Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2018
Celebrating excellence in accountancy practice, the Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2018 spotlights top accountancy firms in the UK. Firms listed in the table are ranked by total UK fee income for the last financial year.
Read our analysis of the Top 50+50 2018.
Ranking vs 2017
Name
UK income fee(£m)
% change vs 2017
Year end
UK partners
Fee per partner (£m)
#1
UK income fee(£m)
3598.00
% change vs 2017
+5.00
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
953
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#2
UK income fee(£m)
3380.00
% change vs 2017
+11.18
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
969
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#3
UK income fee(£m)
2350.00
% change vs 2017
+9.20
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
685
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#4
UK income fee(£m)
2153.00
% change vs 2017
+3.80
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
623
Fee per partner (£m)
3.69
UK income fee(£m)
499.90
% change vs 2017
-6.36
Year end
30/06/2017
UK partners
188
Fee per partner (£m)
2.70
#6
UK income fee(£m)
461.10
% change vs 2017
+7.61
Year end
29/06/2018
UK partners
194
Fee per partner (£m)
2.38
#7
UK income fee(£m)
314.00
% change vs 2017
-1.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
128
Fee per partner (£m)
2.30
UK income fee(£m)
267.00
% change vs 2017
+10.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
250
Fee per partner (£m)
1.07
#9
UK income fee(£m)
197.70
% change vs 2017
+9.02
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
180
Fee per partner (£m)
1.10
#10
UK income fee(£m)
181.80
% change vs 2017
+5.00
Year end
31/08/2018
UK partners
135
Fee per partner (£m)
1.37
#11
UK income fee(£m)
163.56
% change vs 2017
+9.00
Year end
31/05/2018
UK partners
195
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#12
UK income fee(£m)
86.87
% change vs 2017
+10.35
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
79
Fee per partner (£m)
1.10
#13
UK income fee(£m)
84.00
% change vs 2017
+16.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
98
Fee per partner (£m)
0.86
#14
UK income fee(£m)
80.98
% change vs 2017
+12.32
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
86
Fee per partner (£m)
0.94
#15
UK income fee(£m)
59.55
% change vs 2017
+6.55
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
49
Fee per partner (£m)
1.22
#16
UK income fee(£m)
53.90
% change vs 2017
+13.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
77
Fee per partner (£m)
0.70
UK income fee(£m)
52.40
% change vs 2017
+5.40
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
57
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#18
UK income fee(£m)
52.29
% change vs 2017
+30.26
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
49
Fee per partner (£m)
1.07
#19
UK income fee(£m)
52.10
% change vs 2017
-10.50
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
76
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#20
UK income fee(£m)
51.70
% change vs 2017
+13.40
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
60
Fee per partner (£m)
0.86
#21
UK income fee(£m)
40.90
% change vs 2017
+3.50
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
41
Fee per partner (£m)
1.00
UK income fee(£m)
39.61
% change vs 2017
+6.30
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
196
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#23
UK income fee(£m)
37.13
% change vs 2017
+7.62
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
31.70
% change vs 2017
+6.70
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
33
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#25
UK income fee(£m)
28.80
% change vs 2017
+10.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
36
Fee per partner (£m)
0.80
#26
UK income fee(£m)
28.42
% change vs 2017
+21.68
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
0.95
#27
UK income fee(£m)
27.00
% change vs 2017
+2.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
28
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#28
UK income fee(£m)
24.45
% change vs 2017
+6.40
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
27
Fee per partner (£m)
0.91
#29
UK income fee(£m)
23.62
% change vs 2017
+5.80
Year end
27/05/2018
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.81
#30
UK income fee(£m)
23.58
% change vs 2017
+5.90
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
36
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#31
UK income fee(£m)
22.38
% change vs 2017
+5.00
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
2.24
#32
UK income fee(£m)
22.09
% change vs 2017
-3.40
Year end
31/10/2018
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#33
UK income fee(£m)
21.13
% change vs 2017
+11.60
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
0.81
#34
UK income fee(£m)
19.86
% change vs 2017
+11.01
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#35
UK income fee(£m)
19.19
% change vs 2017
+4.00
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
43
Fee per partner (£m)
0.44
#36
UK income fee(£m)
18.47
% change vs 2017
+2.30
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
23
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#37
UK income fee(£m)
18.20
% change vs 2017
+4.29
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#38
UK income fee(£m)
17.93
% change vs 2017
+5.77
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
26
Fee per partner (£m)
0.59
#39
UK income fee(£m)
17.44
% change vs 2017
+5.51
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.79
#40
UK income fee(£m)
17.10
% change vs 2017
+0.50
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
16.60
% change vs 2017
+6.90
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
UK income fee(£m)
16.54
% change vs 2017
+10.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
0.92
#43
UK income fee(£m)
16.23
% change vs 2017
+5.50
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
0.90
#44
UK income fee(£m)
15.27
% change vs 2017
+8.01
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
21
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
#45
UK income fee(£m)
15.20
% change vs 2017
+3.90
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
1.32
UK income fee(£m)
15.00
% change vs 2017
+7.00
Year end
-
UK partners
21
Fee per partner (£m)
0.71
#47
UK income fee(£m)
14.80
% change vs 2017
+15.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
14.64
% change vs 2017
-1.41
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
1.12
#49
UK income fee(£m)
14.54
% change vs 2017
+4.87
Year end
30/11/2017
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
1.12
#50
UK income fee(£m)
14.36
% change vs 2017
+8.49
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#51
UK income fee(£m)
14.05
% change vs 2017
+4.61
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
0.88
#52
UK income fee(£m)
13.82
% change vs 2017
+5.50
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#53
UK income fee(£m)
13.71
% change vs 2017
+6.57
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
28
Fee per partner (£m)
0.49
#54
UK income fee(£m)
13.46
% change vs 2017
+9.30
Year end
31/05/2018
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#55
UK income fee(£m)
13.00
% change vs 2017
+60.00
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
0.72
#56
UK income fee(£m)
12.70
% change vs 2017
+3.25
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
1.06
#57
UK income fee(£m)
12.48
% change vs 2017
+19.60
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#58
UK income fee(£m)
12.36
% change vs 2017
+5.66
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
#59
UK income fee(£m)
12.00
% change vs 2017
+6.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
#60
UK income fee(£m)
11.90
% change vs 2017
+10.20
Year end
31/05/2017
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.79
UK income fee(£m)
11.60
% change vs 2017
+3.00
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
21
Fee per partner (£m)
0.49
#62
UK income fee(£m)
11.12
% change vs 2017
+5.80
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
10.64
% change vs 2017
+1.14
Year end
30/11/2017
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#64
UK income fee(£m)
10.41
% change vs 2017
+10.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
0.69
#65
UK income fee(£m)
10.16
% change vs 2017
-
Year end
31/08/2018
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.98
% change vs 2017
-1.67
Year end
31/10/2017
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#67
UK income fee(£m)
9.81
% change vs 2017
+6.60
Year end
05/04/2018
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#68
UK income fee(£m)
9.70
% change vs 2017
+6.75
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.88
#69
UK income fee(£m)
9.47
% change vs 2017
+6.40
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
0.59
UK income fee(£m)
9.20
% change vs 2017
+2.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#71
UK income fee(£m)
8.80
% change vs 2017
+24.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#72
UK income fee(£m)
8.70
% change vs 2017
+18.20
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
UK income fee(£m)
8.69
% change vs 2017
+2.71
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.35
#74
UK income fee(£m)
8.00
% change vs 2017
+10.10
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.10
UK income fee(£m)
7.99
% change vs 2017
+17.16
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
#76
UK income fee(£m)
7.80
% change vs 2017
+24.00
Year end
31/08/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
#77
UK income fee(£m)
7.80
% change vs 2017
+4.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
0.60
#78
UK income fee(£m)
7.21
% change vs 2017
+6.48
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.52
UK income fee(£m)
7.13
% change vs 2017
13.70
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#80
UK income fee(£m)
7.12
% change vs 2017
+33.00
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.79
#81
UK income fee(£m)
7.02
% change vs 2017
+14.00
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
6.80
% change vs 2017
+4.00
Year end
31/12/2017
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#83
UK income fee(£m)
6.80
% change vs 2017
-0.92
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#84
UK income fee(£m)
6.75
% change vs 2017
8.87
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.56
UK income fee(£m)
6.69
% change vs 2017
+24.36
Year end
31/05/2018
UK partners
1
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
6.55
% change vs 2017
+17.30
Year end
28/02/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.65
#87
UK income fee(£m)
6.37
% change vs 2017
-3.19
Year end
30/09/2017
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#88
UK income fee(£m)
5.96
% change vs 2017
+15.70
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.50
#89
UK income fee(£m)
5.95
% change vs 2017
+4.00
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.54
#90
UK income fee(£m)
5.91
% change vs 2017
+8.57
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.42
#91
UK income fee(£m)
5.90
% change vs 2017
+9.46
Year end
31/05/2018
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.74
#92
UK income fee(£m)
5.90
% change vs 2017
+3.40
Year end
31/10/2017
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
5.86
% change vs 2017
+7.50
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.65
#94
UK income fee(£m)
5.83
% change vs 2017
+11.90
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
5.79
% change vs 2017
-1.67
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.71
#96
UK income fee(£m)
5.72
% change vs 2017
+16.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
4
Fee per partner (£m)
1.43
#97
UK income fee(£m)
5.60
% change vs 2017
+9.80
Year end
31/05/2018
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.93
#98
UK income fee(£m)
5.52
% change vs 2017
+9.10
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.69
#99
UK income fee(£m)
5.39
% change vs 2017
+2.08
Year end
31/03/2018
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
5.29
% change vs 2017
+8.00
Year end
30/04/2018
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.66
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