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Do you know everything you need to know?
This comprehensive investigation provides a fully detailed report on all major aspects of the company providing potential investors, funders and non-execs with information that will enable the validation of stated management systems, as well as reveal potential pitfalls or missed opportunities of any proposed plans.
The report will include a list of key findings and valid recommendations, as well as a reasoned conclusion with a financial analysis explaining the feasibility of our recommendations, and its impact on the company.
The report will include:
Review of financial details: Analysis of fixed assets, stock & WIP, trade debtors, bank and cash balances, prepayments, other debtors, HP/leases, loans, other creditors, accruals & deferred income, accounting policies, social security & VAT, corporation tax, intellectual property, goodwill and research & development.
Review of corporate structure: Share capital, capital reserves, revenue reserves, long term loans, director’s loans, dividend policies, investments and group trading.
Employees: Key staff personnel, staff turnover, salaries, employee incentives, benefit and welfare policies, holiday and sick leave policies, contracts, major disputes, cost/revenue per employee and training & development.
Debtor and creditor details: Total sales and purchase ledger, debtor concentration, bargaining power of suppliers and customers, supplier and client switching costs and ageing debts & recoverability issues.
Financing details: Current bank overdraft, approved facilities, bank loan/mortgage, HP accounts, lease accounts, monies on deposit and other loans.
Operational tax matters: Up to date PAYE, VAT, corporation tax, share option reporting and details of recent or pending investigations.
Cash issues: Calculation of working capital requirements, treasury management, foreign exchange matters, managing interest exposure, covenant reporting, online payments and merchant account services.
Forecasts: Historic trends vs. Forecast to support trading, consistency of forecasts, accuracy of forecasts and sensitivity & suitability of assumptions.
Operations: Business profitability, overhead review, optimal finance department structure, control of business expenses, growth plans and exit plans.
Strategy: Corporate strategy and mission, business strategy and functional strategy.
Other considerations: Default retirement age, auto enrolment, minimum wage, NIC on salary costs, VAT recovery, credit rating, cross border issues and outsourcing issues.
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