Buying a Business

When you are acquiring a business it is vital that you have an adviser who is experienced with the process from start to finish, can work with other professionals and help you get the best deal at the right price.
Buying a BusinessSelling a Business

We can help you with the sale of your business from identifying a buyer, through the entire contractual process to helping you after you have sold.
Selling a BusinessFAQs
Can you help with accountancy compliance?
Our corporate services department can help in many areas of compliance, including but not limited to: preparation of financial statements (for audited and non-audited entities) to fulfil statutory requirements including filing at Companies House, providing advice in relation to the accounting treatment of transactions, providing Registered Office and Company Secretarial services such as Confirmation Statement filings, Director appointments/resignations, share transfers etc., making recommendations on a company’s procedures and processes as part of our audit findings.
How disruptive is a corporate audit?
In order to ensure an efficient audit process, we will have a planning meeting with you to discuss the key aspects of the audit, agree a timetable and provide a deliverables list via a secure online document exchange portal, so that your team and ours are well prepared in advance. The audit team will test a sample of transactions and ask for various back-up documents for transactions and balances within the financial statements as well reviewing your systems and internal control processes. This will require time and engagement from management, however our experienced team will work with you to minimise disruption and will use various audit tools at their disposal to improve the efficiency of the process. We can also provide some flexibility around a combination of on-site presence as well as remote working to facilitate what works most efficiently.
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