A warm welcome
Welcome to Jerroms
Philip Barnes has joined Jerroms, part of the Sumer Group. The same trusted team and local service you know — now with a wider range of specialist support behind you.
If you've arrived here from the Philip Barnes website, it's because we've joined forces with Jerroms, part of the Sumer Group.
This is a positive step that expands the services and specialist expertise available to you — while keeping everything you value about your existing relationship exactly as it is. The same people, the same local service, and the same personal approach. Now with the strength of a larger group behind us.
What this means for you
Rest assured, very little changes
The same team
You'll continue to work with the same familiar people, reachable in exactly the same way as before.
Nothing to do
No action is needed from you. Your day-to-day relationship carries on as normal.
More expertise on hand
You now have access to a much broader range of specialist services through the wider group, whenever you need them.
About Jerroms
Local expertise, national strength
Jerroms has been supporting businesses and individuals across the Midlands for more than 50 years, with a particular focus on helping small and medium-sized enterprises grow. We're built on personal, local relationships — now combined with the depth, technology and resources that come from being part of the Sumer Group, one of the UK's fastest-growing mid-market accountancy practices.
Together, we're able to offer you more, while staying true to the local, client-first approach you've always relied on.
Now available to you
A full range of services
As part of Jerroms, you have access to specialist support across every stage of your personal and business journey.
Accountancy & audit
Accounts, management reporting, forecasting, payroll and cloud accounting, plus audit & assurance delivered to the highest standards.
Find out more →Tax & specialist tax
Personal and corporate tax planning, plus specialist tax (VAT, succession planning, employee incentivisation & share schemes tax, restructuring) and R&D tax relief through Jerroms Miller.
Find out more →Corporate finance
Support for buying, selling and growing a business, including valuations, due diligence and raising finance.
Find out more →Financial planning & wealth
Investment and pension advice, wealth management and protection for individuals and businesses. FCA-regulated.
Find out more →Mortgages & business finance
FCA-regulated residential, buy-to-let and remortgage advice, plus loans, asset finance and invoice discounting.
Find out more →The Sumer Group
Part of a national network of leading regional firms, championing SMEs with local service backed by national expertise.
About Sumer →FAQs
Yes. The team you know remains in place, and your point of contact doesn't change.
No. There's no action required from you, and no change to how you're supported.
Jerroms is a long-established Midlands accountancy and business advisory group, part of the Sumer Group — a national network of leading regional firms with a shared commitment to championing SMEs through local service backed by national expertise.
You can reach your team in exactly the same way as before, or use the contact details below.
We're here to help
If you have any questions, we'd love to hear from you.
Jerroms Financial Planning and our Mortgage & Finance services are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Please note that other services offered by Jerroms are not FCA-regulated.
Jerroms is a trading style of Jerroms Business Solutions Limited (08923059) and Jerroms GCN Limited (08433008).
Registered office: Lumaneri House, Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 8AH.
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