Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2021
Celebrating excellence in accountancy practice, the Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2021 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.
View the Top 50+50 2020 here.
Read this year’s full report about the rankings here.
Ranking
Name
UK income fee(£m)
% change
Year end
UK partners
Fee per partner (£m)
#1
UK income fee(£m)
4500
% change vs 2020
+4.2
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
691
Fee per partner (£m)
0.854
#2
UK income fee(£m)
4447
% change vs 2020
+2
Year end
30/06/2021
UK partners
939
Fee per partner (£m)
0.818
#3
UK income fee(£m)
2600
% change vs 2020
+5
Year end
03/07/2020
UK partners
781
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#4
UK income fee(£m)
2303
% change vs 2020
-4
Year end
30/09/2020
UK partners
582
Fee per partner (£m)
0.67
#5
UK income fee(£m)
660.4
% change vs 2020
+14
Year end
07/03/2020
UK partners
284
Fee per partner (£m)
3.89
UK income fee(£m)
505.6
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
210
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
471
% change vs 2020
-2.5
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
188
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#8
UK income fee(£m)
374
% change vs 2020
+4.9
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
135
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
271.4
% change vs 2020
+0.6
Year end
30/06/2021
UK partners
327
Fee per partner (£m)
2.77
#10
UK income fee(£m)
204.9
% change vs 2020
+4.1
Year end
31/08/2020
UK partners
134
Fee per partner (£m)
0.83
#11
UK income fee(£m)
164.56
% change vs 2020
+10
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
167
Fee per partner (£m)
1.56
#12
UK income fee(£m)
124.55
% change vs 2020
+9
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
112
Fee per partner (£m)
0.8
#13
UK income fee(£m)
121.09
% change vs 2020
+3
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
126
Fee per partner (£m)
4.63
#14
UK income fee(£m)
105.91
% change vs 2020
+9.82
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
83
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#15
UK income fee(£m)
101.4
% change vs 2020
+4.9
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
86
Fee per partner (£m)
1.28
#16
UK income fee(£m)
95.3
% change vs 2020
+3
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
96
Fee per partner (£m)
1.18
UK income fee(£m)
83.8
% change vs 2020
+19
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
89
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#18
UK income fee(£m)
80.3
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
103
Fee per partner (£m)
0.78
#19
UK income fee(£m)
79
% change vs 2020
+25
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
76
Fee per partner (£m)
0.78
#20
UK income fee(£m)
54
% change vs 2020
+9
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
74
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#21
UK income fee(£m)
48.59
% change vs 2020
+7.17
Year end
30/09/2020
UK partners
42
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
UK income fee(£m)
47
% change vs 2020
+3.75
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
200
Fee per partner (£m)
1.16
#23
UK income fee(£m)
46.7
% change vs 2020
+46.75
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
62
Fee per partner (£m)
0.23
#24
UK income fee(£m)
46.1
% change vs 2020
+6.8
Year end
30/06/2020
UK partners
41
Fee per partner (£m)
0.75
#25
UK income fee(£m)
46
% change vs 2020
+97
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
44
Fee per partner (£m)
1.125
#26
UK income fee(£m)
38.82
% change vs 2020
-1
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
46
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#27
UK income fee(£m)
38.36
% change vs 2020
+2.9
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
38
Fee per partner (£m)
0.72
#28
UK income fee(£m)
34.26
% change vs 2020
+6.74
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
1.01
#29
UK income fee(£m)
28.9
% change vs 2020
-4
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
1.18
#30
UK income fee(£m)
27.97
% change vs 2020
+7.1
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
33
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#31
UK income fee(£m)
27.28
% change vs 2020
+0.4
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#32
UK income fee(£m)
25.8
% change vs 2020
+28.36
Year end
-
UK partners
52
Fee per partner (£m)
1.05
UK income fee(£m)
25.59
% change vs 2020
-5.3
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#34
UK income fee(£m)
25.43
% change vs 2020
+4.18
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
37
Fee per partner (£m)
1.51
#35
UK income fee(£m)
24.66
% change vs 2020
+1.82
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
36
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#36
UK income fee(£m)
22.05
% change vs 2020
+34
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
21
Fee per partner (£m)
0.88
#37
UK income fee(£m)
21.55
% change vs 2020
+5.8
Year end
30/06/2021
UK partners
27
Fee per partner (£m)
1.05
#38
UK income fee(£m)
21.35
% change vs 2020
+6.3
Year end
30/09/2020
UK partners
23
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#39
UK income fee(£m)
21.05
% change vs 2020
+1
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#40
UK income fee(£m)
20.66
% change vs 2020
+1.95
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
24
Fee per partner (£m)
0.81
#41
UK income fee(£m)
19.58
% change vs 2020
+8.06
Year end
30/06/2021
UK partners
24
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#42
UK income fee(£m)
18.98
% change vs 2020
+2.26
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.82
UK income fee(£m)
18.97
% change vs 2020
+5
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
1.35
#44
UK income fee(£m)
17.02
% change vs 2020
+28
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.93
#45
UK income fee(£m)
17
% change vs 2020
+2.84
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
23
Fee per partner (£m)
0.726
#46
UK income fee(£m)
16.06
% change vs 2020
-15.56
Year end
31/10/2020
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
1.27
#47
UK income fee(£m)
15.61
% change vs 2020
+0.71
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
33
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#48
UK income fee(£m)
15.4
% change vs 2020
-5
Year end
-
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
0.47
UK income fee(£m)
15.34
% change vs 2020
+24.11
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
35
Fee per partner (£m)
0.9
#50
UK income fee(£m)
15.3
% change vs 2020
+10
Year end
31/07/2021
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
0.44
#51
UK income fee(£m)
15.2
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
01/05/2021
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
1.18
#52
UK income fee(£m)
15.01
% change vs 2020
+5.48
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
#53
UK income fee(£m)
14.66
% change vs 2020
+5.85
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
1.07
#54
UK income fee(£m)
14.5
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
14.4
% change vs 2020
-6
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
14
% change vs 2020
-3.51
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.76
#57
UK income fee(£m)
13.89
% change vs 2020
+5.47
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
1
#58
UK income fee(£m)
13.36
% change vs 2020
-24
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.78
#59
UK income fee(£m)
13.05
% change vs 2020
-0.6
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
UK income fee(£m)
12.82
% change vs 2020
+23.5
Year end
30/06/2021
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
UK income fee(£m)
12
% change vs 2020
+27
Year end
30/11/2020
UK partners
39
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#62
UK income fee(£m)
11.85
% change vs 2020
+16.18
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.31
UK income fee(£m)
11.45
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
30/09/2020
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#64
UK income fee(£m)
11.26
% change vs 2020
+10.5
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
0.72
#65
UK income fee(£m)
11.1
% change vs 2020
+6.1
Year end
30/09/2021
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
11.01
% change vs 2020
+14
Year end
31/08/2021
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#67
UK income fee(£m)
10.96
% change vs 2020
+13.5
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#68
UK income fee(£m)
10.75
% change vs 2020
+8.8
Year end
31/08/2020
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.78
#69
UK income fee(£m)
10.26
% change vs 2020
+125
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#70
UK income fee(£m)
10
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
1
UK income fee(£m)
9.67
% change vs 2020
+2.43
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#72
UK income fee(£m)
9.4
% change vs 2020
-4
Year end
05/04/2021
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
0.7
#73
UK income fee(£m)
9.02
% change vs 2020
+1.81
Year end
30/09/2020
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#74
UK income fee(£m)
8.88
% change vs 2020
-2.78
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#75
UK income fee(£m)
8.8
% change vs 2020
+15
Year end
31/10/2020
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
8.66
% change vs 2020
+11.41
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.55
#77
UK income fee(£m)
8.6
% change vs 2020
-7.8
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.67
#78
UK income fee(£m)
8.55
% change vs 2020
+17
Year end
31/01/2021
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.86
#79
UK income fee(£m)
8.5
% change vs 2020
+10.4
Year end
31/08/2021
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
8.14
% change vs 2020
-16.9
Year end
31/10/2020
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.94
#81
UK income fee(£m)
7.8
% change vs 2020
+50
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#82
UK income fee(£m)
7.8
% change vs 2020
-1.8
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
2.6
#83
UK income fee(£m)
7.75
% change vs 2020
+3.2
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.49
#84
UK income fee(£m)
7.64
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.705
#85
UK income fee(£m)
7.2
% change vs 2020
+2.27
Year end
31/05/2021
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#86
UK income fee(£m)
7.16
% change vs 2020
+5.7
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.8
#87
UK income fee(£m)
7.104
% change vs 2020
+3.14
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
0.51
UK income fee(£m)
7
% change vs 2020
-
Year end
30/09/2021
UK partners
4
Fee per partner (£m)
0.55
#89
UK income fee(£m)
6.97
% change vs 2020
-2.66
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#90
UK income fee(£m)
6.9
% change vs 2020
+5.8
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.69
UK income fee(£m)
6.8
% change vs 2020
+15
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.69
#92
UK income fee(£m)
6.37
% change vs 2020
+10.03
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
#93
UK income fee(£m)
6.31
% change vs 2020
+18.75
Year end
31/12/2020
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#94
UK income fee(£m)
6.27
% change vs 2020
+0.29
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.9
#95
UK income fee(£m)
6
% change vs 2020
+4.2
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
5
Fee per partner (£m)
0.9
#96
UK income fee(£m)
5.96
% change vs 2020
+4.75
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#97
UK income fee(£m)
5.95
% change vs 2020
+18.7
Year end
30/04/2021
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
5.85
% change vs 2020
+12.5
Year end
28/02/2021
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#99
UK income fee(£m)
5.7
% change vs 2020
-4.5
Year end
31/03/2021
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
1.95
UK income fee(£m)
5.7
% change vs 2020
-3.2
Year end
05/04/2021
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
0.63
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