Many organisations, mainly companies, require an audit or independent review of their accounts. For many years an audit has been regarded as ‘a necessary evil’ by many clients but corporate governance and audit assurance have now become matters of public concern, forcing change on both clients and auditors.

Our services include:

• Audit
• Regulating clients
• Accounts preparation
• Management information
• Benchmarking

At Mercer & Hole, apart from providing the assurance that clients and specified third parties seek from an audit, we always strive to add value to our clients. In auditing, where possible, we use benchmarking as part of our approach, comparing clients to other organisations in similar sectors and of a similar size. We also look at trends in each client’s business, typically over a five year period and share all this information with the client. Many organisations are now regulated by specific legislation or rules. Having a large number of clients in specialist areas, we have extensive experience in the rules and regulations which govern them and fully understand the importance of these regulations to our clients.

Our team of experts can advise on corporate audit, the evaluation of internal controls and other Sarbanes – Oxley issues, specialist/regulatory audit, UK GAAP, IAS implementation and risk assurance and governance.

For further information on our audit and assurance services please contact one of our team or look at our SME Plus Blog for articles and discussion.

Mercer & Hole is registered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales to carry out company audit work.

PCAOB

As part of our commitment to provide international services to UK companies and foreign organisations, Mercer & Hole has registered under the US’s Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

The PCAOB is a US private sector, non profit-organisation, created by Sarbanes Oxley Act 2002, to oversee the auditors of public companies in the US.

As a result of this registration Mercer & Hole can now act not only for subsidiaries of private US companies but also for subsidiaries of listed US companies, even when the UK company is a ‘substantial’ part of the group.

For information regarding our work under the PCAOB, please contact Gary Farnes or Andy Crook.

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