staff

2016

Merger

Merger with DTE Business Advisory services Ltd

2018

A new area

A new era for GE with an exciting rebrand

now 16 partners and 140 staff

Partnership formed with SB&P, expanding GE's presence into Northern England

COMMITTED TO MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE
Transparency Reports

We are pleased to bring you our Transparency Reports, which outline our commitment to Audit Quality, as well as our commitment to making a positive difference to our people, our clients, our community and our planet.

These reports give an insight into our culture, governance, legal framework, ownership, financial results and even our international network.