Accountancy Age Top 50+50 2013
Welcome to the latest Accountancy Age Top 50+50 survey of the UK's biggest firms
Welcome to the latest Accountancy Age Top 50+50 survey of the UK's biggest firms
WELCOME TO THE LATEST ACCOUNTANCY AGE TOP 50+50 SURVEY OF THE UK’S BIGGEST FIRMS.
Please find links to the tables containing the Top 50 firms, and also the +50 survey of firms from 51 to 100.
We will continue to update this page with further analysis of the survey data over the coming days and weeks.
LATEST ANALYSIS:
CLICK HERE for the 2013 Top 50 survey of firms in PDF format
CLICK HERE for the 2013 +50 survey of firms in PDF format
CLICK HERE for the 2013 ones to watch survey of firms between 101 to 120 in PDF format
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View the 2012 Top 50+50 survey HERE.
The Top 50 in 2013
Rank 2013 (2012) |
Name of firm | UK Fee Income (£m) |
% change (vs 2012) | Year end | UK partners |
Fees per partner (£m) |
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[1] Estimated figures [2] BDO merged with PKF on 28 March. Figures include 12 months’ BDO, and three months’ PKF [3] Numbers exclude financial services division – no longer part of the firm [4] Figures include Guernsey [5] Discontinued a section of the business – restated figures to £60.6m [6] During the period, the LLP was recharged £6.6m from Zolfo Cooper Limited, a member of the LLP. Figures obtained from accounts filed at Companies House [7] 11 months’ actual – one month estimate [8] Figures based on TaxAssist Direct UK [9] Nine months’ actual, three months’ estimated [10]Figures estimated by Accountancy Age and sources from the profession [11] Baker Tilly were unable to supply any new information. Figures are based on last year’s entry
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1 (1) | PwC | 2,621.0 | 7.00 | 30/06/12 | 872 | 2.62 |
2 (2) | Deloitte | 2,329.0 | 11.00 | 31/05/12 | 1011 | 2.30 |
3 (3) | KPMG | 1,774.0 | 4.00 | 30/09/12 | 578 | 2.95 |
4 (4) | Ernst & Young | 1,630.0 | 11.00 | 30/06/12 | 549 | 2.97 |
5 (5) | Grant Thornton UK [1] | 460.0 | 10.30 | 30/06/13 | 200 | 2.30 |
6 (6) | BDO [2] | 302.6 | 7.5 | 30/06/13 | 252 | 1.20 |
7 (7) | RSM Tenon Group | 207.0 | -12.00 | 31/12/12 | 219 | 0.95 |
8 (8) | Smith & Williamson | 185.7 | 4.00 | 30/04/13 | 261 | 0.71 |
9 (9) | Baker Tilly [11] | 171.0 | -5.00 | 31/03/12 | 107 | 1.60 |
10 (10) | Moore Stephens UK | 135.9 | -1.70 | 31/12/12 | 155 | 0.88 |
11 (11) | Mazars | 120.0 | 4.90 | 31/08/13 | 118 | 1.02 |
12 (13) | Haines Watts [3] | 60.8 | 4.80 | 31/03/13 | 115 | 0.53 |
13 (15) | Crowe Clark Whitehill | 60.7 | 2.40 | 30/04/13 | 69 | 0.88 |
14 (16) | Saffery Champness [4] | 58.9 | 5.0 | 31/03/13 | 65 | 0.91 |
15 (14) | Begbies Traynor [5] | 57.7 | -4.6 | 30/04/13 | 71 | 0.78 |
16 (17) | UHY Hacker Young | 48.3 | -1.0 | 30/04/13 | 80 | 0.60 |
17 (18) | Kingston Smith | 40.4 | -0.7 | 30/04/13 | 62 | 0.65 |
18 (-) | Zolfo Cooper [6] | 39.8 | 53.9 | 31/03/12 | 38 | 1.05 |
19 (19) | MHA MacIntyre Hudson | 39.3 | 11.6 | 31/03/13 | 45 | 0.87 |
20 (21) | Johnston Carmichael [7] | 33.1 | 11.7 | 31/05/13 | 53 | 0.62 |
21 (20) | Wilkins Kennedy | 31.5 | 4.1 | 30/04/13 | 59 | 0.53 |
22 (22) | Chantrey Vellacott DFK | 30.4 | 4.8 | 31/12/13 | 42 | 0.72 |
23 (23) | Menzies | 28.5 | 0 | 30/06/12 | 33 | 0.86 |
24 (28) | Francis Clark | 25.6 | 21.0 | 31/03/13 | 47 | 0.54 |
25 (25) | Buzzacott | 25.4 | 7.5 | 30/09/12 | 23 | 1.1 |
26 (26) | TaxAssist Accountants [8] | 24.5 | 12.4 | 31/12/12 | 189 | 0.13 |
27 (24) | HW Fisher & Company | 23.7 | 0 | 30/04/12 | 29 | 0.82 |
28 (26) | FRP Advisory | 21.5 | -1.2 | 30/04/13 | 28 | 0.77 |
29 (30) | Price Bailey | 21.0 | 7.7 | 31/03/13 | 21 | 1.0 |
30 (32) | Frank Hirth [9] | 20.7 | 10.1 | 30/06/13 | 20 | 1.04 |
31 (29) | Reeves & Co [1] | 20.3 | 0.0 | 31/05/13 | 40 | 0.51 |
=32 (34) | SJD Accountancy | 19.0 | 8.0 | 31/10/13 | 1 | 19 |
=32 (30) | Rawlinson & Hunter [10] | 19.0 | -2.6 | – | – | – |
34 (33) | Armstrong Watson | 18.8 | 4.0 | 31/03/13 | 33 | 0.57 |
35 (35) | Haysmacintryre | 18.3 | 5.2 | 31/03/13 | 26 | 0.71 |
36 (37) | Duncan & Toplis | 17.8 | 1.4 | 31/03/13 | 26 | 0.66 |
37 (36) | Hazlewoods | 17.1 | 12.6 | 30/04/13 | 24 | 0.71 |
=38 (38) | Streets | 16.7 | 1.0 | 30/06/13 | 22 | 0.76 |
=38(42) | Anderson Anderson & Brown | 16.7 | 17.9 | 31/03/13 | 12 | 1.39 |
40 (46) | Bishop Fleming [7] | 16.3 | 23.0 | 31/05/13 | 25 | 0.65 |
41 (38) | Littlejohn | 16.2 | -1.0 | 31/05/12 | 32 | 0.51 |
=42 (40) | Cooper Parry | 15.5 | -1.8 | 30/04/13 | 22 | 0.71 |
=42 (43) | Lovewell Blake | 15.5 | 11.7 | 30/09/12 | 26 | 0.54 |
44 (41) | Leonard Curtis | 15.0 | 0 | 30/04/13 | 14 | 1.07 |
45 (45) | Larking Gowen | 13.7 | 1.4 | 31/03/13 | 20 | 0.68 |
46 (-) | The Old Mill [10] | 12.5 | – | – | 11 | – |
47 (47) | Mercer & Hole | 12.4 | 2.6 | 31/03/12 | 19 | 0.65 |
=47 (-) | ASE | 12.4 | 6.8 | 31/12/12 | 8 | 1.54 |
49 (44) | Shipleys | 12.3 | -9.9 | 30/04/13 | 15 | 0.77 |
50 (48) | Barnes Roffe | 12.2 | 4.5 | 31/12/12 | 18 | 0.68 |
The next 50 in 2013
Rank 2013 (2012) |
Name of firm | UK Fee Income (£m) |
% change (vs 2012) | Year end | UK partners |
Fees per partner (£m) |
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[12] Demerged in 2012 – £1.1m fee reduction
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51 (54) | James Cowper | 11.9 | 9.0 | 3/04/13 | 13 | 0.91 |
52 (49) | Hillier Hopkins | 11.7 | 2.7 | 31/03/13 | 20 | 0.59 |
53 (53) | Moore & Smalley | 11.6 | 2.8 | 31/03/13 | 19 | 0.61 |
54 (50) | Henderson Loggie | 11.0 | -2.7 | 31/11/12 | 23 | 0.48 |
55 (50) | Scott-Moncrieff | 10.9 | -3.6 | 30/04/13 | 15 | 0.73 |
56 (54) | Silver Levene | 10.8 | 0.9 | 31/05/12 | 16 | 0.68 |
57 (50) | Montpelier Chartered Accountants | 10.5 | -4.5 | 31/12/12 | 17 | 0.62 |
58 (57) | Barber Harrison & Platt | 10.2 | 1.9 | 31/12/12 | 14 | 0.73 |
59 (57) | Simmons Gainsford | 9.9 | -1.8 | 31/03/13 | 15 | 0.66 |
60 (60) | Rothman Pantall | 9.7 | 0.0 | 31/03/13 | 20 | 0.48 |
=61 (56) | Beever & St
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