With more than £1bn on top of last year’s combined revenues, there’s no doubt that the UK’s Top 50 firms have had another very successful year. Total combined revenues are now up to £8.7bn, a huge figure, though that is, of course, dominated by the Big Four. Audit, despite sometimes appearing like the Cinderella service line, is still the Top 50’s biggest money spinner.
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But our survey reveals much more. On average women make up only 9.7% of partners within a firm and the number of female qualifieds has dropped year on year by two percentage points. Partners from ethnic minority groups still only make up 5.9% of the total.
Our analysis also spotlights the growing gap between the Big Four and the mid-tier firms that are chasing them. That gap has grown begging the question – has the debate on audit choice had any effect at all? BDO Stoy Hayward’s Jeremy Newman thinks it hasn’t and believes the explanation is all about investment.
And partners are growing older. But does that mean there are huge succession problems looming on the horizon? Some observers do and believe the trend will lead to greater consolidation in the market place.
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All the news and analysis of the Top 50, 2007:
- News
Larger firms still failing on ethnic minority partners
Male domination of profession continues
- Analysis
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