When the numbers are disputed, missing or need to be rebuilt.
We reconstruct incomplete records, trace where money went, quantify losses and set out the accounting behind a dispute or a restructuring, with every figure traced back to its source.
Forensic work
Work that has to stand up when someone else examines it, whether that's HMRC, a solicitor, a lender or the other side.
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Incomplete records
Rebuilding a business's accounts from bank statements, invoices and third-party data where the books were never kept, or were lost.
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Tracing and misappropriation
Following funds through accounts to establish what was taken, when, and by whom, set out in a way a non-accountant can follow.
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Loss quantification
Calculating the financial effect of a breach, an error or a business interruption on a basis that can be explained and defended.
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Director and shareholder disputes
Loan accounts, drawings, related-party transactions and valuations examined when business owners fall out.
Restructuring
Changing how a business or group is put together, with the tax and company law consequences worked out before anything is signed.
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Separating businesses
Splitting activities, properties or shareholders into separate companies in a way that is tax-efficient and properly documented.
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Group and share structure
Holding companies, share reorganisations and changes of ownership, including the clearances HMRC may need to see.
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Pre-sale preparation
Cleaning up the accounts, the register and the structure before a sale, investment or succession, so due diligence doesn't find it first.
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Businesses under pressure
Cash flow, HMRC arrears and options assessed honestly. Where a formal process is needed, we work alongside solicitors and licensed insolvency practitioners.
How we approach it
Neutral, evidence-led and documented, so the conclusions can be checked by whoever needs to rely on them.
- Every figure traced to a source document
- Assumptions stated, not buried
- Plain-English findings alongside the schedules
- Working closely with your solicitor where one is instructed
Confidential from the first call
Disputes are sensitive. Tell us as much or as little as you're comfortable with at first. We'll check for conflicts of interest before discussing any detail.
Discuss a matter in confidence
A short outline is enough. Please don't include names of other parties until we've confirmed there's no conflict.
Rather talk first?
- Telephone07713 697615
- Emailinfo@mdjteam.co.uk
- OfficeCanal View, 8B Slate Lane
Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5GW - LinkedInNeil Jones on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
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