Audit services

An annual audit provides far more than statutory compliance. Our audit experts bring a wealth of experience to the table. We deal with clients from a range of business sectors, of varying size and complexity, and we draw on that experience to provide you with sound commercial advice.

Audit services tailored to your needs

We understand that every business is unique, so we make it our business to really understand yours, tailoring the audit services we provide to the size and nature of your business. This allows us to gain insight into how your business works and enables us to provide sound advice based on our detailed knowledge and understanding.

Our highly experienced audit teams not only highlight areas of opportunity, but also identify and anticipate potential challenges. Working together with you, we can then put together an approach that is designed to both overcome the problem areas and to help develop the future strategy and direction of your business.

A range of audit and assurance services

We are able to assist you with a full range of audit and assurance services, including:

  • Financial statement audit
  • Regulatory reports
  • IFRS reporting
  • Financial accounting
  • Independent controls and systems process assurance
  • Internal audit
  • Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Assistance on capital market transactions
  • Grant audits
  • Specialist pension fund audits
  • Independent examinations

Open communication and reporting

Our approach to our audit and assurance engagements is very open. We like our audit teams to work in partnership with your own personnel, and encourage open, two-way communication at every stage of the audit process.

This approach encourages collaboration and teamwork which really helps us to get under the skin of your business and to truly understand your goals and aspirations. With this knowledge we will be in a position to provide you with relevant and timely advice on the business issues and decisions that you face.

Key outputs are produced to assist communications throughout the audit process, including relevant updates on reporting requirements and legislative changes that impact directly on your financial statements.

At the conclusion of our audit work, we provide you with a report covering pertinent issues that have come to our attention. Where there may be scope to improve the effectiveness of the accounting procedures and controls, to improve the quality of financial reporting, or to save you costs we will discuss this with you to check the factual accuracy and the practicality of our recommendations.

The next step

If you would like to discuss the audit services we can provide for your business in more detail, please contact one of our audit specialists at your nearest location or complete our contact form.

Ask our experts

Alison Henshaw

Alison
Henshaw

Sunderland

Allan Hickie

Allan
Hickie

Sittingbourne

Andrew Cooper

Andrew
Cooper

Sittingbourne

Ann Harrison

Ann
Harrison

Birmingham

Brian Leyland

Brian
Leyland

Manchester

Charles Homan

Charles
Homan

Brighton, Winchester

Chris Kyffin-Walton

Chris
Kyffin-Walton

Brighton, Winchester

Colin Jones Square

Colin
Jones

London

Colin Wright

Colin
Wright

London

David Guest

David
Guest

Brighton, Winchester

David Symonds

David
Symonds

Manchester

Denise Clark

Denise
Clark

Bristol, Newport

James Price square

James
Price

Letchworth

James Simmonds

James
Simmonds

Nottingham

John Sheehan square

John
Sheehan

Letchworth

John Wingfield

John
Wingfield

Sheffield

Jon Warsop

Jon
Warsop

Nottingham

Liz Searby

Liz
Searby

Nottingham

Malcolm Winston

Malcolm
Winston

Birmingham

Margot Madin

Margot
Madin

Nottingham

Mark Robertson

Mark
Robertson

Manchester

Martin Johnson

Martin
Johnson

Sunderland

Mike Carney

Mike
Carney

Nottingham

Mike Egan

Mike
Egan

London

Mike Wasinski

Mike
Wasinski

Manchester

Nick Jenkins

Nick
Jenkins

Chester

Paul Byett

Paul
Byett

Bristol

Paul Harris

Paul
Harris

Wrexham

Paul McMahon

Paul
McMahon

Sunderland

Paul Newbold

Paul
Newbold

Sunderland

Phil Oliver

Phil
Oliver

Nottingham

Richard Simmons

Richard
Simmons

Brighton, Winchester

Roland Givans

Roland
Givans

Sheffield

Roy Hogg

Roy
Hogg

Stirling

Shabir Thantrey

Shabir
Thantrey

Brighton, Winchester

Stephen Torgersen

Stephen
Torgersen

Sunderland

Steve Lawson

Steve
Lawson

Manchester

Tim Marris square

Tim
Maris

Cambridge, Royston

Adam Hawkes

Adam
Hawkes

London

Andrew Hulse

Andrew
Hulse

Sheffield

Emma Fraser square3

Emma
Fraser

Letchworth

Helen Risby

Helen
Risby

Manchester

Karl Thornton

Karl
Thornton

Manchester

Kay Flevill

Kay
Flevill

Manchester

Kevin Blakemore

Kevin
Blakemore

Manchester

Lisa White Main

Lisa
White

Bristol

Sarah Brunt

Sarah
Brunt

Manchester

Shaun Neve Square

Shaun
Neve

Nottingham

Steve
Hobson

Nottingham

Zoe Duffy

Zoe
Duffy

Manchester

Gary Epstein

Gary
Epstein

Brighton, Winchester

Latest news

Up to £15 million to be clawed back from academy schools due to accounting errors

Up to £15 million will be clawed back from academy schools before the end of the current academic year due to government budgeting errors, according to our data.
read more...

A quarter of all taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax due to PAYE errors

A quarter of all taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax due to incorrect PAYE codes according to our analysis.
read more...

Sharp rise in cost of listing on AIM sparked by Eurozone fears

The cost of listing on AIM has risen at its fastest rate in more than five years according to our findings.
read more...

Huge rise in private equity backed takeovers on AIM

A sudden surge in M&A activity on AIM is being driven by private equity backed deals to take companies private, our research reveals.
read more...

Struggling businesses will be required to pay tax upfront or face criminal charges

From 6 April 2012 HMRC will be able to ask employers to pay a financial security where it thinks there is serious risk that the business won’t pay over their PAYE tax deductions or National Insurance contributions (NICs) on time.
read more...

New partner joins UHY Hacker Young

Our Brighton office has appointed a new partner, Charles Homan, to strengthen their growing tax team.
read more...

An increase is expected in the cost of women's life assurance

On average women live longer than men and as a result pay lower life assurance premiums. A ruling by the European Court of Justice has outlawed the current practise of offering different life insurance rates for men and women.
read more...

WKH Chartered Accountants joins UHY Hacker Young Group

WKH Chartered Accountants, a three-office firm across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, joins the UHY Hacker Young Group today (April 2 2012).
read more...

Aberdeen only UK city to create more wealth this year

Aberdeen has overtaken London to become the only major city in the UK that managed to grow its economy during the recession, reveals our research.
read more...

Cap on income tax relief threatens charitable giving

Plans to cap income tax reliefs to £50,000 or 25% of income from April 2013 announced in today’s Budget cast a huge shadow over charitable giving in the UK.
read more...

Fall in loans to UK businesses the second fastest among major economies

The value of loans to businesses in the UK has slumped by 13% since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the second fastest fall among the G8, according to our findings.
read more...

UHY strengthens presence in Africa

Our international network, UHY, welcomes new member firm in Tunisia, CNBA.
read more...

Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility - better to act now!

Hot on the heels of an announcement from HMRC that the closure date for the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) has been extended to 5 April 2016 has come speculation that the local banks are pushing for much higher transfers of funds into Liechtenstein and a minimum period for which any account must be kept open.
read more...

Value of business tax refunded doubles in five years

The total amount paid out by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in corporation tax refunds reached £9billion in the year to March 31 2010, up from £8.7billion in the previous year, says our research.
read more...

Our London office strengthens Corporate Finance Team with new partner hire from Littlejohn

Our London office has appointed a new partner, Odhran Dodd to the Corporate Finance team.
read more...

Last minute rush for small business investment tax breaks

A last minute rush to take advantage of the now closed Corporate Venturing Scheme resulted in a 65% jump in investment in small companies, to £28m, in its final year.
read more...

Taxpayers face millions in fines for not completing tax returns - even if they do not owe tax or are owed a rebate by HMRC!

Taxpayers who do not owe tax, or are even due a tax rebate from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), will be fined for the first time this year if they do not complete tax returns by January 31 2012.
read more...

The protection gap - life assurance and pensions

Many leave the provision of life assurance and pensions to their employers, although unfortunately they do not consider whether, in the event of a claim, the benefits provided would be sufficient to allow a reasonably comfortable lifestyle to be maintained.   
read more...

Latest publications

iXBRL fact sheet

WEBSITE Image of general version

This document explains what iXBRL is, outlines the requirements for electronic filing of business tax returns and the potential implications for your company.
read more...

iXBRL fact sheet

This document explains what iXBRL is, outlines the requirements for electronic filing of business tax returns and the potential implications for your company.
read more...

Audit and assurance

A guide to the audit and assurance services that our highly experienced, partner-led audit teams can provide.
read more...

Subscribe