Professor Roy Chandler

(he/him)

B.Sc. (Econ) Wales

2026

• De Widt, D. and Chandler, R. 2026. Local audit – Historical perspectives from the accountancy profession. In: Quinn, M. , Bertz, J. and Stewart, E. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Local Government Accounting History. Palgrave/Springer

2020

• Chandler, R. and Maltby, J. 2020. Auditing. In: Edwards, J. R. and Walker, S. eds. The Routledge Companion to Accounting History 2nd Edition. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. , pp.252-276.

2019

• Chandler, R. 2019. Auditing and corporate governance in nineteenth century Britain: the model of the Kingston Cotton Mill. Accounting History Review 29 (2), pp.269-286. (10.1080/21552851.2019.1636183)

2017

• Chandler, R. 2017. Questions of ethics and etiquette in the Society of Accountants in Edinburgh, 1853–1951. Accounting History 22 (2), pp.179-192. (10.1177/1032373216675912)

2014

• Chandler, R. A. and MacNiven, L. 2014. The unusual tale of an auditing spiritualist. Accounting History 19 (3), pp.333-349. (10.1177/1032373214534416)

2012

• Dart, E. and Chandler, R. A. 2012. Client employment of previous auditors: shareholders' views on auditor independence. Accounting and Business Research 43 (3), pp.205-224. (10.1080/00014788.2012.707968)

2009

• Chandler, R. A. and Fry, N. 2009. Regulating a reluctant profession: holding solicitors to account. Accounting Forum 33 (1), pp.54-61. (10.1016/j.accfor.2008.11.001)

2008

• Chandler, R. A. , Edwards, J. R. and Anderson, M. 2008. Disciplinary action against members of the founding bodies of the ICAEW. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 21 (6), pp.827-849. (10.1108/09513570810893263)
• Chandler, R. A. and Fry, N. 2008. Regulating a reluctant profession: holding solicitors to account. Accounting Forum 32 (4), pp.303-312.

2007

• Anderson, M. , Chandler, R. A. and Edwards, J. R. 2007. "A public expert in matters of account": defining the chartered accountant in England and Wales. Accounting Business & Financial History 17 (3), pp.381-423. (10.1080/09585200701609588)
• Edwards, J. R. , Anderson, M. and Chandler, R. A. 2007. Claiming a jurisdiction for the 'Public Accountant' in England prior to organisational fusion. Accounting Organizations and Society 32 (1-2), pp.61-100. (10.1016/j.aos.2005.12.006)
• Anderson, M. , Edwards, J. R. and Chandler, R. A. 2007. Focus on … history ICAEW: From ridicule to respect. Accountancy 140 (1367), pp.117.
• Anderson, M. , Edwards, J. R. and Chandler, R. A. 2007. From ridicule to respect. Careers in Accountancy - Asian Voice & Gujarat Samachar July , pp.10.

2006

• Chandler, R. A. and Ku Ismail, K. N. I. 2006. Quarterly financial reporting: a survey of Malaysian users and preparers. In: Murinde, V. ed. Accounting, Banking and Corporate Financial Management in Emerging Economies. Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies Vol. 7.JAI Press. , pp.53-67.

2005

• Anderson, M. , Edwards, J. R. and Chandler, R. A. 2005. Constructing the 'Well Qualified' Chartered Accountant in England and Wales. Accounting Historians Journal 32 (2), pp.5-54.
• Chandler, R. A. and Fry, N. 2005. Audit failure, litigation, and insurance in early twentieth century Britain. Accounting History 10 (3), pp.13-38. (10.1177/103237320501000302)
• Edwards, J. R. , Anderson, M. and Chandler, R. A. 2005. How Not to Mount a Professional Project: the Formation of the ICAEW in 1880. Accounting and Business Research 35 (3), pp.229-248.
• Anderson, M. , Edwards, J. R. and Chandler, R. A. 2005. A public expert in matters of account: Defining the chartered accountant in England and Wales. Presented at: 4th Accounting History International Conference Braga, Portugal 7-9 September 2005.
• Chandler, R. A. and Fry, N. 2005. On the audit liability trail. Accountancy 136 (4), pp.68-69.
• Chandler, R. A. and Ku Ismail, K. N. I. 2005. Disclosure in the quarterly reports of Malaysian companies, Financial Reporting, Regulation and Governance. FRRaG: The electronic journal of the Accounting Standards Interest Group of AFAANZ 4 (1) 3.
• Loosemore, J. and Chandler, R. A. 2005. On accounting. Solicitors' Journal 25 , pp.339-340.

2004

• Ku Ismail, K. N. I. and Chandler, R. A. 2004. Preparers' perceptions towards quarterly financial reporting in Malaysia. Malaysian Management Journal 8 (2), pp.17-32. (10.32890/mmj2004.8.2.2)
• Chandler, R. A. and Loosemore, J. 2004. Worry in progress?. New Law Journal 2 (April), pp.503.
• Ismail, K. N. I. K. and Chandler, R. A. 2004. The timeliness of quarterly financial reports of companies in Malaysia. Asian Review of Accounting 12 (1), pp.1-18. (10.1108/eb060770)

2002

• Chandler, R. A. 2002. Regulating Company Accounts: All Change Please. Company Lawyer 23 (5), pp.154-156.
• Chandler, R. A. 2002. Review of: Beattie, V, Fearnley, S and Brandt, R "Behind Closed Doors: What Company Auditing is Really About" [Book Review]. The British Accounting Review 34 (1), pp.79-81. (10.1006/bare.2001.0186)
• Chandler, R. A. 2002. Review of Matthews, D and Pirie, J "The Auditors Talk: An Oral History of a Profession from the 1920s to the Present Day" [Book Review]. Accounting Business & Financial History 12 (1), pp.135-137. (10.1080/09585200110107993)
• Chandler, R. A. and Loosemore, J. 2002. Chandler and Loosemore: accounting for success: making sense of solicitors' accounts for LPC students, practitioners and law firm cashiers. 3rd ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2001

• Edwards, J. R. and Chandler, R. A. 2001. Contextualizing the process of accounting regulation: a study of nineteenth-century British Friendly Societies. Abacus 37 (2), pp.188-216. (10.1111/1467-6281.00083)

1999

• Edgley, C. R. and Chandler, R. A. 1999. Certainly reasonable or reasonable certainty. British Tax Review (4), pp.309-314.
• Edwards, J. R. , Chandler, R. A. and Anderson, M. 1999. The 'public auditor': an experiment in effective accountability. Accounting and Business Research 29 (3), pp.93-105. (10.1080/00014788.1999.9729579)

1996

• Chandler, R. A. and Edwards, J. R. 1996. Recurring issues in auditing: back to the future?. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 9 (2), pp.4-29. (10.1108/09513579610116330)

1994

• Chandler, R. A. and Edwards, J. R. eds. 1994. Recurring issues in auditing: professional debate 1875-1900. New Works in Accounting History New York: Garland Publishing.
• Chandler, R. A. and Edwards, J. R. eds. 1994. British audit practice 1884-1900. RLE Accounting New York, NY: Garland Publishing. (10.4324/9781315884028)

1993

• Chandler, R. A. , Edwards, J. R. and Anderson, M. 1993. Changing perceptions of the role of the company auditor. Accounting and Business Research 23 (92), pp.443-459. (10.1080/00014788.1993.9729890)