Someone is about to look at your numbers properly.
Diligence does not fail on the headline figures. It fails on the third question, when the answer is not in the file and the person asking starts wondering what else is missing.
What usually brings you here
- A term sheet is close and your books will not survive the reading.
- You need a model that ties to actual results, not a spreadsheet built for the deck.
- A lender wants statements going back further than your records go.
- You are the one being asked, and you cannot answer without calling your accountant.
What you get every month
- Books rebuilt and reconciled back through the period under review
- A financial model that reconciles to the accounts it came from
- A data room organised the way the questions will arrive
- The awkward questions found by us first, with an answer prepared
Where we would start.
We prepare the numbers. Statutory audit, if the deal needs one, goes to a licensed firm.
Before you call.
How early should we start?
Before the term sheet, not after it. Rebuilding books back through the period under review takes time, and it is the one piece of work that cannot be compressed once somebody is already reading.
Will the model reconcile to our accounts?
Yes, and that is the test we build it to pass. A model built for the deck rather than from the accounts falls apart in the first diligence call.
Are the statements you prepare audited?
No. Statutory audit is ICAB licensed work and we refer it. What we hand over is a reconciled set of records and a data room organised the way the questions will actually arrive.
Do you talk to the investors for us?
No. We prepare you and the numbers, including the awkward questions we think are coming, with an answer ready. The conversation is yours.
More general questions are answered on the contact page.
Start with a look at your books.
Fifteen minutes, no charge. We say honestly whether we can help, and what it would cost.