Accounts and audit
A set of accounts is the one document about your company that everybody else will read. We think it should be right, plain and on time, in that order.
1Led by David Okafor. Direct line 0115 496 0140.
Accounts that hold up when somebody asks a question
Most of the companies we act for are small enough to be exempt from audit, and we will tell you if yours is. What they still need is a set of accounts that reflects what actually happened in the year, with the judgements written down: how the stock was valued, what the work in progress is really worth, and whether that old debtor is ever going to pay.
For larger companies, and for those whose banks or shareholders ask for it, we carry out statutory audits. We prefer to spend the first part of an audit in your office, learning how the numbers come to be, because it makes the second part a good deal shorter.
Between year ends, many clients have us prepare a short monthly or quarterly pack: a profit figure they can trust, a cash forecast and a page of comment written by a person. Directors tend to read it, which cannot be said of most management reports.
What this covers
- Statutory accounts and filing at Companies House01
- Audit, where it is required or requested02
- Monthly and quarterly management figures03
- Cash forecasts for banks and landlords04
- Bookkeeping review and software set-up05
Who looks after it
David Okafor leads this work. You can call David on 0115 496 0140 or send a note. You may also find this useful: How corporation tax works for a small company.