Audit and assurance services should do more than satisfy a requirement. They should provide confidence in financial reporting, support effective governance, and reduce the risk of issues arising late in the reporting cycle.
PKF Antares delivers audit and assurance services for organisations that require credible reporting for lenders, investors, boards, partners, and management. Our engagements are partner led, informed by industry experience, and executed with a focus on disciplined planning and timely completion. The objective is clear: assurance work that stands up to scrutiny and supports sound decision-making.
PKF Antares Audit & Assurance service lines:
Built for businesses with real-world complexity
We support organisations across a range of sizes, structures, and reporting requirements, including:
- Entrepreneurial, owner-managed businesses
- Small and mid-sized private companies
- Organisations with lender, investor, board, or customer assurance expectations
- Businesses preparing for financing, transactions, or increased stakeholder oversight
- IT and professional services firms requiring assurance reporting to support procurement and third-party risk reviews
External audit
External audits provide a high level of assurance over financial statements and are often required to meet statutory obligations, financing requirements, and governance expectations. PKF Antares performs audits with an emphasis on areas of higher risk, complex transactions, and the control environment that supports reliable reporting.
A partner-led approach ensures early alignment on scope and key judgments, timely resolution of issues, and consistent communication throughout the engagement. This helps reduce late-stage adjustments, supports predictable timelines, and provides stakeholders with confidence in the integrity of reporting.
Typically required when: financial statements must meet securities exchange, financing, or formal governance expectations.
Review engagements
Review engagements provide limited assurance based on inquiry and analytical procedures. They are commonly used when stakeholders require greater credibility than internal financial statements provide, but an audit is not required. PKF Antares delivers review engagements that are appropriately scoped, efficient to execute, and aligned to stakeholder expectations.
The engagement is designed to support reliable reporting, improve financial discipline, and provide clear results that can be used in discussions with lenders, owners, and governance bodies.
Typically required when: lenders, owners, or boards need added credibility over financial statements, but a full audit is not required.
Special purpose audits
Special purpose audits are tailored to meet defined regulatory, funding, trust, or stakeholder requirements. These engagements require precision in interpreting criteria, scoping work to the requirement, and delivering reporting that is clear and defensible.
PKF Antares supports organisations with special purpose assurance work where a targeted opinion or reporting output is required. Industry experience supports efficient execution and reduces the risk of misalignment between the engagement deliverable and stakeholder expectations.
Typically required when: regulators, funders, trustees, or counterparties require assurance against defined criteria or a specific reporting output.
SOC reporting (Type 1 and Type 2)
SOC reporting provides independent assurance over the design and operation of controls and is frequently required in procurement, vendor risk reviews, and enterprise onboarding. Type 1 reporting addresses control design at a point in time. Type 2 reporting covers operating effectiveness over a defined period.
PKF Antares supports organisations in meeting customer and partner requirements by aligning scope to the intended use of the report and executing work with a clear timeline and defined evidence expectations. SOC engagements can also support broader control maturity by clarifying ownership, documentation, and operational discipline.
Typically required when: customers or partners require assurance to support procurement, vendor risk reviews, or enterprise onboarding.
Joint-venture audit
Joint ventures often involve shared governance, partner reporting obligations, and multiple stakeholders relying on consistent, comparable information. Joint-venture audits require coordination, clear alignment to partner expectations, and disciplined execution to maintain timelines.
PKF Antares delivers joint-venture audits that support consistency of reporting across parties and provide confidence to partners and stakeholders. Partner-led oversight is particularly important in these engagements to ensure timely decisions, effective coordination, and predictable outcomes.
Typically required when: joint venture agreements require audited reporting for partners, shared governance, or stakeholder reporting obligations.
Why PKF Antares
Clients choose PKF Antares for audit and assurance work that is rigorous, partner-led, and delivered with timely execution. Our approach is designed to reduce uncertainty, streamline the process, and keep stakeholders aligned from planning through to completion.
- Partner-led, accountable delivery with senior involvement where it matters most
- Clear scoping and early alignment on key risks, judgments, and expectations
- Structured planning for complex reporting environments, including heightened stakeholder scrutiny and control considerations
- Technology-enabled execution to improve efficiency, consistency, and documentation quality
- Consistent communication and practical observations so you know what is happening, what matters, and what to do next
The result is assurance work that meets requirements, supports governance, and builds confidence in your reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
An external audit provides a higher level of assurance and includes more extensive testing. A review engagement provides limited assurance and relies primarily on inquiry and analytical procedures. The appropriate engagement depends on stakeholder requirements, risk profile, and governance expectations.
A review engagement is often appropriate when stakeholders require additional credibility but do not require the higher assurance of an audit. This is common for owner-managed and private entities, depending on lender and governance requirements.
A special purpose audit is an engagement designed to meet a defined regulatory, funding, trust, or stakeholder requirement. The scope and reporting are tailored to the specific criteria and intended use.
Type 1 reporting addresses whether controls are suitably designed at a point in time. Type 2 reporting addresses whether controls are suitably designed and operating effectively over a defined period.
The starting point is the intended user of the reporting and the requirement they have set. Lenders, investors, boards, regulators, partners, and customers often have different expectations. PKF Antares can confirm the appropriate engagement type based on those requirements.
Year-end date, reporting framework, entity structure, stakeholder requirements, and key deadlines. Where an external party has specified requirements, sharing that wording supports efficient scoping and alignment.
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