UK Expert Witness Services
The UK expert witness market was valued at about £220 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a 4.8% compound annual rate through 2028. That scale matters because expert evidence in the UK is a formal part of litigation, not a side service, and the wrong report can sink a claim that looked […]
UK guide to Family Business Succession
You can feel it before anyone says it out loud. The founder is slowing down, one sibling wants control, another wants cash, and the finance files are a mess because no one has had the hard conversation about ownership, tax, or who knows how the business works. In a UK family company, that is how […]
Business Risk Assessment Template that really works
The call comes after the spreadsheet has sat untouched for months. A supplier invoice looks odd, a business interruption claim gets challenged, or a shareholder starts asking awkward questions about missing cash, and suddenly the tidy register on the shared drive doesn't answer anything useful. At that point, directors don't need a decorative risk list. […]
Guide to Business Risk Assessment Matrix
The worst part isn't the first loss. It's the moment a director realises the numbers no longer reconcile, the insurer has queried the claim, a key employee is suddenly defensive, and nobody can prove who knew what, when. In that kind of pressure, a business risk assessment matrix stops being an abstract governance tool and […]
Business Risk Assessment Questionnaire
You don’t usually get a clean warning when a business is heading into trouble. One week the invoices look ordinary, the next there’s a suspicious payment, a disputed contract, a strained supplier, or an insurance claim that suddenly needs evidence you never thought to keep. In my work around disputes and forensic reviews, the pattern […]
UK Guide to Risk Assessment Accounting
Are you staring at figures that just don't add up? Perhaps cash has mysteriously dried up after a strong quarter, or you're caught in a bitter shareholder dispute. Maybe you're navigating the complexities of a divorce, an inheritance issue, or a rejected business interruption claim. These are the moments that cause sleepless nights for business […]
UK Guide to Litigation Support Expert Witness
You usually spot the problem at the worst possible moment, on a Friday evening, after the board pack has already gone out or the insurer has asked awkward questions you can’t answer cleanly. A director sees unexplained cash movements in the ledger. A CFO is told to justify a business interruption claim under policy wording […]
UK Guide to Corporate Due Diligence Services
A board pack lands on your desk and the numbers don't tie. Revenue looks clean on the face of it, but cash keeps lagging, the supplier dispute has turned legal, and the buyer wants to sign before the weekend. At that point, people usually realise they do not need another spreadsheet. They need corporate due […]
UK Guide to Startup Due Diligence
A founder can be brilliant, the product can be real, and the deck can look airtight. Then one Companies House check, one missing PSC link, or one contract held by a related party blows the deal open three weeks before completion. That's when startup due diligence stops being a polite formality and starts doing what […]
Guide to Banking Fraud Detection in the UK: A Practitioner Guide
The Monday bank reconciliation lands with one line that shouldn't exist. A finance director at a mid-market retailer sees a payment that looks routine on the feed, then realises the supplier name, the bank details, and the internal approval trail don't line up. By the time the team has called the bank, the question is […]