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Top 50 + 50 2010
Things went from bad to worse for the UK’s top accounting firms in 2010. While there was overall nominal growth in the Top 50, as many as 19 firms failed to improve their incomes on the previous year, The situation was even tougher in the +50, where growth rates stagnated.
For full coverage of our 2010 Top 50 +50 survey and a detailed breakdown of the figures, download our report in PDF format.
The Top 50 in 2010
| Rank 2010 (2009) | Name of firm | UK Fee Income (£m) | % change (vs 2009) | Year end | UK partners | Fees per partner (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | PricewaterhouseCoopers | 2,248.00 | 0.2 | 30/06/09 | 858 | 2,620,000 |
| 2 (2) | Deloitte | 1,969.00 | -2.0 | 31/05/09 | 681 | 2,891,000 |
| 3 (3) | KPMG | 1,630.00 | -1.6 | 30/09/09 | 569 | 2,860,000 |
| 4 (4) | Ernst & Young | 1,383.00 | -1.6 | 30/06/09 | 515 | 2,685,000 |
| 5 (5) | Grant Thornton UK (**) | 381.00 | 0.7 | 30/06/10 | 225 | 1,700,000 |
| 6 (6) | BDO Stoy Hayward | 335.10 | -5.0 | 03/07/09 | 201 | 1,400,000 |
| 7 (9) | RSM Tenon Group (**) | 225.00 | 49.0 | 30/06/10 | 253 | 900,000 |
| 8 (7) | Baker Tilly | 190.00 | -7.0 | 31/03/10 | 117 | 1,633,000 |
| 9 (8) | Smith & Williamson | 175.10 | -3.3 | 30/04/10 | 214 | 818,000 |
| 10 (10) | PKF (UK) | 140.40 | -1.0 | 31/03/10 | 94 | 1,490,000 |
| 11 (11) | Moore Stephens UK | 138.80 | 10.0 | 31/12/09 | 161 | 862,000 |
| 12 (12) | Mazars (**) | 103.80 | 1.8 | 31/08/10 | 106 | 979,000 |
| 13 (13) | Vantis | 89.60 | -3.0 | 30/04/09 | 143 | 600,000 |
| 14 (15) | Begbies Traynor (**) | 70.00 | 13.0 | 30/04/10 | 94 | 745,000 |
| 15 (16) | Haines Watts Group | 55.70 | -4.3 | 31/03/10 | 103 | 541,000 |
| 16 (17) | Saffery Champness (**) | 52.10 | 1.3 | 31/03/10 | 61 | 850,000 |
| 17 (18) | Horwath Clark Whitehill | 47.00 | 1.3 | 31/03/10 | 69 | 680,000 |
| 18 (19) | UHY Hacker Young Group | 45.36 | 1.0 | 30/04/10 | 92 | 494,000 |
| 19 (20) | Kingston Smith | 43.50 | 4.8 | 30/04/10 | 61 | 713,000 |
| 20 (21) | MacIntyre Hudson | 31.20 | 1.0 | 31/03/10 | 50 | 624,000 |
| 21 (23) | Chantrey Vellacott DFK (**) | 27.60 | 4.2 | 30/06/10 | 51 | 541,000 |
| 22 (22) | Wilkins Kennedy | 27.45 | 0.3 | 30/04/10 | 47 | 584,000 |
| 23 (24) | Menzies | 26.60 | 2.7 | 30/04/10 | 36 | 739,000 |
| 24 (25) | Johnston Carmichael (**) | 26.40 | 8.0 | 31/05/10 | 45 | 587,000 |
| 25 (26) | Rawlinson & Hunter (*) | 23.38 | 2.1 | 31/03/10 | 14 | 1,671,000 |
| 26 (27) | HW Fisher & Company | 22.90 | 1.8 | 30/04/09 | 28 | 818,000 |
| 27 (-) | MCR (**) | 21.00 | 20.7 | 30/06/10 | 13 | 1,610,000 |
| 28 (28) | Buzzacott | 20.81 | 9.1 | 30/09/09 | 20 | 1,041,000 |
| 29 (31) | DTE Group (*) | 18.38 | 2.1 | 30/04/10 | ||
| 30 (30) | Littlejohn | 18.30 | -1.0 | 31/05/10 | 28 | 650,000 |
| 31 (29) | Armstrong Watson | 17.30 | -8.5 | 31/03/10 | 31 | 600,000 |
| 32 (32) | Francis Clark | 16.87 | 2.3 | 31/03/10 | 34 | 500,000 |
| 33 (33) | Streets | 16.40 | 0.0 | 30/06/10 | 19 | 863,000 |
| 34 (-) | TaxAssist Accountants | 16.25 | 15.0 | 31/12/09 | 185 | 88,000 |
| 35 (36) | Duncan & Toplis | 15.81 | 7.3 | 31/03/10 | 27 | 586,000 |
| 36 (37) | Price Bailey | 15.70 | 7.0 | 31/03/10 | 21 | 750,000 |
| 37 (34) | haysmacintyre | 15.70 | -3.7 | 31/03/10 | 23 | 700,000 |
| 38 (47) | Frank Hirth (**) | 15.60 | 31.0 | 30/06/10 | 13 | 1,200,000 |
| 39 (35) | Cooper Parry | 14.90 | -4.9 | 30/04/10 | 21 | 709,000 |
| 40 (45) | Reeves + Neylan | 14.75 | 14.5 | 31/05/09 | 25 | 590,000 |
| 41 (42) | Hazlewoods | 14.21 | 4.2 | 30/04/10 | 22 | 646,000 |
| 42 (43) | Larking Gowen | 13.60 | 2.3 | 31/03/10 | 21 | 648,000 |
| 43 (39) | Shipleys | 13.40 | -5.6 | 30/04/10 | 20 | 670,000 |
| 44 (40) | Lovewell Blake | 13.20 | -6.4 | 30/09/09 | 21 | 573,000 |
| 45 (41) | Target Chartered Accountants | 12.80 | -7.0 | 31/03/10 | 11 | 1,164,000 |
| 46 (44) | Scott-Moncrieff | 12.70 | -3.0 | 30/04/10 | 19 | 668,000 |
| 47 (46) | Mercer & Hole | 12.10 | 0.0 | 31/03/10 | 20 | 610,000 |
| 48 (52) | SJD Accountancy | 12.00 | 9.0 | 30/04/10 | 1 | 12,000,000 |
| 49 (38) | Haslers | 11.90 | -18.8 | 31/12/09 | 13 | 915,000 |
| 50 (48) | Anderson Anderson & Brown | 11.72 | 0.2 | 31/03/10 | 12 | 977,000 |
The next 50 in 2010
| Rank 2010 (2009) | Name of firm | UK Fee Income (£m) | % change (vs 2009) | Year end | UK partners | Fees per partner (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (-) | ASE | 11.10 | 17.0 | 31/12/09 | 5 | 2,220,000 |
| 52 (50) | Simmons Gainsford | 10.95 | 0.7 | 31/03/10 | 17 | 644,000 |
| 53 (49) | Barnes Roffe | 10.83 | -5.5 | 31/12/09 | 17 | 660,000 |
| 54 (53) | Bishop Fleming | 10.81 | 3.4 | 30/04/10 | 17 | 636,000 |
| 55 (54) | Beever and Struthers | 10.80 | 6.9 | 30/09/09 | 26 | 415,000 |
| 56 (51) | Hillier Hopkins | 10.54 | -1.9 | 31/03/10 | 22 | 479,000 |
| 57 (55) | Henderson Loggie | 10.40 | 3.0 | 30/11/09 | 20 | 520,000 |
| 58 (60) | Silver Levene | 10.30 | 9.6 | 31/05/09 | 17 | 606,000 |
| 59 (-) | Moore and Smalley | 10.20 | 2.0 | 31/03/10 | 17 | 600,000 |
| 60 (58) | James Cowper | 10.03 | 1.0 | 30/04/10 | 15 | 670,000 |
| 61 (56) | Campbell Dallas | 9.90 | -1.0 | 31/05/10 | 17 | 582,000 |
| 62 (-) | Montpelier | 9.71 | 12.9 | 31/12/09 | 21 | 460,000 |
| 63 (61) | Thomas Westcott | 9.30 | 1.0 | 30/04/10 | 17 | 540,000 |
| 64 (62) | Barber Harrison and Platt | 9.24 | 2.0 | 31/12/09 | 15 | 559,000 |
| 65 (65) | Forrester Boyd | 9.10 | 5.1 | 02/04/10 | 14 | 650,000 |
| 66 (59) | French Duncan | 8.90 | -3.0 | 30/04/10 | 21 | 450,000 |
| 67 (57) | Rothman Pantall | 8.81 | -14.5 | 31/03/10 | 23 | 269,000 |
| 68 (64) | Spofforths | 8.80 | 1.1 | 31/12/09 | 20 | 400,000 |
| 69 (67) | Brebners | 8.10 | -1.2 | 05/04/10 | 19 | 426,000 |
| 70 (66) | Berg Kaprow Lewis | 7.95 | -5.4 | 31/03/10 | 13 | 612,000 |
| 71 (69) | Scrutton Bland (*) | 7.94 | 0.0 | 31/03/10 | 12 | 661,000 |
| 72 (72) | Dains | 7.59 | 4.1 | 31/03/10 | 10 | 698,000 |
| 72 (70) | Mitchell Charlesworth | 7.59 | -3.5 | 30/04/09 | 16 | 470,000 |
| 74 (68) | Critchleys Accountants | 7.40 | -9.0 | 31/05/10 | 12 | 616,000 |
| 75 (73) | Whittingham Riddell (*) | 7.11 | 0.0 | 31/03/10 | 13 | 546,000 |
| 76 (71) | Goodman Jones | 7.10 | -2.7 | 31/05/09 | 15 | 474,000 |
| 77 (75) | Chiene & Tait | 6.20 | -4.6 | 30/09/09 | 7 | 886,000 |
| 78 (74) | Rayner Essex | 6.12 | 5.6 | 30/09/09 | 11 | 556,000 |
| 79 (77) | Martin Greene Ravden | 5.80 | -3.3 | 31/03/10 | 14 | 414,000 |
| 80 (76) | Jeffreys Henry | 5.54 | -10.0 | 30/04/10 | 8 | 693,000 |
| 81 (80) | Harris Lipman | 5.26 | 9.5 | 31/03/10 | 10 | 526,000 |
| 82 (78) | Creaseys (*) | 5.19 | 0.0 | 30/04/10 | 9 | 576,000 |
| 83 (79) | Bird Luckin | 4.90 | -3.9 | 30/09/09 | 15 | 327,000 |
| 84 (81) | Adler Shine (*) | 4.70 | 0.0 | 31/03/09 | 9 | 522,000 |
| 85 (-) | Wingrave Yeats | 4.50 | -8.5 | 30/06/09 | 7 | 647,000 |
| 86 (83) | Taylor Cocks | 4.33 | 7.0 | 31/12/09 | 9 | 482,000 |
| 87 (82) | Broomfield & Alexander | 3.90 | -5.8 | 31/03/10 | 7 | 557,000 |
| 88 (88) | Moore Thompson | 3.78 | 2.1 | 31/12/09 | 9 | 404,000 |
| 89 (85) | EQ Chartered Accountants | 3.60 | -6.5 | 31/03/10 | 9 | 400,000 |
| 90 (89) | Raffingers Stuart | 3.56 | -3.0 | 31/12/09 | 8 | 508,000 |
| 91 (-) | Bennett Brooks & Co | 3.50 | 7.6 | 31/08/09 | 6 | 576,000 |
| 92 (90) | SMP Accounting and Tax | 3.33 | -8.1 | 31/12/09 | 6 | 555,000 |
| 93 (91) | Hartley Fowler | 3.22 | -4.7 | 31/03/10 | 7 | 460,000 |
| 94 (93) | HWB | 3.19 | -0.6 | 31/05/09 | 6 | 530,000 |
| 95 (92) | Lambert Chapman | 3.10 | -6.0 | 30/06/09 | 7 | 470,000 |
| 96 (95) | Wellden Turnbull | 2.67 | 4.4 | 30/06/09 | 2 | 1,337,000 |
| 97 (-) | Lamont Pridmore | 2.10 | 28.7 | 31/03/10 | 3 | 700,000 |
| 98 (96) | Begbies Chettle Agar | 1.82 | -6.6 | 31/03/10 | 4 | 455,000 |
| 99 (98) | TWP Accounting | 1.60 | 0.0 | 31/03/10 | 5 | 320,000 |
| 100 (99) | Dunkley & Co | 1.50 | 0.0 | 30/04/10 | 1 | 1,500,000 |
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