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Audit and Assurance

Whether an audit is a requirement by law or because you choose to have one, it should not just be a formality. At Rayner Essex, we believe that because we take the time to understand your business through close partner and manager involvement we are able to focus on those areas that are important to you and on completion of the audit, report back to you with recommendations as appropriate.

Audit quality is an essential part of Rayner Essex’s strategy and vision, with high standards consistently reinforced throughout the firm. We ensure that our audit specialists are all trained to meet our exacting internal standards and as result you can be assured that you are looked after by a highly skilled team.

Why choose Rayner Essex?

  • We pride ourselves on listening to your concerns and focusing our work accordingly
  • Organise our work in such a way to minimise interruptions to your business
  • Reassurance that your accounts are accurate
  • Work with you to achieve the your required deadlines
  • Confirmation of accounting treatments of complex transactions
  • Seamless interaction with our other departments to provide a ‘holistic’ service

We are also able to support specialist sectors that have specific reporting requirements, including

  • Charities
  • Pension schemes
  • Solicitors
  • Clubs and associations
  • Estate agents
  • Grant claims
  • Insurance brokers and FSA registered companies
  • Housing associations

Whatever the discipline our aim is to provide a high quality cost effective service that causes least disruption to your daily working environment.

For further information please contact our London based partner Simon Essex or our St Albans based partner Antony Federer.

Private Limited Companies

For accounting periods beginning on or after 6 April 2008 the audit exemption threshold was raised to £6.5 million turnover or £3.26m total assets, taking many small companies (subject to certain exclusions) out of the need of having to undertake an annual audit.

Charities

Charity accounts are regulated by the Charities Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) concerning the form and content of accounts.

Pensions

There are various forms of pensions schemes and different schemes have different requirements. Occupational schemes are governed by The Pensions Regulator.