CA Today magazine notes that the ‘big four’ accountants continue to lead in Scotland by fee earners and that Deloitte has regained the top spot after falling behind EY last year. PwC has also risen to number two, while KPMG has slipped to fourth place and Johnston Carmichael remains steady at number five.
AA&B, Campbell Dallas, RSM, French Duncan LLP and Grant Thornton UK LLP also feature in the Scottish top 10 by fee earners.
FIRM NAME | PARTNERS / PARTNER EQUIVALENT | FEE EARNERS | STAFF IN TOTAL | SCOTLAND REVENUE (£M) |
Deloitte | 39 | 767 | 807 | n/d |
PwC | 33 | 741 | 850 | n/d |
EY | 38 | 731 | 931 | n/d |
KPMG | 53 | 721 | 827 | n/d |
Johnston Carmichael | 57 | 484 | 600 | 40.8 |
Anderson Anderson& Brown | 13 | 200 | 244 | 22.03 |
Campbell Dallas | 21 | 184 | 204 | 12 |
RSM | 21 | 172 | 189 | n/d |
French Duncan LLP | 19 | 167 | 198 | 10.3 |
Grant Thornton UK LLP | 8 | 160 | 185 | n/d |
Scott-Moncrieff | 19 | 159 | 196 | 12.49 |
BDO | 8 | 146 | 159 | 14 |
Henderson Loggie | 20 | 134 | 167 | 10.3 |
Mazars LLP | 10 | 114 | 127 | 10 |
Chiene& Tait LLP | 8 | 107 | 117 | 5.75 |
EQ Accountants LLP | 16 | 96 | 102 | 6.3 |
Wylie &Bisset LLP | 11 | 94 | 113 | 6.6 |
Condie& Co | 11 | 71 | 68 | 5.1 |
SafferyChampness | 8 | 66 | 66 | 5.8 |
Ritsons | 7 | 65 | 62 | n/d |
William Duncan & Co | 11 | 64 | 75 | 5.5 |
Milne Craig | 9 | 63 | 70 | 5.2 |
Whitelaw Wells | 7 | 54 | 54 | 2.9 |
Geoghegans | 7 | 52 | 49 | 3.2 |
Thomson Cooper | 8 | 52 | 62 | 4.6 |
Martin Aitken & Co Ltd | 8 | 51 | 60 | 5.2 |
Hall Morrice LLP | 5 | 43 | 47 | 3.4 |
Alexander Sloan | 9 | 40 | 34 | n/d |
Haines Watts | 6 | 40 | 50 | 3.6 |
Hardie Caldwell LLP | 6 | 34 | 30 | n/d |