Brodies hits revenue of £68.59m and eight consecutive years of growth

Annual revenue at law firm Brodies LLP grew to £68.59 million, up from £66.68 million in the previous year.

Profits before partner distributions also increased, up 3.5% or £1.1million, to £32.86 million, compared to £31.73 million the previous year.

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When compared on a like for like basis with the previous year’s results, minus the disposal of the Personal Injury business in the previous financial year, the firm has added £4 million to annual revenue, up by 6.2% year on year.

Overall headcount increased from 567 to 645, which included 5 internal partner promotions and one lateral hire, bringing the partnership to 97. The firm also opened its first office in the Highlands, with the addition of Dingwall to its existing locations of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Brussels.

With the firm’s current strategic planning cycle having ended in April 2018, the results show Brodies having increased annual revenues in that period by £16.49 million (31.6%), from £52.1 million in 2014 and annual profit in the period by £9.25 million (39.2%).  Margin for the year to 30 April 2018 was 34.6%, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to sustainable, profitable growth. Cash balances at the year-end were £19.6 million, up from £18.24 million in April 2017.

Brodies’ Managing Partner, Nick Scott, said: “Our clients continue to be busy across all key sectors of the Scottish economy, as well as in the wider UK and overseas.  We listen very carefully to clients to understand what they want to achieve, and we have set out to build our business to provide all of the quality legal services that are relevant to those clients and their markets. It is pleasing to see this reflected in another year of solid growth for our firm.

“By investing in people, IT and property, we have been able to deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Sharing this success with our people is key and as a result of their hard work, the firm will be paying its firmwide bonus to all eligible staff in recognition of their commitment to our firm and our clients.”

“As we move forward in our new strategic cycle to 30 April 2021, we do so against a backdrop of continued political and economic uncertainty,” continues Scott. “Whilst we await the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, in our own business we take heart from the resilience of our clients and the new opportunities they create, with challenging and innovative mandates. We have seen the evidence of that already in our new financial year, with our services in strong demand right across our business.

“These results underpin our strategy of continued investment in market leading services, attracting new talent – Tony Jones QC joined the firm as partner this month – and developing excellent people in all roles across our offices to ensure that Brodies remains the best place for lawyers to give, and our to clients receive, top quality legal advice.”

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