Top UK Accounting Firms 2019
Accountancy Age’s Top UK Accounting Firms 2019 lists the 99 largest firms in the country.
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.
Featuring all of the biggest names, this list is invaluable when selecting a firm and, for those in the accountancy sector, it’s a great way to benchmark performance against other similar accountancy firms in the UK.
Ranking vs 2018
Name
UK income fee(£m)
% change vs 2018
Year end
UK partners
Fee per partner (£m)
#1
UK income fee(£m)
4233
% change vs 2018
+12
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
913
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#2
UK income fee(£m)
3970
% change vs 2018
+10.9
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
1059
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#3
UK income fee(£m)
2410
% change vs 2018
+2.70
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
702
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#4
UK income fee(£m)
2321
% change vs 2018
+7.8
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
635
Fee per partner (£m)
3.85
#5
UK income fee(£m)
575.52
% change vs 2018
+24.81
Year end
05/07/2019
UK partners
250
Fee per partner (£m)
2.3
UK income fee(£m)
491
% change vs 2018
+6.51
Year end
30/06/2018
UK partners
188
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#7
UK income fee(£m)
335
% change vs 2018
+6
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
128
Fee per partner (£m)
2.62
UK income fee(£m)
278.1
% change vs 2018
+4.3
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
101
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
197
% change vs 2018
+8.3
Year end
31/08/2019
UK partners
140
Fee per partner (£m)
1.52
#10
UK income fee(£m)
140.03
% change vs 2018
+8
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
158
Fee per partner (£m)
0.89
#11
UK income fee(£m)
108.29
% change vs 2018
-45.23
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
143
Fee per partner (£m)
0.76
#12
UK income fee(£m)
95.8
% change vs 2018
+13
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
104
Fee per partner (£m)
0.92
#13
UK income fee(£m)
91.36
% change vs 2018
+5.17
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
83
Fee per partner (£m)
1.1
#14
UK income fee(£m)
87.95
% change vs 2018
+8.61
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
82
Fee per partner (£m)
1.07
#15
UK income fee(£m)
65.87
% change vs 2018
+10.61
Year end
-
UK partners
62
Fee per partner (£m)
1.06
UK income fee(£m)
60.1
% change vs 2018
+15
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
58
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#17
UK income fee(£m)
56.1
% change vs 2018
+8.4
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
62
Fee per partner (£m)
0.9
#18
UK income fee(£m)
54.31
% change vs 2018
+3.86
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
52
Fee per partner (£m)
1.04
#19
UK income fee(£m)
49.04
% change vs 2018
-5
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
67
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#20
UK income fee(£m)
42.08
% change vs 2018
+4.6
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
43
Fee per partner (£m)
1
UK income fee(£m)
41.05
% change vs 2018
+5
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
211
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#22
UK income fee(£m)
40.23
% change vs 2018
+9
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
34
Fee per partner (£m)
1.12
#23
UK income fee(£m)
37.62
% change vs 2018
+2.35
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
53
Fee per partner (£m)
0.71
#24
UK income fee(£m)
32.8
% change vs 2018
+14
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
34
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
UK income fee(£m)
32.3
% change vs 2018
+2
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
29
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#26
UK income fee(£m)
31.6
% change vs 2018
+11.19
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
1.05
#27
UK income fee(£m)
28.6
% change vs 2018
+11
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
1.02
#28
UK income fee(£m)
26.31
% change vs 2018
+7.6
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
26
Fee per partner (£m)
0.94
#29
UK income fee(£m)
25.9
% change vs 2018
+9.77
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
36
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#30
UK income fee(£m)
25.19
% change vs 2018
+6.65
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
31
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
24.46
% change vs 2018
+11.9
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
1.44
#32
UK income fee(£m)
23.08
% change vs 2018
+4
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
2.56
#33
UK income fee(£m)
21.64
% change vs 2018
+2.4
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
31
Fee per partner (£m)
0.83
#34
UK income fee(£m)
20.65
% change vs 2018
+6.5
Year end
31/10/2018
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#35
UK income fee(£m)
19.54
% change vs 2018
-1.62
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
21
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#36
UK income fee(£m)
19.5
% change vs 2018
+8.93
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.63
#37
UK income fee(£m)
19.49
% change vs 2018
+1.56
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
43
Fee per partner (£m)
0.45
#38
UK income fee(£m)
19.28
% change vs 2018
+5.78
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.96
#39
UK income fee(£m)
18.82
% change vs 2018
+1.89
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
24
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#40
UK income fee(£m)
18.75
% change vs 2018
+26.5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
1.1
#41
UK income fee(£m)
18.17
% change vs 2018
+4.19
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.83
UK income fee(£m)
17.96
% change vs 2018
+9
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.9
#43
UK income fee(£m)
17.66
% change vs 2018
+12.8
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.88
UK income fee(£m)
17.6
% change vs 2018
+7.2
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
22
Fee per partner (£m)
0.8
#45
UK income fee(£m)
16.88
% change vs 2018
+4.02
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
17
Fee per partner (£m)
0.99
#46
UK income fee(£m)
16.4
% change vs 2018
-0.1
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
1.09
UK income fee(£m)
15.6
% change vs 2018
+4
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
0.821
#48
UK income fee(£m)
15.5
% change vs 2018
+49
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
25
Fee per partner (£m)
0.6
#49
UK income fee(£m)
14.81
% change vs 2018
+3.1
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
18
Fee per partner (£m)
0.82
#50
UK income fee(£m)
14.64
% change vs 2018
+7.57
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
30
Fee per partner (£m)
0.49
#51
UK income fee(£m)
14.59
% change vs 2018
+15.30
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.73
#52
UK income fee(£m)
14.5
% change vs 2018
+11.5
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
20
Fee per partner (£m)
0.725
#53
UK income fee(£m)
14.16
% change vs 2018
+2.5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
14
% change vs 2018
-4.37
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
1.08
#55
UK income fee(£m)
13.78
% change vs 2018
+2.36
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
1.15
#56
UK income fee(£m)
13.72
% change vs 2018
+5
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
1.1
#57
UK income fee(£m)
13.62
% change vs 2018
+7
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.91
#58
UK income fee(£m)
13.1
% change vs 2018
+10.1
Year end
31/05/2018
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
#59
UK income fee(£m)
13.04
% change vs 2018
+17.27
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#60
UK income fee(£m)
13.03
% change vs 2018
+5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
15
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#61
UK income fee(£m)
10.65
% change vs 2018
-
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#62
UK income fee(£m)
10.37
% change vs 2018
+14.1
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#63
UK income fee(£m)
10.3
% change vs 2018
+10.5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
3.43
#64
UK income fee(£m)
10.03
% change vs 2018
-
Year end
31/08/2018
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#65
UK income fee(£m)
9.82
% change vs 2018
-
Year end
05/04/2019
UK partners
19
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.75
% change vs 2018
+17.2
Year end
31/10/2018
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#67
UK income fee(£m)
9.6
% change vs 2018
+9
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
1.06
#68
UK income fee(£m)
9.5
% change vs 2018
-2.03
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.2
% change vs 2018
+0.2
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
16
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
9.13
% change vs 2018
+3.3
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.95
#71
UK income fee(£m)
9.1
% change vs 2018
-2.1
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
1.27
UK income fee(£m)
9.02
% change vs 2018
+3.8
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
28
Fee per partner (£m)
0.32
#73
UK income fee(£m)
8.76
% change vs 2018
+11
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
1.1
UK income fee(£m)
8.73
% change vs 2018
+9.3
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
13
Fee per partner (£m)
0.62
UK income fee(£m)
8.1
% change vs 2018
+27.3
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.675
#76
UK income fee(£m)
7.6
% change vs 2018
+6
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#77
UK income fee(£m)
7.5
% change vs 2018
+4.4
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.536
UK income fee(£m)
7.48
% change vs 2018
+9.07
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
11
Fee per partner (£m)
0.68
UK income fee(£m)
7
% change vs 2018
+7
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
1
Fee per partner (£m)
7
#80
UK income fee(£m)
6.7
% change vs 2018
-1.4
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#81
UK income fee(£m)
6.52
% change vs 2018
+2.4
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#82
UK income fee(£m)
6.51
% change vs 2018
+9.21
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.54
#83
UK income fee(£m)
6.5
% change vs 2018
+9
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.52
#84
UK income fee(£m)
6.38
% change vs 2018
+8.5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#85
UK income fee(£m)
6.32
% change vs 2018
+7.12
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.7
#86
UK income fee(£m)
6.21
% change vs 2018
+5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
12
Fee per partner (£m)
0.44
UK income fee(£m)
6
% change vs 2018
+17
Year end
31/12/2019
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.66
#88
UK income fee(£m)
5.96
% change vs 2018
+14.4
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
0.596
#89
UK income fee(£m)
5.9
% change vs 2018
+6.88
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#90
UK income fee(£m)
5.86
% change vs 2018
+0.12
Year end
31/10/2018
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#91
UK income fee(£m)
5.75
% change vs 2018
+6.68%
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
7
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
5.7
% change vs 2018
+7.56
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
8
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#93
UK income fee(£m)
5.7
% change vs 2018
+1.9
Year end
31/05/2019
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
1.14
#94
UK income fee(£m)
5.61
% change vs 2018
-1.92
Year end
30/04/2019
UK partners
4
Fee per partner (£m)
-
UK income fee(£m)
5.23
% change vs 2018
-8
Year end
30/06/2019
UK partners
6
Fee per partner (£m)
0.87
#96
UK income fee(£m)
5.1
% change vs 2018
+60.1
Year end
31/01/2019
UK partners
-
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#97
UK income fee(£m)
4.94
% change vs 2018
+8.49
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
3
Fee per partner (£m)
1.65
UK income fee(£m)
1.3
% change vs 2018
+5
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
0.65
#99
UK income fee(£m)
1
% change vs 2018
+14
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
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