Senior judgement, from the outset
Partner involvement in understanding your business, setting the scope and addressing significant issues.
CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTSLet’s talk ↗︎Audit and reporting for businesses, groups, UK subsidiaries and charities. Strategic advice for owners and leadership teams considering growth, profitability or succession. Clear scope, experienced judgement and partner involvement where it matters.

A clear view
of the bigger picture.
“Communication is always clear and helpful, I feel audited at the end of the process, in a positive way, and they keep to any agreed timetable.”
As your organisation grows, the questions become more complex. We help you understand the numbers, meet your responsibilities and plan the way forward.
A well-planned audit, clear communication and experienced oversight for your board and finance team.
Discuss your next audit ↗︎02 / BUSINESS DIRECTIONTurn your growth or exit ambitions into a practical plan. Set clear priorities, identify what needs to change and build accountability, so progress depends less on you driving everything.
Plan your next stage ↗︎03 / FINANCIAL LEADERSHIPKnow what your numbers are telling you. Regular management reporting, cash-flow forecasts and practical financial guidance to help you make informed decisions.
Strengthen your finance function ↗︎Your engagement team manages delivery, with agreed responsibilities and partner involvement in significant judgements and decisions.
Founder, Strategic Adviser & Statutory Auditor
Partner involvement in understanding your business, setting the scope and addressing significant issues.
Agreed responsibilities and timetables. Practical explanations of what the numbers mean for you.
Advice informed by your business model, financial position and priorities. We connect the numbers with the decisions your organisation needs to make.
We work with business owners, boards and finance teams, as well as accountants seeking support for their clients. Your reporting responsibilities, business priorities and existing team shape the scope.
Audit, reporting and strategic advice shaped around your business and its next stage.
Explore our experience ↗︎Coordinate local reporting with overseas group requirements.
Explore subsidiary support ↗︎Audit and financial reporting informed by funding and trustee responsibilities.
Explore charity audit ↗︎“We recruited Accendo to run our Audit this year, our accounts are complex and we have a huge amount of restricted projects running. Asif and his team were very approachable, professional and completed our audit to our tight deadlines. I highly recommend Accendo and we will be using them for future audits.”
“I have used Accendo as my company auditor for a few years now. Communication is always clear and helpful, I feel audited at the end of the process, in a positive way, and they keep to any agreed timetable. I definitely recommend them.”
“We have been working with Accendo for the past three years. As auditors of our business MPDFM, we found them to be a very professional audit firm.”
Practical guides in the Knowledge Hub, alongside Partner Perspectives from Asif Rafique, FCA, FCCA, BFP.
Plan the preparation, dependencies and responsibilities before deadlines converge.
Read the practical guide ↗︎Knowledge Hub · Growth & financial controlTest the margin, cash and capacity behind the ambition before committing resources.
Read the practical guide ↗︎Accendo commentary · StrategyAsif considers the 2026 Innovation State of the Nation report and the evidence to seek before committing more time or money.
Read Asif’s commentary ↗︎Yes. We can provide a separately scoped audit or advisory engagement alongside your existing accountant or finance team. We agree responsibilities and communication at the outset. Any services alongside audit are assessed against applicable independence requirements.
Yes. The starting point may be an investment, a profitability concern or the next stage of growth. We first establish whether a focused review or a broader strategy project would be useful. Ongoing reviews are optional and agreed separately.
Asif Rafique, FCA, leads the partner relationship. You will know who manages the work day to day, where partner input is needed and how significant questions are addressed.
We discuss your objectives, circumstances and timetable before proposing a defined scope and fee. The proposal sets out the work, responsibilities and any separately agreed support. Explore indicative fees.
Explore indicative fees and the assumptions behind them.
Tell us about your audit requirements or the business decision you are considering. We’ll discuss your priorities and explain a suitable starting point.