Big 4 · 99 UK mandates
Alternatives to KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP charges a median £15,310, +24% against the market in its revenue bands. 12 firms audit the same cities and sectors; 5 of them at a lower median fee.
KPMG LLP's fee against the market, size for size
| Revenue band | Clients with a fee | KPMG LLP median | Market median | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under £1m | 12 | £19,660 | £12,500 | +57% |
| £1–5m | 5 | £10,307 | £11,350 | -9% |
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.
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.
| Firm | Tier | Mandates | Median fee | vs KPMG LLP | Fee change | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Affinia (Stratford) | Independent firm | 58 | £15,500 | +1% | +8.1% | 6 |
 Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit LLP | Independent firm | 68 | £19,448 | +27% | +12.9% | 6 |
 CLA Evelyn Partners Limited | Challenger firm | 81 | £28,000 | +83% | — | 6 |
| Haines Watts | Challenger firm | 27 | £9,000 | -41% | — | 5 |
 Wilder Coe Ltd | Independent firm | 43 | £10,000 | -35% | — | 5 |
| Wellden Turnbull Limited | Independent firm | 51 | £12,425 | -19% | — | 5 |
 Bryden Johnson Limited | Independent firm | 26 | £13,500 | -12% | — | 5 |
| LB Group Limited | Independent firm | 22 | £15,000 | -2% | — | 5 |
 Sumer Audit | Challenger firm | 123 | £15,730 | +3% | +5.5% | 5 |
| Sumer Auditco Limited | Challenger firm | 697 | £15,750 | +3% | +5.0% | 5 |
| FLB Audit LLP | Independent firm | 44 | £16,000 | +5% | +3.2% | 5 |
 Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd | Independent firm | 34 | £16,538 | +8% | — | 5 |
Questions people ask
Is KPMG LLP more expensive than other auditors?
On the filed fees of its clients, KPMG LLP's median is +24% 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?
Affinia (Stratford) (58 mandates, median £15,500); Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit LLP (68 mandates, median £19,448); CLA Evelyn Partners Limited (81 mandates, median £28,000); Haines Watts (27 mandates, median £9,000); Wilder Coe Ltd (43 mandates, median £10,000).
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.
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