ASSURANCE | CLARITY | INSIGHT
Audits that provide assurance and add value
Identify weaknesses, pin-point cost-saving opportunities, make valuable improvements to your business and provide comfort to stakeholders.
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Specialist audit knowledge, specific to you
Conducting an audit allows you to comprehensively assess the financial health of your business and gain a clearer understanding of your position within your industry.
Today’s global marketplace is ever-changing and evolving, but with our guidance, you can adapt effectively and respond to any situation that arises.
We offer a straightforward process that won’t get in the way of your day-to-day. With clear communication and realistic timetables, we’ll ensure you get the right strategy in place for your business.
When is an audit required?
A statutory audit is legally required when two of the following three criteria occur over successive years:
- Your turnover exceeds £10.2m
- Total assets in excess of £5.1m
- Your average number of employees is greater than 50
These same limits also apply to groups as a whole, so an individual company would still require an audit if they didn’t themselves breach the thresholds but the group that they were part of did.
There are numerous reasons why even when these thresholds are not breached, an audit would still be required. For example, lenders can often want the extra assurance an audit provides before committing to proving funds and external investors/business angels often seek the extra comfort that their investment is being spent wisely and systems are robust for the company to grow.
We're large enough to deliver,small enough to care
Our expertise includes Big Four experience providing audit services for all sizes of Private, Public and Not-For-Profit organisations. Read more…
Audits marked by assurance, clarity and insight.
During our audits, we provide detailed feedback on your systems and accounts. Drawing on our experience and sector knowledge to identify any weaknesses within your business, we focus on offering you assurance, clarity and insight. We deliver lasting value to your organisation.
As well as external/statutory audit, our assurance services include:
- Solicitors’ Accounts Rules
- Funder audits
- Assurance and internal compliance
- Due diligence assignments
- Grant audits
- Client asset (CASS) audits for FCA-regulated firms
- Charity Independent Examinations
National expertise, local relationshipsMeet our leadership team...
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Ross Preston
Head of Audit
Ross brings over 15 years of senior-level experience across audit, accounting, and financial control, covering sectors including manufacturing, construction, retail, wholesale, education, and infrastructure.
Ross has a passion for working with owner managed and entrepreneurial businesses to help their directors and owners achieve their goals. -
Katelyn Dutton
Audit Director
Katelyn is our Audit Director, providing audit and assurance services across a number of sectors. Katelyn has over 10 years of experience working in Audit and joined Sedulo in 2023 after gaining extensive experience working at KPMG managing a diverse client portfolio including FTSE and AIM listed clients.
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Sam Perkin
Audit Director
Sam has over 10 years of experience in audit in the Big Four, and a wealth of knowledge in audit, accountancy and tax-related issues whilst managing a diverse client portfolio including UK and US listed firm, as well as a range of privately owned companies. -
Joanne Bottomley
Head of Audit
Joanne has nearly 40 years of experience working within Audit and Accounts for various sized companies in a wide variety of sectors.
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David Wallis
Senior Audit Manager
David brings 14 years of experience delivering External Audit, Accountancy and Independent Examination to Charities and Not-for-Profits, at multiple mid-tier audit firms.
David’s client-base includes a range of voluntary sector organisations reporting under UKGAAP, the Charities SORP, and wider third sector frameworks (including ESFA/OfS guidance). David also supports a number of social enterprises with their financial reporting and scrutiny requirements.
Outside of his role at Sedulo, David has acted as Voluntary Independent Examiner for a handful of smaller charities in the local community. -
Muhammad Adil Siddiqui
Audit Manager
Adil is a chartered accountant with over 7 years' worth of experience working with Big Four firms and leading banks, specialising in banking and capital markets. He trained and qualified at PwC and has a proven record of leading global audit and risk engagements, covering portfolios >£85 million annually, ensuing regulatory compliance across PCAOB and non-PCAOB frameworks. Adil has expertise in financial accounting and reporting under IFRS, IAS, UK & US GAAP and PCAOB.
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Alec Walton
Audit Manager
Alec has become an audit manager after joining sedulo in 2023 as an assistant manager. Alec has gained over 10 years of experience at a number of firms across the north west and the midlands, including Grant Thornton where he has a range of experience across different sectors such as retail, education, manufacturing, sports clubs, and public sector entities.
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Zandré Vos
Audit Manager
Zandré brings over 8 years of audit and assurance experience, working with organisations of all sizes across a diverse range of industries, including construction, manufacturing, retail, farming, and hospitality.
Originally from South Africa, he began his career at Mazars before relocating to the UK to join BDO. Since joining Sedulo in 2023, Zandré has leveraged his strong technical expertise and international experience to deliver insightful, value-driven audit services tailored to each client’s needs.
Part of a global group?
Given audit requirements apply to a group as a whole and not just individual companies, you may find that although you are not required to have an audit, your parent company that’s based overseas requires you to have one.
We work closely with group auditors from across the globe, as well as being the group auditor for international groups and having to satisfy ourselves to the work of component auditors.