AIS Accountants Limited
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About AIS Accountants

Not Your Typical
Accountant

AIS Accountants Limited was founded on a single conviction: that growing businesses deserve the same quality of financial leadership as large corporates without the overhead.

Our Philosophy

A Long-Term
Strategic Partner

We don't take on clients to file their accounts and move on. We build long-term relationships becoming embedded in the financial fabric of the businesses we serve.

Our directors have worked alongside businesses from their earliest stages through to stock exchange listings, acquisitions, and international expansion. That breadth of experience informs everything we do.

When you engage AIS, you get senior-level attention on your account, not a junior assigned to manage your file. Every client is director-led.

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Our Journey

Built Over Decades

2013

Founded in London

Established in London with a focus on growth-stage businesses.

2013

Outsourced Finance Model

Launched the fully outsourced finance department offering.

2016

First IPO Client

Supported first IPO listing, establishing our capital markets capability.

2020

Digital Finance Systems

Full cloud-based finance infrastructure for all clients.

2025

1,000+ Clients Served

Milestone of 1,000 businesses supported across the UK.

Our Team

Meet the People Behind AIS

Anwer Piracha, FCCA – Founder & Senior Partner at AIS Accountants

Anwer Piracha (FCCA)

Founder & Senior Partner

Anwer Piracha is a highly experienced finance professional with over 25 years in the accountancy and advisory industry, supporting businesses across a wide range of sectors, from early-stage startups to established multinational organisations.

A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), Anwer trained with a Top 10 accountancy firm, where he built a strong foundation in audit, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance. His early career exposure to complex audit environments and large-scale organisations has shaped his structured, detail-driven approach to financial management.

Throughout his career, Anwer has worked closely with multinational clients, providing strategic financial insight, strengthening financial controls, and ensuring robust governance frameworks. His audit background enables him to bring a high level of rigour, accuracy, and transparency to every engagement.

Anwer specialises in acting as a strategic finance partner to ambitious and growing businesses. He has extensive experience in supporting companies through their full lifecycle, from startup and scale-up phases through to IPO readiness and stock exchange listings. His hands-on approach ensures businesses are not only compliant but also financially structured for growth, investment, and long-term success.

He is particularly recognised for delivering end-to-end finance function outsourcing, effectively operating as a fully integrated finance department for his clients. This includes everything from day-to-day financial management and reporting to high-level strategic advisory and investor readiness.

Anwer combines technical expertise with commercial insight, helping business owners make informed decisions, improve performance, and navigate complex financial challenges with confidence.

Leadership

Senior Expertise
at Every Level

AIS was built by finance professionals who have worked at the highest levels from Big 4 advisory to IPO advisory to CFO roles in high-growth businesses.

That experience is applied directly to every client. When you work with AIS, you are working with the people who have been in the room when it matters, not those learning on the job.

Director-Led

Every client engagement is personally overseen by a director, no junior account managers.

IPO Experience

Direct experience supporting AIM and Main Market listings, from pre-IPO preparation through to ongoing reporting.

Growth-Stage Specialists

Deep experience with businesses scaling from £1M to £50M+ revenue, across technology, services, and retail sectors.

London-Based

Headquartered in London, with deep knowledge of the UK regulatory and business environment.

15+

Years Experience

£100M+

Capital Supported

100%

Director-Led

Client Stories

What Our Clients
Say About Us

“

AIS transformed our financial reporting. We went from spending three days closing the books each month to under half a day. Their team understood our hospitality business from day one.

Marcus Webb, Managing Director of a hospitality group, professional headshot

Marcus Webb

Managing Director, Hospitality Group

“

The outsourced finance function AIS built for us gave us CFO-level insight at a fraction of the cost. Our investors now receive board packs that genuinely impress.

Priya Sharma, Founder and CEO of a technology startup, professional headshot

Priya Sharma

Founder & CEO, Technology Startup

Ready to Work
With Our Team?

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