According to the TOP of auditors list, published last week in Estonian leading business newspaper Äripäev, based on turnover, Rimess ranks fourth amongst auditing and consulting companies in Estonia.
The following table illustrates the market situation of audit and consulting companies in Estonia.
Source: Äripäev, 27.11.2008* KPMG's turnover is consolidated and includes Estonian and Lithuanian turnover; in Estonia, KPMG's turnover was 4774 thousand EUR.
In the Baltics, Rimess, an associate member of Praxity, ranks currently as the fifth audit and consulting company after the big four. Mati Nõmmiste, Chairman of the Board of Rimess, stated: "We are proud of our position in Estonia and in the Baltics. We have achieved this ranking thanks to hard work and vision. Our objective for upcoming years is to achieve the fifth position in Latvia and Lithuania.” In 2008/2009 Rimess' estimated net sales in Estonia amounts EUR 3.8 million and in the Baltics EUR 5.3 million.
Rimess has offices in Tallinn, Tartu, Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda and Riga. The total number of employees is 140, including 12 partners. Rimess serves over 1300 clients in private and public sector in the Baltics.