External Audit

External Audit Services at Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants

Looking for an auditor who keeps things simple, delivers real value, and helps you move forward with confidence?

Audits with us go beyond routine; they’re about understanding your ambitions, supporting your growth, and helping you make informed decisions.

We work with a wide range of organisations, including corporate groups, owner-managed businesses, not-for-profits, and public sector bodies, both within the UK and internationally. Whatever your size or sector, we’ll assemble the right team to meet your specific requirements and ensure the audit process is seamless and stress-free.

With over 260 audit professionals, we tailor our approach to fit your way of working, minimising disruption and delivering meaningful insights that help you run your business better.

What you can expect

Audits completed on time and aligned with your deadlines
Clear, jargon-free communication at every stage
A focus on what matters most to your business
Insights that go beyond compliance, helping you spot risks and opportunities early
A collaborative approach that puts your needs first

Specialist audit services

We make grant audits straightforward. Our team understands the demands of bodies like Innovate UK and DESNZ, guiding you from planning through to reporting. We test claims efficiently, communicate clearly, and help ensure your funding is secure and your reporting is on time.

If your legal practice handles client money, SRA audits are a must. We simplify compliance, offering annual audits and tailored advice to help you navigate SRA rules, especially for conveyancing and probate work, so you can focus on your clients.

From small schemes to large multi-employer funds, we provide thorough audits and clear advice for all occupational pension schemes. Rely on us for tailored solutions that protect your scheme’s integrity and keep you compliant.

As licensed ATOL Reporting Accountants, we help travel businesses meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) requirements. With deep sector experience and early CAA certification, our team delivers expert support, ongoing training, and practical insights to keep your business compliant and confident.

How we deliver your audit

Every audit begins with a bespoke plan. We clearly define team roles and choose the right balance of onsite, remote, or hybrid working to suit your needs. This approach ensures thorough testing, accurate results, and timely delivery to meet your deadlines.

We invest time in building strong relationships and gaining a deeper understanding of your business beyond the numbers. Open communication and smart technology help us shape an audit that fits your organisation.

At the end of the process, we provide a comprehensive report covering all risks, our professional opinion, and practical recommendations, keeping you informed throughout.

Our secure portal makes sharing information simple and paperless. You can upload documents and track outstanding queries, creating a smooth, digital audit trail.

We offer interim audits ahead of year-end, allowing for early testing, reducing last-minute pressure, and helping spot any issues in advance.

Through data analytics and technology, we assess material risks, quickly review large data sets, and focus on key transactions, giving management clear insights and highlighting opportunities for efficiency or control improvements.

Our risk assessments are tailored to your business model, systems, and controls. We identify and address all types of risk to ensure our audit opinion is accurate and reliable.

Discover our audit process

Don't just take our word for it:

“We found our remote audit with the Bishop Fleming team worked really well this year and was a very smooth process. The audit team kept in regular contact both by email, over the phone, and at the virtual planning and completion meetings. We agreed on what was needed, by when, and in what format. We were able to provide them with the required information very easily through the Bishop Fleming secure electronic portal. We are looking forward to the audit running in a similar way in the coming year.”

Susie Beasley-Suffolk, Director of Central Services, We Care Home Improvements

“The Bishop Fleming team, led by Steve Patey and Dan Phillips, ran a first-rate audit process for Mescia Group. Auditing a complex first year following a change of ownership and two significant transactions, the audit team worked incredibly well with Mecsia to land the signed accounts within four months. The team were pragmatic and worked with us to cover the more complex areas of the audit in a collaborative way. They were always ready to jump on a call, solve any issues as they arose, and ensure the process ran as smoothly as possible.”

Darren Milne, CFO, Mescia Group

“Steve, Dan and the whole Bishop Fleming team have served us extremely well. Our expanding PE-backed group has provided fieldwork challenges alongside a need for deep technical expertise. Our audits and additional requests have been managed smoothly, and we have been delighted with the professionalism and support we have received.”

Jon Coiley, CEO, Chillaton Group

“Bishop Fleming provides a flexible, high-quality service built on a commitment to excellence and a genuinely inquisitive approach to understanding our business. This mindset has helped the group flourish and stay well-positioned for future success.”

Braden Harris, Space Engineering Finance Director

“What stood out was the way Bishop Fleming approached commercial relationships. It never felt purely transactional; it felt like a partnership. They understood the more nuanced things about design and manufacturing, which made a real difference to how the audit was handled.”

Zach Campbell, PB Design

Confidence in every audit

Our team brings specialist knowledge across a range of sectors, including:

This means we can quickly get to grips with your challenges, spot trends, and offer advice that’s relevant to your world.

At Bishop Fleming Audit Limited, we take the quality control of our audits very seriously. We submit ourselves to regular third-party reviews and regulatory visits by the Quality Assurance Directorate (QAD). A tightly controlled system of audit licensing within the firm means that your audit will be performed by fully qualified and appropriately experienced audit specialists.

Details of our Bishop Fleming Audit Limited audit registration can be viewed at www.auditregister.org.uk, under reference number C003088558. Bishop Fleming Audit Limited is registered to carry out audit work in the UK and regulated for a range of investment business activities by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Audit Regulations and Guidance can be found at www.icaew.com/regulations. There are also the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) at www.frc.org.uk.