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type: "event"
title: "Accountex London 2027, 12-13 May | accounting.events"
description: "12-13 May 2027, ExCeL London. The UK's largest accounting and finance expo. Around 300 exhibitors and 17 theatres over two days, free to attend."
resource: "https://accounting.events/events/accountex-london/"
tags: ["event", "Practice management", "United Kingdom", "2027"]
timestamp: "2026-09-03"
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# Accountex London 2027

Accountex London 2027 runs 12-13 May 2027 at ExCeL London in London, and entry is free.

The UK's largest accounting and finance expo. Around 300 exhibitors and 17 theatres over two days, free to attend, with CPD accredited seminars for accountants in practice, bookkeepers and finance teams.

- **When:** 12-13 May 2027 (dates published)
- **Where:** ExCeL London · London, Greater London · United Kingdom
- **Organiser:** Accountex (Diversified Communications UK)
- **Format:** In person
- **Type:** Practice management
- **CPD:** Up to 16 CPD hours (organiser)
- **Price:** Free
- **Attendance:** 17,200+ (2026, organiser post-show report)
- **Official site:** https://www.accountex.co.uk/london/

## Why it matters

Accountex London is Europe's largest accounting and finance exhibition, held at ExCeL London every May since 2012, with a record 17,200 attendees and over 300 exhibitors at the 2026 edition. Entry is free and the seminar programme offers up to 16 CPD hours, which no rival UK event matches at that price. Its nearest rival show, FAB at the NEC Birmingham each March, is smaller and practice-focused, while Accountex also co-locates The FD Show for accountants in industry.

## Who attends

Accountants, in-house finance professionals and bookkeepers from across the UK and beyond; the organiser describes a trade event for accounting and finance professionals only, and 2026 visitors travelled from as far as India, the USA and Australia.

## Programme

- 17 theatres across the 2027 show floor (organiser figure)
- AI in practice: adoption, workflow and the human skills an AI-first firm needs
- Making Tax Digital and HMRC compliance
- Tax and regulation
- Practice growth and management
- Audit
- Accounts payable and AML
- Payroll and pensions
- Wellbeing, mental health and burnout
- Sustainability (the Sustainability Zone, staged in 2026 as 'The Canopy')
- Show features: Solo Traveller Lounge, HMRC Customer Service Desk, Wellness Retreat, Quiet Room, Charging Zone

## Past editions

- 2026: 13-14 May 2026; ExCeL London; Over 17,200 attendees (organiser), the biggest Accountex to date; 300+ exhibitors, 250+ seminars across 13 theatres, 400+ speakers; first FD Show co-located with nearly 5,000 finance leaders.
- 2025: 14-15 May 2025; ExCeL London; 16,000+ attendees (organiser)
- 2024: 15-16 May 2024; ExCeL London; Over eleven thousand attendees (organiser)

Source: https://www.accountex.co.uk/london/ (checked 2026-09-02)