Numbers that survive scrutiny.In the boardroom and the courtroom.
Forensic review of business plans and financial models before capital commits. Independent controls reviews for charity trustees. Expert witness reports when the numbers are contested.
Two ways in. One discipline.
The Forensic Review
A complete forensic examination of a business plan and its financial model, or of a charity's financial controls and procedures. Every review ends in a graded report, a red flag log and a prioritised fix list.
- T1Model integrity, cell by cell
- T2Assumption benchmarking against sourced data
- T3Every citation traced to its source
- T4Narrative-to-numbers consistency
- T5Every finding graded V / S / E / U
Litigation Support & Expert Witness
Forensic accounting reports for instructing solicitors — findings, basis, methodology and the documents relied upon, written to court requirements.
- —Shareholder and partnership disputes
- —Matrimonial asset tracing and ancillary relief
- —Quantum of loss and fraud investigation
- —Estate, executor and insolvency matters
- —Expert witness reports and court appearance
A report that holds up when someone pushes back.
- 01Traced to sourceEvery figure, assumption and citation checked back to where it came from.
- 02Graded findingsEach finding graded V / S / E / U, with a red flag log you can act on.
- 03Fixed fee, agreed firstScope, fee and timescale agreed in writing before any work begins.
Five stages. Two gates. One audit trail.
Every forensic review runs through a private client portal for documents, updates and payment. Retention follows the policy agreed for your engagement. Litigation instructions are handled outside the portal, on the terms agreed with the instructing solicitor.
Charity financial controls. New rules, same scrutiny.
A new Code of Fundraising Practice, a new Governance Code and a new SORP have all arrived within a year. Trustees of charities in England and Wales remain responsible for showing their controls and procedures have kept up.
An independent review of your financial controls and procedures against what the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator now expect. Trustees receive graded findings, a red flag log and a prioritised fix list, for a fixed fee agreed before we begin.
Two forensic accountants. One standard.
Expert witness with Chartered Accountants Ireland. Diploma in Forensic Accounting and Investigation. Chartered Manager with two MBAs and twenty years leading finance, governance and organisational change.
Forensic accountant with over 30 years of experience at senior board level, including as a director of a plc.
Ideas, examined in detail.
A policy is not a procedure
Most charities have a fraud policy. Far fewer can show that it works.
Six questions every trustee should ask about fraud
Fraud rarely announces itself. In charities it tends to sit quietly where nobody looks too closely, often because everyone trusts each other.
The new fraud offence: what charity trustees need to know
Since 1 September 2025 large organisations in the UK can be prosecuted if they fail to prevent fraud. Many charities are caught by this offence, yet few trustees have looked closely at what it means for them.
Before the money moves, talk to us.
Send a short note on what needs reviewing and when it is due. We will come back to you to agree the scope and a fixed fee before any work begins.