Challenger firm · 163 UK mandates
Alternatives to BDO LLP
BDO LLP charges a median £16,500, +120% against the market in its revenue bands. 12 firms audit the same cities and sectors; 7 of them at a lower median fee.
BDO LLP's fee against the market, size for size
| Revenue band | Clients with a fee | BDO LLP median | Market median | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under £1m | 34 | £9,250 | £12,500 | -26% |
| £1–5m | 10 | £26,200 | £11,350 | +131% |
| £10–25m | 7 | £63,000 | £15,750 | +300% |
| £25–50m | 8 | £43,510 | £19,500 | +123% |
| £50–100m | 5 | £38,000 | £22,308 | +70% |
Firms that audit the same cities and sectors
Ranked by how many of BDO 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.
| Firm | Tier | Mandates | Median fee | vs BDO LLP | Fee change | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Deloitte LLP | Big 4 | 191 | £17,067 | +3% | +10.5% | 7 |
 Haslers | Independent firm | 73 | £17,850 | +8% | +4.0% | 7 |
 HaysMac LLP | Challenger firm | 117 | £17,900 | +8% | +7.5% | 7 |
 Saffery LLP | Challenger firm | 704 | £18,514 | +12% | +4.7% | 7 |
 White Hart Associates (London) Limited | Independent firm | 62 | £22,675 | +37% | +0.2% | 7 |
 Buzzacott Audit LLP | Challenger firm | 153 | £2,000 | -88% | 0.0% | 6 |
 Gravita Audit Western Limited | Independent firm | 24 | £10,000 | -39% | — | 6 |
 Harts Limited | Independent firm | 36 | £12,375 | -25% | +7.9% | 6 |
 Nuvo Audit Limited | Independent firm | 40 | £12,432 | -25% | — | 6 |
 Hurst Accountants Limited | Independent firm | 240 | £14,050 | -15% | +4.7% | 6 |
| UHY Hacker Young | Challenger firm | 369 | £14,374 | -13% | +5.3% | 6 |
 Grant Thornton UK LLP | Challenger firm | 103 | £14,626 | -11% | — | 6 |
Questions people ask
Is BDO LLP more expensive than other auditors?
On the filed fees of its clients, BDO LLP's median is +120% 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 BDO LLP?
Deloitte LLP (191 mandates, median £17,067); Haslers (73 mandates, median £17,850); HaysMac LLP (117 mandates, median £17,900); Saffery LLP (704 mandates, median £18,514); White Hart Associates (London) Limited (62 mandates, median £22,675).
How much do BDO LLP's fees rise each year?
Across 23 clients with two years of fees on file, the median change was +5.0%, and 34.8% saw a rise of more than 20%.
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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.
Figures are indicative. They are computed from a sample of accounts filed with Companies House and the Norwegian register, read by machine, and are only as good as those filings; they can contain mistakes, and the dataset is not exhaustive. Found a mistake? Report it through the contact form.