Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2019
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Celebrating excellence in accountancy practice, the Top 50+50 Accountancy Firms 2019 spotlights top accountancy firms in the UK. 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.
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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)
8
% change vs 2018
+14
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#77
UK income fee(£m)
7.6
% change vs 2018
+6
Year end
31/12/2018
UK partners
9
Fee per partner (£m)
0.84
#78
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
#81
UK income fee(£m)
6.7
% change vs 2018
-1.4
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#82
UK income fee(£m)
6.52
% change vs 2018
+2.4
Year end
30/09/2018
UK partners
10
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#83
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
#84
UK income fee(£m)
6.5
% change vs 2018
+9
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
0.52
#85
UK income fee(£m)
6.38
% change vs 2018
+8.5
Year end
31/03/2019
UK partners
14
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#86
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
#87
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
#89
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
#90
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
#91
UK income fee(£m)
5.86
% change vs 2018
+0.12
Year end
31/10/2018
UK partners
2
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#92
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)
-
#94
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
#95
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
#97
UK income fee(£m)
5.1
% change vs 2018
+60.1
Year end
31/01/2019
UK partners
-
Fee per partner (£m)
-
#98
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
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