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type: "event"
title: "Accountex Summit Manchester 2026, Sep 15 | accounting.events"
description: "Sep 15, 2026, Manchester Central. Regional accounting conference at Manchester Central. Features educational sessions, exhibitors."
resource: "https://accounting.events/events/accountex-summit-manchester/"
tags: ["event", "Vendor shows and expos", "United Kingdom", "2026"]
timestamp: "2026-09-03"
---

# Accountex Summit Manchester 2026

Accountex Summit Manchester 2026 runs Sep 15, 2026 at Manchester Central in Manchester, and entry is free.

Regional accounting conference at Manchester Central. Features educational sessions, exhibitors, and networking opportunities for accounting professionals in the North of England.

- **When:** Sep 15, 2026 (dates published)
- **Where:** Manchester Central · Manchester, Greater Manchester · United Kingdom
- **Organiser:** Accountex (Diversified Communications UK)
- **Format:** In person
- **Type:** Vendor shows and expos
- **CPD:** 8 CPD hours across 40-plus sessions in 5 theatres (CPD Certification Service accredited, provider number 10693, Diversified Communications UK)
- **Price:** Free
- **Attendance:** Over 3,300 (2025, Accountex post-event report)
- **Official site:** https://accountexmanchester.com

## Editions

- 2026: Accountex Summit Manchester 2026, Sep 15, 2026 (this page)
- 2027: Accountex Summit Manchester 2027 (incorporating the FD Show), September 2027 (expected) - https://accounting.events/events/accountex-summit-manchester-2027/

## Why it matters

Accountex Summit Manchester is Diversified Communications UK's one-day regional accountancy event at Manchester Central, in its eighth edition in 2026 after drawing over 3,300 attendees to the 2025 show. It is free to attend for practising accountants and bookkeepers, with a GBP 500 plus VAT tier for vendors and sales professionals. The 2026 edition adds a dedicated FD Show theatre alongside 135-plus exhibitors and 8 CPD-accredited hours across 40-plus sessions in five theatres.

## Who attends

Two-thirds of attendees work in practice and a third in industry, spanning FDs, CFOs, CTOs, ERP directors, heads of finance, MDs, CEOs and finance managers with purchasing influence. The organiser's exhibitor prospectus reports a 66 percent practice and 34 percent industry split.

## Programme

- Showcase Stage
- FD Show

## Past editions

- 2025: 23 September 2025; Manchester Central; Over 3,300 visitors, a 10 percent increase on 2024 (seventh edition); 130-plus exhibitors, including first-time exhibitors My VIP Tax Team, NatWest, Vista Insurance Brokers, Sign Up Software, Citation Cyber and Taxpad. New Sustainability Zone and Cyber Resilience Hub.
- 2024: 17 September 2024; Manchester Central; Sixth edition; over a thousand more attendees than 2022, a 35 percent rise on 2023; Over 120 software and service providers exhibited, from payroll and pensions to cybersecurity and cryptocurrency.
- 2023: 19 September 2023; Manchester Central; Fifth edition; thousands of attendees; Over 100 software and service suppliers exhibited, including Bright, Dext, FreeAgent, Intuit QuickBooks, IRIS, RDI Solutions, Sage, Wolters Kluwer and Xero.
- 2022: 12 October 2022; Manchester Central; More than 1,500 attendees (fourth year the summit returned to Manchester); Over 100 software and service suppliers, including Sage, Xero, Wolters Kluwer, Dext, IRIS, FreeAgent and Intuit QuickBooks, plus ACCA and HMRC. 8 CPD hours across 32 seminars in four theatres.

Source: https://accountexmanchester.com (checked 2026-09-03)