Supporting Every Stage of Your Audit
Audit support is the preparation and documentation of the evidence an auditor relies on to form an opinion on financial statements. Assurance covers broader engagements, including limited assurance, agreed-upon procedures and compliance reviews, where a practitioner provides assurance or reports factual findings without necessarily issuing a statutory audit opinion.
UK audit firms face pressure as the FRC raises quality expectations, ISA (UK) demands detailed risk assessment, and qualified auditors are harder to recruit. Our professionals work as an extension of your team, following your methodology and standards under UK partner and manager review. Professional judgement stays with your UK-registered auditor.
Our services
Audit planning
Engagement planning memo and terms, risk assessment at entity and assertion level, materiality and performance materiality, and audit strategy support.
Audit fieldwork support
Lead schedules and trial balance analysis, internal control testing and walkthroughs, substantive testing, sampling and analytical review, and evidence compilation.
Audit execution
Financial statement cross-checking, disclosure checklists, adjustment schedules, completion files, partner review packs, and file finalisation and archiving.
Assurance services support
Agreed-upon procedures, limited assurance and review engagements, compliance reviews, internal control documentation and working paper preparation.
Compliance and professional standards
- ISA (UK) auditing standards
- UK GAAP and FRS 102 disclosure requirements
- IFRS for group and listed-entity engagements
- Companies Act 2006 statutory reporting requirements
- FRC Ethical Standard on independence
- Strict confidentiality agreements with every team member
- Access-controlled cloud collaboration environments
- GDPR-aware data handling and encrypted transfer
Our Process
Requirement discussion
We agree the engagement scope, client sector, methodology, software and timelines with your team.
Secure file transfer
Records and prior-year files are shared via access-controlled channels such as SharePoint or OneDrive.
Dedicated team allocation
A ring-fenced team of qualified and part-qualified audit professionals is allocated to your engagement.
Planning and working papers
We prepare risk assessments, lead schedules and fieldwork documentation in line with your methodology.
Quality review and technical checks
Every file passes an internal quality review against ISA (UK) before it reaches your team.
Delivery and ongoing support
Files are delivered to agreed turnaround times, with direct communication via Teams, email or scheduled calls.
Audit Support From Start to Finish
Our audit and assurance support helps your business prepare organised records, supporting evidence and clear documentation for your appointed auditors. We begin by agreeing the engagement scope, timetable and information requirements, then compile the Prepared by Client (PBC) list, trial balance, financial schedules and working papers. We also document operational workflows and internal controls, helping the audit team understand your processes and identify areas requiring closer attention. Clear ownership of each request helps your team know what is needed and when.
Our team reconciles fixed assets, inventory and ledger accounts, reviews revenue and expenses, and prepares information to support analytical reviews and cut-off testing. We help coordinate requests for bank confirmations, debtor and creditor statements, while organising board minutes, legal contracts and statutory records. Working closely with your finance team, we address audit queries, locate supporting evidence and assist with sample analysis to keep the engagement progressing. Each response is documented and cross-referenced, so the audit team can follow the trail easily.
Before handover, we support the review of financial statement notes and accounting policy disclosures, checking their consistency with the underlying records. We bring completed schedules, query responses and referenced working papers together in a structured file for your appointed audit firm’s review. Throughout, we keep your finance team fully informed of progress and any outstanding items before deadlines. This coordinated approach helps reduce delays, ease pressure on your internal team and support an orderly completion process, while final audit judgements and signing responsibilities remain with your appointed auditor.
Common challenges we solve
| Challenge | Business Impact | Our Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Staff shortages during audit season | Missed deadlines and staff burnout | A scalable audit team that flexes with peak volume |
| Tight reporting deadlines | Rushed reviews and higher audit risk | Structured turnaround commitments and parallel working |
| Recruitment costs | High cost per hire and long onboarding | Qualified audit capacity without recruitment overhead |
| Increasing regulation | Rising compliance burden | Documentation built to ISA (UK) and FRC expectations |
| Documentation inconsistencies | Review delays and inspection findings | Standardised templates, indexing and internal review |
| Complex client structures | Group audits take longer | Teams experienced in group and multi-entity audits |
| Data security concerns | GDPR and confidentiality exposure | Encrypted transfer, access controls and signed NDAs |
Frequently Asked Questions
Let’s Discuss Your Requirements
Have a question about our services? Speak with our team to discuss your engagement, deadlines and the support you need.
What Is Audit Support?
Engaging an external, dedicated team to prepare audit working papers, fieldwork documentation and completion files for a UK audit firm, under that firm’s supervision and review. This helps audit firms manage workload and tight deadlines, while professional judgement, review and sign-off stay with your own partners and managers.
Can you Prepare Audit Working Papers?
Yes. We prepare lead schedules, testing schedules, analytical review documentation and full working paper files to your templates and methodology. Each file is indexed, cross-referenced and quality checked before it reaches your team, so reviewers can follow the audit trail easily.
Do you Support ISA (UK) Audits?
Yes. We prepare working papers, lead schedules and reconciliations from the PBC list through to review. Audit opinions remain issued by your firm’s Registered Auditor. Our role is to prepare and organise the documentation, so your team can concentrate on risk, judgement and review.
Can you Assist with FRS 102 and IFRS Engagements?
Yes. Our teams are familiar with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS requirements across a range of entity types. This includes disclosure checklists and financial statement cross-checking, and support for group and listed-entity engagements where IFRS applies.
Which Software do you Use?
We work within your environment, including Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Excel, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive. This means there is no need to change your systems, and files are shared through access-controlled channels so your data stays secure.
Can you Work as an Extension of our Audit Team?
Yes. This is our core model: a dedicated, ring-fenced team that learns your methodology and works under your review. Over time, the team becomes familiar with your templates, standards and preferences, which helps keep files consistent and reduces review comments.
Do you Provide Support During Busy Season?
Yes. Our teams scale up during peak audit periods and scale down when demand reduces. This gives you flexible capacity when deadlines are tight, without the cost and delay of recruiting or the risk of staff burnout.