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Article Local audit reset: What comes after the backstop?

Following the significant milestone of backstop legislation in September 2024, the backlog of unissued accounts has fallen dramatically

Mark Stocks

| 2 min read | 17 Dec 2025

Article Audit, accelerated: How AI, analytics and automation turn assurance into insight

Discover how AI, automation and analytics are reshaping external audit.

5 min read | 12 Dec 2025

Article Firms urged to act as FCA review reveals shortfalls in algo trading controls

The FCA has published a multi-firm review identifying significant shortcomings in how principal trading firms manage their algorithmic trading controls. Issues span governance, testing, deployment, and market abuse surveillance. Kantilal Pithia, Rebecca Deane and Paul Young explore the findings, what firms should do next, and how they can strengthen their frameworks to meet regulatory expectations.

| 6 min read | 25 Nov 2025

Report Annual financial reporting: illustrative accounts FRS 102

Download our illustrative accounts to understand best practice in your financial reporting under UK GAAP.

Chris Smith

| 2 min read | 21 Nov 2025

Article New UK data law aims to simplify. Will businesses see it that way?

There's a new data governor in town and it's reshaping how organisations manage personal data. Alfie Duffen, Charley Wright and Lovelee May Ramel explain how businesses can use the UK’s Data Use and Access Act (DUAA) 2025 to gain a competitive edge.

Chris Williams

| 5 min read | 07 Oct 2025

Report Roundtable: financial resilience in higher education

Roundtable: financial resilience in higher education

| 2 min read | 01 Oct 2025

Article AI in 2025: Are you innovating fast enough?

Many organisations are investing in AI, but few are confident they’re truly unlocking its full value. Alex Hunt shares how to assess your current AI maturity and take strategic steps to maximise business impact.

Alex Hunt

| 3 min read | 29 Sep 2025

Article Norwich City Council: IFRS 16 & account preparation

Supporting Norwich City Council with IFRS 16 implementation, lease assessments, data modelling, and technical accounting for robust financial reporting.

Richard Thomas

| 3 min read | 17 Sep 2025

Article Local authority accounting: Avoiding pitfalls in financial instruments

Read our report for guidance on managing the risks related to accounting treatments for different financial instruments, including challenge questions.

2 min read | 28 Aug 2025

Report Lessons you can learn from Auditors' Annual Reports

100 Annual Auditors' Reports (AARs) by Grant Thornton for local government bodies in England, covering the 2023/24 audit year

| 4 min read | 14 Aug 2025

Case study Trust across borders: enhancing control quality for global reporting

How we helped a global enterprise software provider to meet growing customer demand for assurance reporting while staying agile across a suite of applications.

Tim Foster-Key

| 08 Aug 2025

Webinar Academy sector webinar 2025

The academy sector continues to face a difficult operating environment. Watch our latest webinar to find out how to navigate these challenges.

| 2 min read | 23 Jul 2025

Report Higher education sector development report 2025

Our latest report analyses key issues facing higher education institutions, including financial sustainability, government policy, and the draft education SORP.