Assurance Services (Beyond the Annual Financials)

Sometimes you don’t need your whole set of financial statements reviewed or audited. You just need specific things tested and confirmed: a turnover number for a lease, a grant claim, a covenant in a loan agreement, a control environment in a particular area of the business.

That’s where focused assurance services come in.

Who assurance services is for

Targeted assurance is ideal if:

• A bank, landlord, funder or regulator has asked you to “get someone independent” to check certain numbers or controls.
• You’re worried about a particular process (for example, cash, stock, payroll, procurement) and want an objective view before it becomes a problem.
• You’re preparing for a transaction or funding round and want to identify issues early, not in the middle of negotiations.

You don’t need – or want to pay for – a full audit. You just want clarity on specific questions.

What you get from our assurance services

These engagements are built around your questions, not a predefined template.

Typical examples include:

Agreed‑upon procedures

• We jointly define the scope: which balances, transactions or controls to test.
• We perform the agreed procedures and report factual findings – no surprises, no hidden scope creep.

Compliance and covenant work

• Testing whether you’re meeting the numbers or ratios required in loan agreements, leases, grant conditions or regulatory rules.
• Providing comfort letters or factual findings reports for the relevant stakeholders.

Control and process reviews

• Assessing specific cycles (revenue, cash, inventory, payroll, procurement) for design and implementation of controls.
• Highlighting weaknesses, workarounds and practical improvements that fit your reality.

You get exactly as much work as the risk and requirement justify – no more, no less.

How we work with you

Clarify the question and audience

• Who needs comfort? On what? How will they use the report?

Design the engagement

• Agree the scope, procedures, timing and deliverables in writing so everyone is clear from day one.

Perform the work and report

• Execute the agreed steps and present findings in clear, direct language you can share with stakeholders.

If you’ve ever thought “I wish someone independent would just check this one thing”, this service is built for that.

Please contact SC Audit for a consultation