More audit capacity, same standards.
A dedicated team of 250+ audit professionals preparing your files to ISA (UK) and UK GAAP, while your firm stays in charge of every engagement and every opinion.
The audit work you need, done properly
From planning to the completion file, we take on as much or as little of each engagement as you want.
Planning & risk assessment
Understanding the entity, materiality calculations, risk assessment and the audit plan, set up in your file structure.
Fieldwork & testing
Substantive testing, tests of controls, sampling, analytical procedures and reconciliations, with every finding documented.
Working papers
Lead schedules, supporting schedules and cross-referenced evidence, prepared to ISA (UK) documentation standards.
Completion support
Draft financial statements and disclosures, misstatement summaries, management letter points and draft representation letters for your review.
Year-end accounts
Statutory accounts under FRS 102 and FRS 105 for your audit and non-audit clients, ready for review and filing.
Groups & consolidations
Consolidation schedules, intercompany reconciliations and group reporting packs for multi-entity clients.
Your firm, your clients, your opinion
We work behind your firm's name. Responsibility for the audit stays exactly where the regulations put it: with you.
Your client relationship
The engagement letter, the fee and the client relationship remain yours. We work only under your direction.
Your sign-off
Your registered auditor reviews the file and signs the audit report. We prepare the work; we never sign.
Your methodology
We work to your audit approach, review points and quality procedures, so our files look like your files.
Discovery call
We learn your client mix, methodology and the support you need.
Week 1Pilot file
We complete a first engagement so you can judge the quality for yourself.
Weeks 2–4Dedicated team
A named team learns your files, templates and review style.
OngoingScale with demand
Add capacity for busy periods without hiring or overtime.
As you growWork with us your way
Pricing is agreed upfront and depends on file size and scope. Talk to us for a quote.
Pay per engagement
A fixed fee for each audit file, agreed before work starts. Ideal for testing the service or for occasional overflow.
Your own offshore team
Full-time professionals working only on your firm's files, at a predictable monthly cost.
Capacity for busy season
Extra hands for your peak months, so deadlines are met without stretching your UK team.
Real people, real capacity
Our delivery centre in Pakistan is home to more than 250 audit professionals, qualified and part-qualified accountants who work on audits every day.
A full-time team
Permanent staff, not freelancers, so the people who learn your files stay on your files.
Our own audit platform
We run engagements on AuditWise, our own audit software built around ISA and ISQM, for consistent, well-documented files.
Time on your side
Pakistan is four to five hours ahead of the UK, so work progresses before your day starts and we overlap with your office hours.
Questions firms ask us
Who signs the audit report?
Your firm's registered auditor. Shaarkco prepares the audit work under your direction and does not sign audit reports. Your firm remains the auditor of record and keeps full responsibility for the opinion.
Which standards do you work to?
International Standards on Auditing (UK) for the audit work, and UK GAAP (FRS 102 and FRS 105) or IFRS for the financial statements, following your firm's methodology and quality procedures.
How do you keep our client data secure?
Every team member signs a confidentiality agreement, access to each engagement is restricted to its assigned team, and we work as your data processor under a written agreement in line with UK GDPR.
Will our clients deal with you directly?
Only if you want them to. By default we work behind your firm's name, through you. How you describe the arrangement to clients follows your own engagement letters and policies.
How quickly can we start?
After a discovery call we can begin with a pilot file, usually within a couple of weeks. Once you're happy with the quality, we set up a dedicated team for your firm.
How is the service priced?
Either a fixed fee per file, agreed before work starts, or a monthly fee for a dedicated team. Contact us with your volumes and we'll send a quote.