Forensic
Providing expert forensic accounting, investigations, valuations, and dispute resolution with integrity and precision.
About Forensic
At AS Advisory, we specialise in assisting businesses through complex financial challenges and investigations. Our Quantification and Forensic Accounting team offers personalised and practical solutions, ensuring integrity and sensitivity throughout the process.
With a focus on delivering high-quality, timely, and cost-effective services, we help our clients navigate financial uncertainties with confidence. From in-depth investigations to expert testimony, we provide clear, concise advice tailored to your specific needs.
Investigations
Our forensic team excels in uncovering critical financial details through thorough investigations. We assist in fraud detection, asset tracing, and the analysis of complex financial data. Whether it’s uncovering misappropriations, understanding financial discrepancies, or reconstructing accounting records, we provide actionable insights to address and resolve issues.
Dispute Resolution
We offer expert support in negotiating and resolving financial disputes efficiently. Our approach focuses on reducing conflict and achieving cost-effective outcomes, ensuring that all parties are presented with clear, evidence-based solutions to complex disagreements.
Valuations
Our valuation experts deliver independent and accurate assessments for businesses and assets. Whether for commercial transactions, litigation, or compliance purposes, we ensure our findings are backed by comprehensive analysis and clear documentation to support informed decision-making.
Expert Witness / Litigation Support
We provide credible expert opinions and financial analysis in litigation matters. With deep expertise in forensic accounting, we offer fact-based investigations, professional testimony, and clear communication of findings to support your case in court proceedings.
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Case Studies
Case Study: Saving an Event Hire Business via Administration
It’s been over five years since COVID-19 dramatically reshaped the business landscape. While many companies struggled to survive, some took bold, strategic steps to not just endure but come out stronger. One such example is an event hire business that faced an...
Detail in Numbers
Executive Summary During an insolvent trade claim by a liquidator, AS Advisory operated on behalf of the defendants. The defence concentrated on establishing the liquidator relied on incorrect and inaccurate financial information. To establish that the liquidator did...
When an Informal Restructure is the Answer
Executive Summary Business restructure requires a financially and operationally driven approach that focuses on balance sheets paired with shared effort in all aspects of the business to establish a plan. The best way to protect the value and restructure a company may...
Insights
Business Valuation Explained: What SME Owners Should Really Be Looking At
For most business owners, valuation is only thought about when someone asks the question. Whether it’s when a buyer approaches them. Or a lender requests financial information Or a creditor wants clarity about the position of the business. At that point, the business...
How Weak Governance Quietly Increases Insolvency Risk
Most insolvency risk doesn’t arrive suddenly. Instead, it builds quietly.
Weak governance is rarely obvious at first.
The business keeps trading. Revenue holds. The numbers look “okay”.
But behind the scenes, controls loosen, compliance slips, costs creep and small issues compound.
Q4 2025 reviews tell you what happened. How would it drive your January 2026 business decision?
Your Q4 review told you what happened.
January decides whether it repeats.
Many business owners return from the break with momentum – and a quiet sense that something in the numbers still doesn’t quite add up.
That’s normal.
What matters is whether Q4 insights get translated into action before the year accelerates.
We see the same pattern every year.
Cash tightens. Margins slip. Decisions start feeling urgent – not because the business is failing, but because financial clarity was deferred.
This blog breaks down:
– why January matters more than most realise
– a common post-Q4 cash and margin pattern we see in SMEs
– three practical questions to help you reset financial control early
If your Q4 review raised questions you haven’t yet turned into action, this is worth a read.
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