Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2020
Celebrating excellence in accountancy practice, the Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2020 spotlights top accountancy firms in the UK. Firms listed in the table are ranked by total UK fee income for the last financial year – and is based on voluntary submission of data.
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Ranking
Name
UK income fee(£m)
% change
Year end
UK partners
Fee per partner (£m)
#1
UK income fee(£m)
4233
% change vs 2019
+12
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
926
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#2
UK income fee(£m)
3970
% change vs 2019
+10.9
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
1059
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#3
UK income fee(£m)
2450
% change vs 2019
+1.5
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
735
Fee per partner (£m)
0.679
#4
UK income fee(£m)
2321
% change vs 2019
+7.8
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
635
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#5
UK income fee(£m)
577.7
% change vs 2019
+25
Year end
05/07/2019
UK partners
250
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
514
% change vs 2019
+2.3
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
190
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#7
UK income fee(£m)
356
% change vs 2019
+6.4
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
135
Fee per partner (£m)
2.64
UK income fee(£m)
295.2
% change vs 2019
+6.10
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
222
Fee per partner (£m)
1.39
UK income fee(£m)
270
% change vs 2019
NE
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
616
Fee per partner (£m)
0.43
#10
UK income fee(£m)
204.9
% change vs 2019
+4.1
Year end
31/08/2020
UK partners
131
Fee per partner (£m)
1.56
#11
UK income fee(£m)
149.7
% change vs 2019
+7
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
167
Fee per partner (£m)
1.23
#12
UK income fee(£m)
125.13
% change vs 2019
+7.4
Year end
30/03/2020
UK partners
123
Fee per partner (£m)
1.34
#13
UK income fee(£m)
117.58
% change vs 2019
+8.6
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
142
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#14
UK income fee(£m)
106.4
% change vs 2019
+11.1
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
106
Fee per partner (£m)
1
#15
UK income fee(£m)
96.7
% change vs 2019
+5.85
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
90
Fee per partner (£m)
1.07
#16
UK income fee(£m)
96.44
% change vs 2019
+9.65
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
82
Fee per partner (£m)
1.18
UK income fee(£m)
70.5
% change vs 2019
+17.3
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
70
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#18
UK income fee(£m)
63.19
% change vs 2019
+16.20
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
56
Fee per partner (£m)
1.13
#19
UK income fee(£m)
49.7
% change vs 2019
+1.35
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
71
Fee per partner (£m)
0.7
#20
UK income fee(£m)
45.34
% change vs 2019
+12.71
Year end
30/09/2019
UK partners
35
Fee per partner (£m)
1.29
UK income fee(£m)
45.3
% change vs 2019
+9
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
239
Fee per partner (£m)
0.2
#22
UK income fee(£m)
43.2
% change vs 2019
+1
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
41
Fee per partner (£m)
1.05
#23
UK income fee(£m)
39.18
% change vs 2019
+4.17
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
53
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
#24
UK income fee(£m)
37.3
% change vs 2019
+13.7
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
35
Fee per partner (£m)
1.07
#25
UK income fee(£m)
32.09
% change vs 2019
+1.58
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
1.11
#26
UK income fee(£m)
31.82
% change vs 2019
+120
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
52
Fee per partner (£m)
0.64
#27
UK income fee(£m)
30.1
% change vs 2019
+7.8
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
1
#28
UK income fee(£m)
27.18
% change vs 2019
+3.3
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
26
Fee per partner (£m)
1.06
UK income fee(£m)
27.02
% change vs 2019
+10.4
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
1.59
#30
UK income fee(£m)
26.12
% change vs 2019
+3.82
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
32
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#31
UK income fee(£m)
24.41
% change vs 2019
-5.68
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
35
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#32
UK income fee(£m)
24.29
% change vs 2019
+12.3
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
38
Fee per partner (£m)
0.91
#33
UK income fee(£m)
23.96
% change vs 2019
+4
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#34
UK income fee(£m)
23.3
% change vs 2019
+50.3
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
32
Fee per partner (£m)
0.725
#35
UK income fee(£m)
20.9
% change vs 2019
+7
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.95
#36
UK income fee(£m)
20.36
% change vs 2019
+8.1
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
27
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#37
UK income fee(£m)
20.3
% change vs 2019
+3.71
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
#38
UK income fee(£m)
20.1
% change vs 2019
NE
Year end
-
UK partners
44
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#39
UK income fee(£m)
20
% change vs 2019
+2.95
Year end
30/09/2019
UK partners
27
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#40
UK income fee(£m)
19.02
% change vs 2019
-7.86
Year end
31/10/2019
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#41
UK income fee(£m)
19
% change vs 2019
0.00
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
1.25
#42
UK income fee(£m)
18.63
% change vs 2019
-4.41
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
40
Fee per partner (£m)
0.47
#43
UK income fee(£m)
18.56
% change vs 2019
+9.93
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
1.24
#44
UK income fee(£m)
18.12
% change vs 2019
-0.3
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.82
UK income fee(£m)
17.9
% change vs 2019
0.00
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#46
UK income fee(£m)
17.6
% change vs 2019
+0.50
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.93
#47
UK income fee(£m)
16.22
% change vs 2019
+10.0
Year end
-
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.81
#48
UK income fee(£m)
16.2
% change vs 2019
-1
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
1
#49
UK income fee(£m)
15.52
% change vs 2019
+5.94
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
0.52
UK income fee(£m)
15.3
% change vs 2019
-2
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.77
#51
UK income fee(£m)
15.2
% change vs 2019
+2.7
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
1.01
UK income fee(£m)
14.51
% change vs 2019
+3.64
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
1.12
#53
UK income fee(£m)
14.5
% change vs 2019
+1.6
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#54
UK income fee(£m)
14.23
% change vs 2019
+3.71
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
1.02
#55
UK income fee(£m)
13.85
% change vs 2019
+6.22
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#56
UK income fee(£m)
13.24
% change vs 2019
-3.9
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.95
#57
UK income fee(£m)
13.17
% change vs 2019
-3.3
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.88
#58
UK income fee(£m)
13.13
% change vs 2019
+0.45
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
0.88
UK income fee(£m)
12.36
% change vs 2019
+37.0
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
38
Fee per partner (£m)
0.33
#60
UK income fee(£m)
11.12
% change vs 2019
+9.22
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
10.38
% change vs 2019
+18.9
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.74
#62
UK income fee(£m)
10.24
% change vs 2019
+22.2
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
#63
UK income fee(£m)
10.2
% change vs 2019
NE
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.93
#64
UK income fee(£m)
10
% change vs 2019
+15.2
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.4
#65
UK income fee(£m)
9.8805
% change vs 2019
+13
Year end
-
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#66
UK income fee(£m)
9.8
% change vs 2019
-
Year end
05/04/2020
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.72
% change vs 2019
-0.33
Year end
31/10/2019
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.65
% change vs 2019
+5.7
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
UK income fee(£m)
9.59
% change vs 2019
+18
Year end
31/08/2020
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.7
UK income fee(£m)
9.44
% change vs 2019
+1.23
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#71
UK income fee(£m)
9.33
% change vs 2019
+2.2
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
1.33
#72
UK income fee(£m)
9.11
% change vs 2019
NE
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.02
% change vs 2019
+71
Year end
30/11/2019
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
0.53
#74
UK income fee(£m)
8.86
% change vs 2019
+10.75
Year end
30/09/2019
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#75
UK income fee(£m)
7.95
% change vs 2019
+6.85
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
0.612
UK income fee(£m)
7.85
% change vs 2019
+6.5
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.784
#77
UK income fee(£m)
7.65
% change vs 2019
+19.9
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#78
UK income fee(£m)
7.52
% change vs 2019
-1.18
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.834
#79
UK income fee(£m)
7.31
% change vs 2019
+44
Year end
31/01/2020
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
7.2
% change vs 2019
+2.8
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
1
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#81
UK income fee(£m)
7.19
% change vs 2019
+10.5
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.65
#82
UK income fee(£m)
7.04
% change vs 2019
+11.4
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.78
#83
UK income fee(£m)
7.04
% change vs 2019
+8.00
Year end
30/09/2019
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#84
UK income fee(£m)
7
% change vs 2019
+2.85
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#85
UK income fee(£m)
6.9
% change vs 2019
+13
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.63
#86
UK income fee(£m)
6.77
% change vs 2019
+4.54
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.5
#87
UK income fee(£m)
6.52
% change vs 2019
+9.4
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.652
UK income fee(£m)
6.43
% change vs 2019
+4.98
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
1
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#89
UK income fee(£m)
6.25
% change vs 2019
+5.92
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
UK income fee(£m)
6.03
% change vs 2019
+8.56
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.67
#91
UK income fee(£m)
5.99
% change vs 2019
+2.12
Year end
31/10/2019
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#92
UK income fee(£m)
5.96
% change vs 2019
-3
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.5
UK income fee(£m)
5.9
% change vs 2019
+3.5
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#94
UK income fee(£m)
5.69
% change vs 2019
-1
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
5
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#95
UK income fee(£m)
5.3
% change vs 2019
-6.80
Year end
31/05/2020
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
1.06
#96
UK income fee(£m)
5.24
% change vs 2019
+6.17
Year end
31/03/2020
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
1.75
UK income fee(£m)
5.22
% change vs 2019
-0.35
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
UK income fee(£m)
5.2
% change vs 2019
+8
Year end
29/02/2020
UK partners
1
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#99
UK income fee(£m)
5.008
% change vs 2019
+4.8
Year end
30/04/2020
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.83
UK income fee(£m)
4.26
% change vs 2019
+26
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
4
Fee per partner (£m)
1.06
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