Efficient Pension Scheme Audits – West London

We’re a top 100 firm of Chartered Accountants*. Our pension audits are designed to ensure your compliance with UK legislation.

How We Ensure Your Audit Runs Smoothly

We’ll minimise your audit stress and workload because:

• We provide quick and easy access to key audit staff – and the information you need.
• We maintain high audit staff availability so:
  • We can work flexibly to your schedule.
  • We can meet tight deadlines.

Open and Clear Client Audit Communication

We provide open and clear client communications by providing:

• Weekly catch-up meetings
• Access to senior audit team members at all times  
• Access to technical audit team members whenever required

Audit Information Access

Our specialist client audit portal provides data upload facilities and our Inflo digital audit platform will aid:

• Tracking queries and emails
• Quality management
• Client collaboration
• Data analytics – to automate general ledger drill-downs

UK Audit Clients

• Our audit staff have previously worked on audits of:
  • Pension schemes managed by Capita.
  • Apple, British Steel, Airbnb and Fujifilm.
• We audit organisations with a UK turnover of £1m-£500m
• We audit 10 listed clients – and many smaller companies.
  
• Our clients include well-known companies such as Sharp Electronics, Linguaphone and Kuoni.
• We’re experienced in auditing many sectors

Our Pension Scheme Audit Staff Resources

• We can meet your audit needs. We’ve dozens of experienced auditors – over 50% are from top-4 and top-5 firms.
• We’re a full-service registered audit firm.
• We’re based in West London, have several offices and conduct audits across the UK.

FRS 102 Section 1A Regulatory Compliance

• We’re regulated by the ICAEW and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
• When required, our audits are fully compliant with Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102 Section 1A. (GAAP is FRS 102.)

Audit Case Studies

• A new client needed an audit carried out within 14 days. Our advanced audit systems enabled us to plan and execute their audit within time whilst ensuring minimal management disruption.
• Our audit identified a new client who had not claimed their Employers Allowance. We were able to reclaim them for several years, generating a significant repayment for the company.

Working With You

We’re relationship-driven and proactive. Our company culture is flexible, efficient, and focused on meeting your audit goals.

As far as possible, we deliver on time and ensure there are no last-minute surprises.

Competitive Fees

Our audit fees are competitive because they are aligned with your organisation’s scale and complexity. We provide great value without compromising quality.

Senior Pension Audit Team

J Stuart Thomson MA CA FCT ATT MCSI

Group Managing Director

• Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
• Associate Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales)
• FCT – Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
• MCSI – Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments
• ATT – Association of Tax Technicians

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Edmund Cartwright FCCA

Managing Director / Audit Partner

• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).
• Authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) to conduct audits.
• Authorised as a Responsible Individual by the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to conduct Public Interest Entity (PIE) audits.

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Rob Wilkes FCA

Audit Director

• Rob has 34 years of audit experience.
• Worked in the UK, Ireland and Australia and at four of the top five global accounting firms.
• Advises and audits clients in the technology, professional services, leisure, hospitality, manufacturing, wholesale and NFP sectors.
• Experienced in leading the delivery of audits for listed companies, large privately owned international companies and Private Equity owned businesses.

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Geeta Morgan FCA CTA MSCI Prof. PgDip (GRC)

Audit Director

• As Audit Director, has audited the States of Guernsey and the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
• FCA – Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAEW)
• CTA – Chartered Tax Advisor
• MSCI – Member of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments
• Prof.PgDip (GRC) – Fellow of the International Compliance Association
• Has never lost a client due to work quality or failing to meet expectations.

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Madhu Babu Chennupati ICAI, MBA (Finance)

Senior Audit Manager

• ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India)
• MBA (Finance) – Manchester Business School
• 10 years of experience delivering high-quality audits to clients ranging from small businesses to multinationals.
• His sector experience includes banking, technology, retail, and manufacturing, as well as public interest entity (PIE) audits.
• Led bank audits in the UK, Egypt and the Middle East.

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Next Step

Contact us today to relieve your pension scheme audit headache. You’ll be pleased you did.