Great Value Registered Audit Firm – West London UK

We’re Chartered Accountants; our audits are designed to ensure your compliance with UK legislation. 

Reducing Your UK Audit Workload

We’ll help reduce your audit workload and save you time by:

• Working efficiently
• Using the Inflo digital audit platform to aid:
  • Tracking queries and emails
  • Quality management
  • Client collaboration
  • Data analytics – to automate general ledger drill-downs
• Using our knowledge from auditing many accounts/ ERP systems

Audit Expertise and Experience

• We audit organisations with a UK turnover of £2m-£500m, including:
  • PLCs – Limited Companies – Partnerships – LLPs
  • Charities and NFPs
  • Subsidiaries of international groups
  • Public Interest Entities (PIEs) We’re one of under 40 UK firms authorised to do so by the Financial Reporting Council to audit PIE
• We have audit expertise and experience across many business sectors 
• We audit many subsidiaries of international companies
• Our clients include well-known companies such as Sharp Electronics, Linguaphone and Kuoni.

Audit Resources

• We can meet your audit needs. We’ve dozens of experienced auditors.
• We have recruited over 50% of our audit team from top-4 and top-5 firms.
• We’re a full-service, mid-sized audit firm (70 staff).
• We’re based in West London and have several UK offices.

Audit Methodology and Process

We use the Mercia audit methodology – our key processes are:

• Identify key risks
• Define audit strategy
• Prepare and plan
• Gather information and documentation
• Fieldwork, design and testing of key risks
• Review and analysis
• Reporting
• Submission and file
• Post-audit review and feedback

Specialist Audit Services

We provide a range of specialist audits:

• Pension Scheme Audits
• CASS Audits
• Forensic Audits

UK Regulatory Compliance

We’re regulated by the ICAEW and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). When required, our audits are fully compliant with the following:

• Companies Act 2006
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) 102 Section 1A, FRS 103 and FRS 104
• International Auditing Standards (IAS)
• Charity SORP
• Jersey and Isle of Man regulated audit licences

Working With Us

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.

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.
• We identified a new client that held patents, enabling them to save 9% of the relevant profit – and also make back claims for the previous six years.

Senior Audit Team

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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Madhu Babu Chennupati ACA, MBA (Finance)

Senior Audit Manager

• ACA Chartered Accountant (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 audit headache – and better understand your risks. You’ll be pleased you did.