UK accountancy firm numbers rise for first time since 2019
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The number of accountancy firms in the UK increased in 2026, marking the first annual rise since 2019, Rapport Digital reported citing figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). There were 40,605 accountancy firms in March 2026, up 1.6% from a year earlier. It was the largest annual increase since 2017. Reports United Kingdom (UK) Wealth Management Market Size, Trends, Competitor Dynamics and Opportunities GlobalData Reports United Kingdom (UK) Employers Liability Insurance Market Size, Trends, Competitor Dynamics and Op... GlobalData The gold standard of business intelligence. Experience unmatched clarity with a single platform that combines unique data, AI, and human expertise. Firm numbers rose in every UK region and nation, the first time this has happened since 2016. The increase was driven by limited companies, whose numbers rose by 790 during the year. Sole practitioners and partnerships continued to decline. Since 2019, the number of sole practitioners has fallen by nearly a third, while partnerships have dropped by more than a third. Despite the 2026 increase, the UK has around one in 14 fewer accountancy firms than it did in 2019. The number of businesses has risen more quickly than the number of firms. There are now 69 businesses for each accountancy firm, compared with 62 in 2019. Northern Ireland reported the fastest growth in accountancy firms, with a 3.6% increase. Yorkshire and The Humber followed with growth of 2.9%. London added 195 firms, the largest numerical increase of any UK region and its first rise since 2017. However, the capital still has around one in seven fewer firms than in 2019. Northern Ireland had 113 businesses for every accountancy firm, compared with 57 in London. Rapport Digital managing director Ian Gargett said: “Britain hasn’t run out of businesses that need an accountant. There are more of them now than in 2019. What it’s run short of is accountancy firms. “Many of the ones that disappeared didn’t fail. They were bought by private equity groups, or their owners retired with no one to take over. “For the firms that are left, that’s a rare position to be in: more potential clients and fewer competitors, just as Making Tax Digital sends millions of people looking for help.”
AI 시장 분석
2026년 3월 기준 영국의 회계법인 수가 전년 대비 1.6% 증가한 4만 605개를 기록하며 2019년 이후 처음으로 반등했습니다. 이는 법인 형태의 회계사무소가 늘어난 결과로, 기업당 회계법인 수는 69개로 증가해 수요 대비 공급 부족 현상이 심화되었습니다. 투자자 관점에서는 규제 강화와 공급 부족이 맞물린 회계 및 자문 산업의 수익성 개선 가능성에 주목해야 합니다.
상승 영향
- 회계 및 자문 — 영국 내 회계법인 수가 2019년 이후 처음으로 1.6% 증가하고 기업당 담당 기업 수가 69개로 늘어나며 수수료 인상과 수익성 개선이 기대됩니다.
DYAX 전담 분석
ONS 통계에 따르면 영국의 회계법인 수는 사모펀드 인수와 은퇴 등으로 2019년 이후 감소세를 보였으나 2026년에 이르러 1.6% 증가로 돌아섰습니다. 특히 북아일랜드와 런던을 중심으로 법인 수가 늘었으며, Making Tax Digital 등 세무 규제 강화로 인해 기업들의 회계 서비스 수요가 급증하고 있습니다.
강세 시나리오에서는 회계법인들이 경쟁 감소와 수요 증가를 바탕으로 수수료 단가를 높여 수익성이 크게 향상될 수 있습니다. 반면 약세 시나리오에서는 개인 사업자와 파트너십의 지속적인 감소세가 전체 인프라 확장을 제한할 수 있어, 향후 세무 규제 이행 속도와 법인별 실적 지표를 면밀히 모니터링해야 합니다.
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