Your business faces a multitude of complex risks. Digital disruption of your markets, macro-economic downturns, as well as geo-political instability, climate change, pandemics and social movements can all threaten the sustainability of your business. An increasingly globalised economy means that a single event on the other side of the world can change things that you took for granted. You cannot control these events or the associated risks but you can prepare for them effectively. By managing risk through effective internal control and governance, your businesses can do a lot more than survive. It can drive more effective strategies and operations. It can take full advantage of opportunities, using risk as a driver for change and success. When done well, risk management not only future-proofs your organisation, it helps you navigate stormy waters and unexpected headwinds.

Businesses are navigating a complex world with unstable macro-economic, geopolitical and environmental landscapes and this operating context makes risk management in supply chains ever more important. The value of proper management of your supply chains should not be underestimated – for example the World Contract and Commerce Association found that contract and commercial management weaknesses cost companies the equivalent of 8.6% of annual revenue*. From sourcing the right suppliers to building efficient and well-managed supply chains, it can be difficult to optimise your third party contracts and to manage the associated commercial risks. Our Commercial Advisory team brings a blend of industry and professional services expertise to deliver solutions tailored to your supply chain challenges. We work across the mid-market, large enterprises and in the public sector, and operate nationwide with key hubs in London, Birmingham and Bristol.

Our Valuation team delivers independent valuations for a variety of purposes. Our valuation work is very varied and includes reports needed to comply with accounting or regulatory standards and for tax, litigation, family or commercial purposes. In our experience, a valuation is often needed at a difficult or stressful time. This may be a shareholder dispute, a potential sale, the breakdown of a relationship or simply the year-end audit process. We deliver valuations in a timely and cost-effective way. We provide a valuation service that gives our clients confidence they have the full picture.

When you are looking to complete a deal, fundraising for growth or expansion or preparing to enter the capital markets, you need advisers who understand your business, industry and market. By choosing to work with us, you will have access to the full range of corporate finance services from M&A strategy, planning and due diligence through to post-deal value creation. You will get comprehensive and holistic support throughout the transaction process.

We understand the complexities, resources and expertise required to deliver a payroll service in the UK and internationally. Keeping specialist teams and their software up to date with variations in the regulations affecting everything from tax to secure personal data exchange is a significant burden if kept in house and a potential risk if outsourced. By partnering with us, you can be sure of a consistently exceptional payroll service complemented by the access to subject matter experts in the full range of complementary services covering tax, pensions, share plans, accounting and compliance.

It takes a broad range of skills and disciplines for business leaders to run a growing business effectively and successfully. You and your leadership team need to manage customers, products/services, people, finance and compliance issues to name just the most important tasks you face on a daily basis. You probably struggle to make time to look at strategy and long-term planning for success. Building your own in-house finance function to manage all the aspects of your business may not be the right choice for your business and your priorities. The solution can be to work with experienced advisers who come with the experience of helping other similar businesses and will provide the support services your business needs to keep growing. You will then be able to focus your expertise where it will add the most value. Our approach to supporting businesses is to provide strategic and financial insights as well as valuable and scalable business support and resource. You can rely on us for the robust advice and challenge that will help you make the right decisions at the right time.

Companies of all sizes rely on us to manage their back office accounting and compliance requirements effectively. They include businesses in the UK, those investing in the UK and global organisations operating across multiple jurisdictions. Our clients work with us to improve domestic and global finance, accounting, compliance and other procedures, providing better value for money and greater control over back office functions.

Our company secretarial specialists will support your business at any point in its lifecycle from entrepreneurial start-up to large corporates to multi-nationals operating globally or inwardly investing in the UK. Our UK and global teams’ expert support will help ensure that your business fulfils all its local regulatory requirements and remains in good corporate order.

Are you the subject of an HMRC compliance check or have you just received a ‘nudge letter’? Or are you already in a dispute with HMRC? In all these cases, getting expert support will help you find a resolution quickly and effectively. We can help you resolve any tax disputes, no matter how complex. We specialise in resolving tax disputes of all kinds, from ad-hoc technical queries, full reviews of your personal and business affairs, regularising your historic tax affairs, through to allegations of tax fraud. We also support clients who are subject to criminal proceedings, working with your legal advisors.

For private clients, the need for specialist tax advice has never been greater. Around the world, legislation is becoming more complex, tax authorities are hardening their attitudes to tax planning and there is an increased risk of investigation. Advice that ensures our clients are operating well within the rules, whilst making their wealth work in a way that suits their needs – is at a real premium. We work with wealthy individuals and families, business owners and family offices who are seeking an adviser to help structure their domestic and international affairs in an efficient and compliant manner. We also provide assistance to advisers to private clients, working with family offices, private banks, lawyers and trust companies

Ensuring your business is not just tax compliant but as tax efficient as possible is an ongoing challenge. You may be struggling with iXBRL tagging, trying to establish robust processes around Senior Accounting Officer or developing a tax strategy in the light of Brexit. BDO provides specialist corporate tax and business tax advice. Our expertise runs from advice on Senior Accounting Officer process, tax risk and strategy to tax compliance and reporting to R&D tax credits and Venture Capital tax reliefs. Our senior tax specialists combine first rate technical knowledge with broad commercial experience. They are driven by helping our clients’ business achieve success and growth.

The key to accessing these incentives and cash injections is getting the right advice. You need to understand the full range of R&D activities and projects that can qualify for government support. This requires a deep knowledge of the sources of support available and the respective criteria and application processes. It also requires a passion for and knowledge of the science and technology that is driving innovation in your business. Our team of engineers, scientists, software developers and financial consultants will provide you with the knowledge and expertise to access all of the available incentives as effectively as possible. We will review all your recent activities as well as advise on all current and future projects. You will benefit from our hard-earned understanding of what it takes to quickly and effectively submit successful claims with HMRC Our specialists have a deep knowledge of the legislation and guidance with practical experience of making claims in a wide range of sectors and negotiating these claims with HMRC.

Our Business Services & Outsourcing team provides companies with a range of accounting, advisory and compliance services to support their growth and changing requirements in the UK and around the globe.