Largest Accounting Firms
The largest accountancy firms table lists the top 100 firms in the UK by total UK fee income.
Consisting of global players, national firms, and regional and local practices, the largest accountancy firms in the UK offer a wide range of services spanning advisory, audit and assurance, tax, risk consulting and management consulting, and capital and transaction management.
The largest firms also work across a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, banking, construction, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, transportation, wealth management, media, government and public sector, manufacturing, private equity, technology, oil and energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance, professional services, real estate, retail, and telecommunications.
From first position to 100th position, firms in the UK are focused on providing a valued and trusted service to their clients, and are targeting growth in an environment disrupted by Brexit, political uncertainty, economic volatility and technological advancements.
Technology is a key issue for firms in the UK, with the accountancy industry looking for ways in which to leverage new systems and software to enhance their services, while adapting to an advisory role away from traditional bookkeeping activities. This change has the potential to open up numerous opportunities for accountants in the UK and a chance to contribute to a business’ strategic vision and adding value in client services.
Ranking vs 2016
Name
UK income fee(£m)
% change vs 2016
Year end
UK partners
Fee per partner (£m)
#1
UK income fee(£m)
3437.00
% change vs 2016
+11.00
Year end
30/06/2016
UK partners
926
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#2
UK income fee(£m)
3040.00
% change vs 2016
+13.60
Year end
31/05/2016
UK partners
956
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#3
UK income fee(£m)
2150.00
% change vs 2016
+7.00
Year end
30/06/2016
UK partners
683
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#4
UK income fee(£m)
2068.00
% change vs 2016
+5.60
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
615
Fee per partner (£m)
3.44
UK income fee(£m)
533.80
% change vs 2016
+2.54
Year end
30/06/2016
UK partners
186
Fee per partner (£m)
2.98
#6
UK income fee(£m)
428.50
% change vs 2016
+6.80
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
193
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#7
UK income fee(£m)
320.00
% change vs 2016
+10.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
135
Fee per partner (£m)
2.37
UK income fee(£m)
242.60
% change vs 2016
+10.00
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
244
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#9
UK income fee(£m)
181.38
% change vs 2016
+10.30
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
178
Fee per partner (£m)
1.02
#10
UK income fee(£m)
173.02
% change vs 2016
+8.00
Year end
31/08/2017
UK partners
135
Fee per partner (£m)
1.27
#11
UK income fee(£m)
150.18
% change vs 2016
+19.00
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
198
Fee per partner (£m)
0.76
#12
UK income fee(£m)
78.72
% change vs 2016
+7.99
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
75
Fee per partner (£m)
1.05
#13
UK income fee(£m)
74.50
% change vs 2016
+7.90
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
100
Fee per partner (£m)
0.74
#14
UK income fee(£m)
72.10
% change vs 2016
+7.29
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
73
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#15
UK income fee(£m)
58.20
% change vs 2016
+2.70
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
110
Fee per partner (£m)
0.67
#16
UK income fee(£m)
56.10
% change vs 2016
+10.90
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
42
Fee per partner (£m)
1.25
UK income fee(£m)
49.70
% change vs 2016
-1.00
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
49
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#18
UK income fee(£m)
47.70
% change vs 2016
+17.50
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
74
Fee per partner (£m)
0.65
#19
UK income fee(£m)
46.12
% change vs 2016
+4.83
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
62
Fee per partner (£m)
0.74
#20
UK income fee(£m)
40.34
% change vs 2016
-
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
44
Fee per partner (£m)
0.92
#21
UK income fee(£m)
40.15
% change vs 2016
+24.50
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
41
Fee per partner (£m)
0.98
UK income fee(£m)
37.26
% change vs 2016
+11.00
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
206
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#23
UK income fee(£m)
34.50
% change vs 2016
+5.56
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
32
Fee per partner (£m)
1.10
#24
UK income fee(£m)
33.11
% change vs 2016
+4.27
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
52
Fee per partner (£m)
0.66
UK income fee(£m)
29.60
% change vs 2016
+9.10
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
31
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#26
UK income fee(£m)
26.50
% change vs 2016
+8.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
#27
UK income fee(£m)
26.10
% change vs 2016
+11.20
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
32
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#28
UK income fee(£m)
23.66
% change vs 2016
+13.20
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.82
#29
UK income fee(£m)
22.86
% change vs 2016
+5.72
Year end
31/10/2016
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
7.62
#30
UK income fee(£m)
22.32
% change vs 2016
+12.10
Year end
28/05/2017
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
#31
UK income fee(£m)
22.26
% change vs 2016
+12.31
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
32
Fee per partner (£m)
0.67
#32
UK income fee(£m)
21.30
% change vs 2016
-0.02
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
2.37
#33
UK income fee(£m)
18.93
% change vs 2016
+7.50
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.79
#34
UK income fee(£m)
18.20
% change vs 2016
+1.00
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.91
#35
UK income fee(£m)
18.11
% change vs 2016
+9.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
44
Fee per partner (£m)
0.41
#36
UK income fee(£m)
17.89
% change vs 2016
+23.46
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
#37
UK income fee(£m)
17.50
% change vs 2016
+2.34
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
#38
UK income fee(£m)
16.95
% change vs 2016
+4.62
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
24
Fee per partner (£m)
0.62
#39
UK income fee(£m)
16.53
% change vs 2016
+15.43
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.83
#40
UK income fee(£m)
15.37
% change vs 2016
+13.49
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
0.90
#41
UK income fee(£m)
15.20
% change vs 2016
+4.5
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
1.27
UK income fee(£m)
15.00
% change vs 2016
+3.00
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
1.31
UK income fee(£m)
14.20
% change vs 2016
+6.00
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.71
#44
UK income fee(£m)
13.88
% change vs 2016
+16.73
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.63
#45
UK income fee(£m)
13.49
% change vs 2016
+8.00
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#46
UK income fee(£m)
13.10
% change vs 2016
+5.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#47
UK income fee(£m)
13.10
% change vs 2016
+8.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
0.72
#48
UK income fee(£m)
12.88
% change vs 2016
+1.27
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.44
#49
UK income fee(£m)
12.81
% change vs 2016
+19.38
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
12.80
% change vs 2016
+2.20
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#51
UK income fee(£m)
12.21
% change vs 2016
+2.20
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.61
#52
UK income fee(£m)
12.20
% change vs 2016
+14.66
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
UK income fee(£m)
11.90
% change vs 2016
+6.25
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.48
#54
UK income fee(£m)
11.69
% change vs 2016
+16.74
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#55
UK income fee(£m)
10.90
% change vs 2016
+0.50
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#56
UK income fee(£m)
10.81
% change vs 2016
+22.70
Year end
31/05/2016
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.72
#57
UK income fee(£m)
10.51
% change vs 2016
+0.67
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#58
UK income fee(£m)
10.43
% change vs 2016
+17.9
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
-
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
10.15
% change vs 2016
+10.71
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
-
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#60
UK income fee(£m)
9.59
% change vs 2016
+3.00
Year end
31/10/2016
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.20
% change vs 2016
+11.00
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
17.8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.12
#62
UK income fee(£m)
9.20
% change vs 2016
+9.00
Year end
05/04/2017
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#63
UK income fee(£m)
9.11
% change vs 2016
+11.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.83
#64
UK income fee(£m)
8.91
% change vs 2016
+6.00
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
0.52
#65
UK income fee(£m)
8.21
% change vs 2016
+2.50
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
1.03
#66
UK income fee(£m)
8.10
% change vs 2016
+19.47
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
4
Fee per partner (£m)
1.68
#67
UK income fee(£m)
7.50
% change vs 2016
-
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.75
#68
UK income fee(£m)
7.39
% change vs 2016
+5.90
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
7.36
% change vs 2016
+2.35
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
1.05
UK income fee(£m)
6.82
% change vs 2016
+17.93
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.76
#71
UK income fee(£m)
6.80
% change vs 2016
+8.60
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.45
#72
UK income fee(£m)
6.58
% change vs 2016
+11.00
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
-
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#73
UK income fee(£m)
6.30
% change vs 2016
+3.28
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
6.27
% change vs 2016
+6.85
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.78
#75
UK income fee(£m)
6.26
% change vs 2016
+9.80
Year end
31/08/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.90
#76
UK income fee(£m)
6.16
% change vs 2016
0.00
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
UK income fee(£m)
6.15
% change vs 2016
+1.00
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
1.03
#78
UK income fee(£m)
6.15
% change vs 2016
+5.45
Year end
30/09/2016
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.62
#79
UK income fee(£m)
5.67
% change vs 2016
+6.16
Year end
31/10/2016
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
1.89
UK income fee(£m)
5.59
% change vs 2016
+2.20
Year end
28/02/2017
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.62
UK income fee(£m)
5.50
% change vs 2016
+5.33
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
1
Fee per partner (£m)
5.50
#82
UK income fee(£m)
5.45
% change vs 2016
+47.29
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
1.82
UK income fee(£m)
5.45
% change vs 2016
+88.26
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.61
#84
UK income fee(£m)
5.45
% change vs 2016
+13.50
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.39
#85
UK income fee(£m)
5.37
% change vs 2016
+6.34
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#86
UK income fee(£m)
5.36
% change vs 2016
+12.00
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.54
#87
UK income fee(£m)
5.35
% change vs 2016
+5.90
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
#88
UK income fee(£m)
5.28
% change vs 2016
+6.67
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#89
UK income fee(£m)
5.12
% change vs 2016
+4.99
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.85
#90
UK income fee(£m)
5.11
% change vs 2016
+16.20
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
#91
UK income fee(£m)
5.05
% change vs 2016
+5.00
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.56
UK income fee(£m)
5.00
% change vs 2016
+2.00
Year end
30/04/2017
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.63
#93
UK income fee(£m)
4.98
% change vs 2016
+9.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#94
UK income fee(£m)
4.97
% change vs 2016
+0.61
Year end
31/10/2017
UK partners
5
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#95
UK income fee(£m)
4.92
% change vs 2016
+6.70
Year end
21/12/2016
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.62
UK income fee(£m)
4.74
% change vs 2016
+24.74
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#97
UK income fee(£m)
4.65
% change vs 2016
+5.00
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
1.55
UK income fee(£m)
4.60
% change vs 2016
+7.00
Year end
31/12/2016
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.66
#99
UK income fee(£m)
4.20
% change vs 2016
+5.00
Year end
31/03/2017
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
1.40
#100
UK income fee(£m)
4.13
% change vs 2016
+11.00
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.82
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