Top 50: The fastest growing firms
Deloitte & Touche has grown 22% over the past year, leaving its rivals trailing. But growth has been even faster among smaller firms with Tenon the most successful of all.
Deloitte & Touche has grown 22% over the past year, leaving its rivals trailing. But growth has been even faster among smaller firms with Tenon the most successful of all.
BIG FIVE
1 Deloitte & Touche – 22%
2 Ernst & Young – 16%
3 PricewaterhouseCoopers – 15%
Average growth for Big Five – 15%
MID-TIER
1 Tenon – (new)*
2 Wilkins Kennedy – 35%
3 Levy Gee – 20%
Average growth for mid-tier – 12%
SMALL FIRMS
1 Scott Moncrieff – 48%
2 Wilson Braithwaite Scholey – 27%
3 Buzzacott – 20.3%
Average growth for small firms – 13%
Big Five partners may make their firms more money than partners in smaller ones, but when it comes to fee-earning staff, it can be a different story.
MOST PRODUCTIVE PARTNERS
BIG FIVE
PricewaterhouseCoopers – Pounds 2.1m per partner
MID-TIER
PKF – Pounds 904,000 per partner
SMALL FIRMS
Mercer & Hole – Pounds 620,000 per partner
MOST PRODUCTIVE PROFESSIONAL STAFF
BIG FIVE
KPMG – Pounds 146,000 per professional
MID-TIER
Levy Gee – Pounds 122,624 per professional
SMALL FIRMS
Johnston Carmichael – Pounds 158,000 per professional
Links
See the Accountancy Age Top 50 table
Consolidation is alive and well
Mixed success as Uncle Sam seeks to split Big Five
Huge growth in corporate finance and insolvency
New big fish gobbles up mid-tier rivals
Traditional services stay strong
Top 50: Opinion
It’s all about perception, stupid
The arrogance of keeping Big Five results secret