Issues
Start from the problem you have.
Most calls begin with a symptom, not a service line. Each issue below says what we do about it and where it usually leads.
International groups
The UK accounts do not tie to the group pack
Statutory accounts under FRS 102 or FRS 101, a group pack under IFRS, HGB or French GAAP, and a balancing line nobody can fully explain.
What we do. We rebuild the bridge by type of adjustment, fix the mapping at source and agree intercompany before cut-off, so both sets of numbers start from the same ledger.
Reliable monthly reporting into the groupRead the note
International groups
Component and group auditors ask for different evidence
Two audit teams, two timetables, two materiality thresholds, and the same questions answered twice.
What we do. We read the group audit instructions early, build one evidence list for both teams and reconcile the pack to the local accounts before fieldwork.
Audit readiness and supportRead the note
International groups
Group reporting deadlines keep slipping
The pack arrives late or is revised after submission, and head office chases the entity every month.
What we do. A documented close with set review points, reporting by working day 10 once information is complete by working day 3, and one owner for the pack.
Reliable monthly reporting into the group
International groups
You are acquiring or setting up a UK entity
A UK company that needs registrations, a governance calendar and a finance function from its first month, reporting to head office from the start.
What we do. Formation, tax registrations, governance calendar and finance-system setup, then the recurring work in the parent's framework.
UK market entry, from £1,500Clean quarterly reporting to head office
International groups
A new Group CFO wants an independent view of the UK entity
Inherited providers, inherited explanations, and nobody outside the entity who can say what is really happening.
What we do. The Finance Interface Review: what works, what does not, who owns it and what should change, documented and yours to keep.
Finance Interface Review
International groups
Directors at head office are not yet verified with Companies House
The transition for existing directors and PSCs ends on 17 November 2026. Directors based abroad are in scope like any other.
What we do. As an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, we verify directors, including those based abroad, and file for the company.
Fixed-fee verificationRead the note
Groups and funds
Every provider owns a piece, and nobody owns the whole
Accountant, auditors, administrator, tax adviser: each delivers what was asked, and issues surface where their scopes meet.
What we do. We map responsibilities across head office or the board, the entity or fund and each provider, then take ownership of the interfaces you assign to us.
Finance Interface Review
Funds
A first close is coming
Investors will ask how the manager's own finances are run, and who checks what the administrator produces.
What we do. Management-company accounts, tax, cash planning and reporting set up before the close, with a clear line to your auditor and tax adviser.
The manager's own finances, investor-ready
Funds
An investor's operational due diligence is coming
Questions on NAV oversight, cash controls, fee calculations and provider oversight, with evidence expected rather than policies.
What we do. A readiness review against what ODD teams test, remediation of the gaps, and the evidence file to support it.
Ready for investor and auditor scrutinyRead the note
Funds
You are preparing an FCA application
The finance workstream of an application: projections, capital resources and requirements, finance procedures.
What we do. We prepare and review the finance workstream alongside your legal and compliance advisers. Regulatory advice and the application itself remain with them.
Ready for investor and auditor scrutiny
Funds
You are changing administrator
Opening positions, investor records and fee calculations have to carry over exactly, while the NAV cycle continues.
What we do. Independent reconciliation of the handover, checks on the first NAVs, and an issue log until the new provider runs cleanly.
Know the numbers before your investors do
Funds
An audit finding needs fixing, not just answering
A management-letter point that returns every year, because the response was written but the control never changed.
What we do. Root cause, a remediation plan with owners, and follow-through to implementation, reported to the board.
Ready for investor and auditor scrutiny