Audit
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Apr- 2019 -18 April
CMA recommends ‘shake-up’ of UK audit market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report with recommendations to address “serious competition problems” in the…
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8 April
BDO considers practice break-up
The UK’s fifth biggest advisory firm is considering splitting its audit business from the rest of its services following an…
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Mar- 2019 -25 March
Mothercare appoints Grant Thornton as new auditor
Grant Thornton has been appointed as the new auditor for retailer Mothercare, replacing Deloitte. Deloitte will resign on 30 March…
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18 March
Grant Thornton facing legal claim over Patisserie Valerie accounts
Accounting firm Grant Thornton may face a legal claim after KPMG discovered the consolidated accounts of embattled bakery chain Patisserie…
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18 March
Deloitte takes over CRH audit from EY
From 2020, Deloitte is to takeover as auditor of construction firm CRH from Big Four rivals EY, it has been…
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14 March
Travel agent On the Beach appoints EY for audit
Travel agent, On the Beach has announced it has replaced auditors KPMG with Big Four rivals EY. On the Beach…
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11 March
Pretty Green calls in Moorfields Advisory
Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green fashion brand has called in advisors Moorfields Advisory to oversee a strategic review of the company’s…
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6 March
EY replaces KPMG as Aston Martin auditor
Car manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings, trading as Aston Martin, has announced the appointment of Ernst and Young (EY)…
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4 March
Auditors told to be stricter with going concern scrutiny
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has proposed to increase the work required of auditors when assessing whether a business is…
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Feb- 2019 -25 February
KPMG faces £4m fine over Co-op Bank audit
KPMG is set to face a £4m fine from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over its auditing of the Co-operative…
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