The statutory threshold has been triggered, parent reporting now requires an audited UK figure, or a financing, investor or compliance process has surfaced the obligation. Your client expects you, as their principal adviser, to take responsibility for resolving it. As an overseas firm, you cannot sign the UK opinion yourself.
What you need is a UK partner who can take the engagement cleanly, deliver to the required standard and to your group timetable, communicate clearly across time zones, and respect the wider relationship you hold with the client.
Ballards is designed to be that partner. Operating for over 45 years, we work regularly with overseas accountancy firms whose clients hold UK entities, and our approach is built around the specific demands of cross-border referral work: technical UK audit capability, disciplined scope, structured communication and a strict separation between the UK engagement and your wider client relationship.
We agree scope, timetable, deliverables, communication channels and the basis of our engagement with you before any approach is made to the client.
You will know who to contact, and you will receive direct partner involvement throughout, not only at the close.
We agree at the outset how communication flows: directly between Ballards and the client, through you, or a combination. We update you on progress, points raised and resolution at the frequency that suits you.
We use early planning, senior involvement and modern audit techniques to keep the engagement proportionate and efficient. The UK audit is delivered to the required standard, on time, and without unnecessary complexity.
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The UK audit threshold has been triggered, or the parent group requires audited UK financial statements for reporting, banking or investor purposes. As an overseas firm, you cannot sign a UK audit opinion. We deliver the UK statutory audit under FRS 102, IFRS or UK GAAP as required, working to your group reporting timetable.
The UK subsidiary is administered from outside the UK, with finance, payroll and accounting handled by the parent group's team or a regional shared service centre. We provide UK audit oversight, instruction, review and sign-off, working alongside the overseas finance team and taking direct responsibility for UK-specific areas including statutory accounts, payroll, VAT and corporation tax positions.
Where you have been engaged as group auditor and a UK component requires a separate UK statutory audit, we act as UK component or statutory auditor, coordinate with you on ISA 600 requirements, and deliver the UK opinion to the agreed timetable.
Where useful to your client and approved by you in advance, we can deliver wider UK compliance and outsourced finance support alongside the audit.
Any additional service is discussed with you first. Nothing is offered to your client without your agreement.
UK compliance and advisory services
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