About Us

Built by business owners.
For business owners.

Most firms talk about personal service. At Runway, it's structural. Every client works directly with a co-founder of the firm, a professionally qualified accountant who also runs their own business. That changes everything about the quality of advice you receive.

The industry does it one way.
We do it differently.

The traditional accountancy model is built around partners who win clients and teams who service them. You get onboarded at the top and managed in the middle.

Runway was built to break that model entirely.

Here, there is no middle. Every client has direct, ongoing access to a co-founder — someone with the technical expertise of a qualified accountant and the commercial instinct of someone who has run and grown a business themselves. Not as a premium tier. As standard.

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The Hub model —
why it works

Runway operates through a network of co-founders — experienced accountants and entrepreneurs who each run their own practice under the Runway brand, sharing the same systems, standards, and team.

The result: founder-led advice at scale. Every Runway client gets the same direct access, the same quality of thinking, and the same commercially-grounded perspective — wherever they are in the UK.

100's of clientsSix yearsAll five-star reviewsDecades of combined experienceACCA licensed firm
Leadership

The leadership team

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Kevin Heaton

Managing Director

Kevin founded his first practice in 1999. Over two decades of building and running a firm that puts founders first — that experience underpins everything Runway does.

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Nish Mistry

Co-Founder

Over a decade advising fast-growing SMEs, property groups, and international organisations on VAT, tax, and corporate structure. Advice that's technically rigorous and genuinely practical — because he understands the decisions founders face, not just the numbers behind them.

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Leo Colgar

Co-Founder

Started at KPMG before spending 20+ years building deep expertise across management accounting and public practice. He brings big-firm rigour to growing businesses — technically precise, commercially minded, and always focused on what actually moves the needle for founders.

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Joseph Heaton

Head of Strategy

Joseph shapes how Runway works — clear processes, transparent pricing, and an approach to advice that's always built around the client. The thinking behind the firm, made practical.

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Emilio Vences

Head of Growth & Operations

Trained at a leading mid-tier practice and brings a global perspective to how Runway grows and operates. The engine behind the experience clients receive.

“Runway haven't just helped keep finances in order — they've helped push our business and strategy forward. If you have an accountant that isn't Runway, respectfully, what are you doing?”

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