GOVERNANCE SERVICES
Assurance and Compliance
We provide tailored advice on all the processes of governing. We appreciate governance may take many forms is driven by many different motivations and with many different sectors driven regulations and results. We believe in continuous improvement and complete transparency and accountability.
Example of recent reviews/ audits.
Review of minutes and grant funding agreements at a clinical commissioning group.
Review of all governance documents and updating the gaps identified
Review of a housing business stream
Detailed investigation and report on all assets and liabilities, its recording and treatment to a disability charity.
Strategic review/ evaluation of a failing /loss making Church and Community Centre.
Review of the payroll function.
Business stream /transactional processing reviews.
Invoicing lean process review.
Business and strategic review of International Spinal Cord Injury unit.
Review of all constitutional documents of an Arts Charity.
INTERNAL AUDIT
We regularly undertake internal audits and bespoke management reviews on behalf of audit committees and/or CEO’s. We prepare easy to understand performance trackers and departmental dashboards. We raise awareness and issue quarterly internal audit newsletters. We provide our clients with an automated tracker to assist with implementation of internal audit recommendations with clear reporting to audit committees.
RISK MANAGEMENT
We review your existing internal controls and suggest improvements. We regularly train directors and Board in risk management. We create, review and maintain risk and opportunity register and roll out cost improvement plans. We develop and roll out self-assessments toolkit to facilitate hub/cost centre/departmental reviews. We assist with donor reports and audits and ensure they are delivered on time and up to required standards.
COMPANY SECRETARY
We act as a Company Secretary to the Board and its subcommittees and ensure that new board members are appropriately inducted and trained. We also arrange for external advice when needed.
We prepare Board agenda, resolutions and minutes and file relevant resolutions with Companies House. We support the Chair in Board meetings. We also conduct board skills audits and make recommendations for improving the same.