It is difficult to pinpoint whether ethnic diversity has improved since Accountancy last carried out its Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) survey of the top 10 accounting firms in 2016. Any improvements have been so marginal that one can argue whether any progress has been made at all. Despite this, EY has maintained its position as the most inclusive firm with the largest percentage of BAME partners and professional staff out of all the firms. Smith & Williamson, BDO and Grant Thornton have all suffered losses across the various staff grades with the rest of the firms seeing snail-like growth.