Dow Schofield Watts

DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts and DR Solicitors brands, is a profitable, mid-market, challenger professional services network with a cash generative business model and scalable platform for growth. The group operates licensing arrangements with its businesses and has over 130 fee earners across 12 offices in the UK.

Our vision is for our brands to become the most sought-after destinations for ambitious, entrepreneurial professionals to start and develop their own businesses. Through a licensing model, we give professionals the autonomy and flexibility to fulfil their potential. Being part of the DSW Capital group brings support benefits in recruitment, funding and infrastructure. Our challenger model attracts experienced, senior professionals, predominantly with a “Big 4” accounting firm or “Magic Circle” legal background, who want to launch their own businesses and recognise the value of DSW Capital’s brands and the synergies which come from being part of the network.

Dow Schofield Watts is a prominent independent advisory business which for over 20 years has delivered a partner-led financial advisory service across diverse industries. Originally established in 2002, by three KPMG alumni, Dow Schofield Watts is one of the first platform models disrupting the traditional model of accounting professional services firms. The firm has a talented team of over 100 professionals, based in offices in Cardiff, the North West of England, Leeds, Leicester, London, Nottingham and Reading.