Andrew Tucker

Turnover for the group was up by nine per cent to £263 million (FY18 £242m) while profits rose by 76 per cent to £21m (FY18 £12m).

Group chief executive Andrew Tucker said the results reflected how all teams across the group were working more closely together than ever before with clients increasingly using more than one service line.

Mr Tucker said: “We have successfully grown turnover for nine consecutive years and that is testament to the hard work and determination of all of our teams to deliver an excellent client service whether that is for businesses or individuals.

“We offer a wide, but complementary, range of legal and financial services and our client engagement is strong: they tell us our service is consistently good and distinctive. We have an extensive programme to enable us to really understand what our clients value which helps us deliver our services more effectively.

“We are also investing further in our people and ensuring that Irwin Mitchell is a great place to work. We now have a dress for your day policy, we have more than 400 members of staff adopting official flexible working patterns, with many more agreeing informal arrangements. We have continued to develop well-being with our line managers are undergoing specialist mental health training to be able to support colleagues who may need some help.”

This year the firm promoted eight people to partner with 90 associate and senior associate promotions. Its gender pay gap was amongst the best in the industry and 43 per cent of partners are now female.