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Big 4 · 99 UK mandates

Alternatives to KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP charges a median £15,000, +4% against the market in its revenue bands. 12 firms audit the same cities and sectors; 6 of them at a lower median fee.

KPMG LLP's fee against the market, size for size

Revenue bandClients with a feeKPMG LLP medianMarket medianPremium
Under £1m11£13,920£12,075+15%
£1–5m5£10,307£11,100-7%

What the tier is worth

Median UK audit fee by auditor tier and revenue band

At £10–25m of revenue a Big 4 audit costs 2.4× a challenger firm's.

Big 4Challenger firmsIndependent firms
0£15k£30k£45k£14k£14k£10k£1–5m revenue£17k£13k£5–10m revenue£45k£19k£15k£10–25m revenue£23k£18k£25–50m revenue£25k£20k£50–100m revenue

Firms that audit the same cities and sectors

Ranked by how many of KPMG LLP's top cities and sectors they also work in. Median fee is across all their clients; open a firm for its fee by revenue band.

FirmTierMandatesMedian feevs KPMG LLPFee changeOverlap
Infrastructure Managers LimitedIndependent firm72£13,630-9%+4.0%5
Cooper Parry Group LimitedChallenger firm279£14,250-5%+5.0%5
Affinia (Stratford)Independent firm58£15,000+0%+8.1%5
Sumer Auditco LimitedChallenger firm697£15,255+2%+5.2%5
FLB Audit LLPIndependent firm44£16,000+7%+3.2%5
Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit LLPIndependent firm68£18,500+23%+8.8%5
AAB Audit & Accountancy LimitedIndependent firm81£18,942+26%+4.7%5
Kreston Reeves LLPChallenger firm97£21,000+40%+7.4%5
Wilder Coe LtdIndependent firm43£9,833-34%4
Ormerod Rutter LimitedIndependent firm99£10,235-32%+5.1%4
Wellden Turnbull LimitedIndependent firm51£12,000-20%4
AGK Partnership LtdIndependent firm24£12,000-20%4

Questions people ask

Is KPMG LLP more expensive than other auditors?

On the filed fees of its clients, KPMG LLP's median is +4% against the market median in the revenue bands where it has five or more clients disclosing a fee. The comparison is by band, so it is size-adjusted.

Which firms audit the same kind of companies as KPMG LLP?

Infrastructure Managers Limited (72 mandates, median £13,630); Cooper Parry Group Limited (279 mandates, median £14,250); Affinia (Stratford) (58 mandates, median £15,000); Sumer Auditco Limited (697 mandates, median £15,255); FLB Audit LLP (44 mandates, median £16,000).

How much do KPMG LLP's fees rise each year?

Too few of its clients carry two years of fees for a reliable figure.

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Comparison of fees as filed by these firms' clients at Companies House. No affiliation with any firm named is implied, and no firm is recommended over another; the figures are theirs.