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Pages in category "Accounting firms of the United Kingdom" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Until 2020, KPMG [4] was the only Big Four firm not registered as a UK private company, but rather the co-ordinating entity was a Swiss association (verein). However, KPMG International changed its legal structure from a verein to a co-operative under Swiss law in 2003, [ 5 ] then to a UK limited company in 2020. [ 4 ]
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.
Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of employees in the world and is one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with EY, KPMG, and PwC. [5] [6] The firm was founded by William Welch Deloitte in London, England in 1845 and expanded into the United States in 1890. [7]
RSM International, branded RSM since 2015, is a multinational network of accounting firms forming the sixth-largest accountancy professional services network in the world by revenue. [2] [3] RSM's member firms are independent accounting and advisory businesses, each of which practices in its own right and is unified as part of the network.
The company provides wealth, accountancy and business advisory services to individuals and businesses, including financial planning, investment management, personal and business tax, risk advisory, and fund administration. [21] [22] [23] It operates offices in 26 cities in the UK, as well as in the Republic of Ireland, and the Channel Islands.
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited [4] is a British multinational professional services brand of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. It is the second-largest professional services network in the world [5] and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY, and KPMG.
Of the world's 500 largest companies, 26 are headquartered in the UK. [18] The economy is boosted by North Sea oil and gas production; its reserves were estimated at 2.8 billion barrels in 2016, [19] although it has been a net importer of oil since 2005. [20] The size of London's economy makes it the largest city by GDP in Europe. [21]