Challenger firm · 103 UK mandates
Alternatives to Grant Thornton UK LLP
Grant Thornton UK LLP charges a median £14,626, +106% against the market in its revenue bands. 12 firms audit the same cities and sectors; 3 of them at a lower median fee.
Grant Thornton UK LLP's fee against the market, size for size
| Revenue band | Clients with a fee | Grant Thornton UK LLP median | Market median | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under £1m | 28 | £10,300 | £12,500 | -18% |
| £1–5m | 18 | £14,008 | £11,350 | +23% |
| £5–10m | 7 | £58,710 | £14,500 | +305% |
| £10–25m | 9 | £35,200 | £15,750 | +123% |
| £50–100m | 5 | £43,561 | £22,308 | +95% |
Firms that audit the same cities and sectors
Ranked by how many of Grant Thornton UK 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 Grant Thornton UK LLP | Fee change | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UHY Hacker Young | Challenger firm | 369 | £14,374 | -2% | +5.3% | 7 |
 Barnes Roffe Audit Limited | Challenger firm | 260 | £16,562 | +13% | +1.1% | 7 |
 Deloitte LLP | Big 4 | 191 | £17,067 | +17% | +10.5% | 7 |
 Mercer & Hole LLP | Independent firm | 158 | £18,850 | +29% | +5.6% | 7 |
| Bright Grahame Murray | Independent firm | 51 | £27,500 | +88% | +13.1% | 7 |
 Ormerod Rutter Limited | Independent firm | 99 | £10,208 | -30% | +5.1% | 6 |
 Hurst Accountants Limited | Independent firm | 240 | £14,050 | -4% | +4.7% | 6 |
 Affinia (Stratford) | Independent firm | 58 | £15,500 | +6% | +8.1% | 6 |
 BDO LLP | Challenger firm | 163 | £16,500 | +13% | +5.0% | 6 |
 BHP LLP | Independent firm | 230 | £17,850 | +22% | +5.0% | 6 |
 Menzies LLP | Challenger firm | 420 | £18,875 | +29% | +6.6% | 6 |
 Shorts | Independent firm | 61 | £19,565 | +34% | +5.3% | 6 |
Questions people ask
Is Grant Thornton UK LLP more expensive than other auditors?
On the filed fees of its clients, Grant Thornton UK LLP's median is +106% 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 Grant Thornton UK LLP?
UHY Hacker Young (369 mandates, median £14,374); Barnes Roffe Audit Limited (260 mandates, median £16,562); Deloitte LLP (191 mandates, median £17,067); Mercer & Hole LLP (158 mandates, median £18,850); Bright Grahame Murray (51 mandates, median £27,500).
How much do Grant Thornton UK 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.
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