About Saxon Moseley
Saxon co-leads the national consumer markets group and is head of leisure and hospitality in the UK. He spends a significant amount of time in the market with operators, banks, and investors to bring firsthand experience and insight on trends and issues impacting the leisure and hospitality industry. He has a personal interest in new market segments including competitive socialising concepts, as well as supporting businesses with regional and international expansion.
Saxon joined RSM in 2010 following qualification as a Chartered Accountant. He has extensive experience advising businesses across the leisure landscape, including international hospitality groups, multi-site casual dining brands, members clubs and a range of hotel and serviced apartment businesses. As an audit partner in the London office his role involves ensuring businesses comply with regulatory requirements, providing robust challenge to management teams and supporting businesses to work through areas of financial and reporting complexity. Audit quality is core to his role.
'From my first job working behind a bar, I’ve always had a passion for the leisure and hospitality industry. Despite recent challenges, I remain inspired by the sector’s resilience and its ability to constantly reinvent itself. Each new venture and concept that emerges reaffirms my view that the UK remains a vibrant centre of innovation. I am delighted to lead RSM’s leisure and hospitality team, helping businesses in the sector to grow, realise their ambitions and navigate uncertainty.'
Outside of work, Saxon is a keen runner, photographer and snowboarder, and is a lifelong Norwich City supporter. He enjoys gardening and spending time with his young family.
Saxon's RSM timeline:
- 2024: promoted to head of leisure and hospitality
- 2021: promoted to partner
- 2020: promoted to head of technology
- 2018: became an audit quality champion
- 2014: promoted to manager
- 2011: joined RSM as an audit senior
Press and appearance highlights:
- Spirits Business – Pubs and restaurants outperform bars, April 2024
- London Loves Business – Celebrations and early Easter holiday lift hospitality groups to 5.2% growth in March, April 2024
- The Morning Advertiser – Flat sales reported for January, February 2024
- The Caterer – Loyalty schemes to keep guests coming back, February 2024
- Restaurant – Pub growth comes ‘at the expense of restaurants’ as sunshine warms up managed groups' sales, July 2023