Services · 03
Forensic & Investigations
Independent investigations, forensic accounting and fraud risk assessments for organisations that need a factual answer rather than a guess.
Overview
Findings that hold up when they are tested.
This work sits apart from the firm’s other engagements to preserve the independence that makes findings credible if they’re ever tested — in a disciplinary process, in litigation, or in front of a regulator.
Investigations are run to an evidential standard from the first day: scope agreed in writing, evidence handled and recorded so it remains admissible, interviews conducted fairly, and conclusions stated only as far as the evidence carries them.
Our services
What we deliver
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Fraud Investigations
Independent investigation of suspected fraud, theft or misappropriation.
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Forensic Accounting
Reconstructing records and quantifying loss to an evidential standard.
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Financial Misconduct Investigations
Allegations involving management, trustees or executives.
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Asset Tracing
Following funds and identifying recoverable assets.
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Procurement Investigations
Tender compliance, conflicts of interest and supplier irregularities.
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Internal Control Investigations
Establishing how a control failed, and who could exploit it.
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Employee Misconduct Investigations
Fact-finding to support fair disciplinary processes.
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Forensic Data Analysis
Full-population testing of transactions to isolate anomalies.
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Litigation Support
Assistance to legal teams with financial evidence and analysis.
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Expert Witness Services
Independent expert reports and testimony.
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Anti-Fraud Risk Assessments
Mapping fraud risk and the controls that should mitigate it.
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Whistleblowing Investigations
Handling reports confidentially, fairly and defensibly.
How an investigation runs
Independent, evidence-led, and documented throughout.
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Scope & protect
Agree the mandate, confirm independence, and secure records and systems before anything moves.
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Gather evidence
Documents, data and interviews, handled and recorded so the chain of custody holds.
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Analyse & quantify
Reconstruct what happened, quantify the loss, and identify how the control environment allowed it.
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Report & support
A report that stands scrutiny, plus support through disciplinary, recovery or legal processes.
Related disciplines
All services
Assurance
Statutory audits, reviews and other assurance engagements carried out under the firm’s quality management framework, with senior professionals involved from planning through to sign-off.
Tax
Keeping clients compliant while identifying legitimate planning opportunities they might otherwise miss, and being present when a dispute actually needs defending.
Advisory & Consultancy
Internal control reviews, risk assessments, governance structuring and support through operational or strategic change.
Contact
Something doesn’t add up?
Early, independent involvement protects both the evidence and the organisation. Enquiries are treated in strict confidence.