The AIM audit market has undergone some changes at the start of the year, with BDO remaining the auditor with the largest share of AIM clients, while KPMG now has the most FTSE AIM 100 audits, according the latest survey from Adviser Rankings
The quarterly AIM Advisors Rankings Guide shows BDO retaining the top position in the overall AIM rankings with 163 clients following a gain of two clients, followed by Grant Thornton with 146. KPMG holds third position with 139 clients after a gain of three, while PwC is in fourth position and the firm’s number of clients (112) remains unchanged. Deloitte is fifth, dropping one client to 88.
However, in the FTSE AIM 10,0 KPMG now tops the table with 25 clients, after a gain of three, displacing PwC which drops to second place with 24 clients, followed by EY with 11 clients. Deloitte moves down to joint fourth ranking with BDO with 10 clients, having lost three clients in the quarter.
PwC retains the top ranking by client market cap, with £18.3bn. The top five listing remains unchanged, with KPMG in second place with AIM audit clients worth £16bn by market cap, ahead of Deloitte (£8.8bn), Grant Thornton (£8.4bn) and BDO (£8.3bn).
Nexia Smith & Williamson enters the rankings for both FTSE AIM 100 (two clients) and FTSE AIM UK 50 (one client) for the first time. The firm has 25 AIM audit clients.
In the consumer goods category Grant Thornton moves up to share joint first position with eight clients, alongside KPMG and PwC. This means Grant Thornton has the top position in five categories: consumer goods, consumer services, healthcare, industrials, and technology.
The rankings are compiled by Advisers Rankings from data supplied by Morningstar.
