Grant Thornton UK

Gain clearer insight into financial performance and risks, support informed decisions, and build trust through tailored audits and assurance.

Helps businesses and individuals understand changing tax requirements, manage tax affairs, and address compliance and advisory needs.

Tailored advice, deal support and specialist expertise help organisations navigate challenges, make informed decisions and pursue sustainable growth.

Helps organisations make informed decisions, navigate complexity and deliver sustainable change tailored to their goals.

Helps businesses protect against cybercrime and improve cyber resilience.

Navigate transactions with confidence, make informed strategic moves and pursue business goals with tailored deal advice and support.

Build ESG into business decisions and plans to identify risks and opportunities, support effective change, and advance sustainability goals.

Helps financial services organisations navigate regulation, manage risk and deliver strategic change with practical, sector-focused advice.

Helps clients establish facts, address fraud and integrity concerns, and resolve disputes through investigative, advisory and expert witness support.

Helps public bodies address strategic, policy and operational challenges, deliver change, and strengthen audit, assurance and oversight of public services.

Helps clients trace and recover assets across jurisdictions and navigate complex insolvency and distressed situations.

Pursue international opportunities with local expertise, worldwide reach and support for cross-border business challenges.

Helps lenders, investors and management teams navigate financial distress, assess options and pursue restructuring or insolvency solutions.

Turn digital change into confident transformation with guidance on technology strategy, delivery, data and risk.

Audit and assurance

Grant Thornton UK provides independent external audits and non-statutory assurance services tailored to an organisation’s size, sector and ambitions. Its audits clarify financial performance and risks, highlight opportunities, support regulatory requirements and deliver transparent reporting. Specialist teams use expert judgement, digital tools and a consistent global audit methodology. Services include commercial, financial services and public sector audits, as well as ESG, royalty and intellectual property, grant, public sector value-for-money and CASS assurance.

Category: Audit and Assurance Services

• Meet Requirements And Build Trust
  Independent audits support regulatory requirements and transparent reporting, helping organisations protect their reputation and build confidence.
• Get An Audit Tailored To Your Needs
  Teams and specialists are selected for each organisation, with an approach shaped around its size, sector and ambitions.
• Make Smarter Decisions With Clearer Insight
  Audit insights clarify financial performance and risks, surface opportunities and support informed decisions.
• Get Faster Insights With Fewer Requests
  Technology-enabled audit work helps teams focus on risk and surface insights quickly, supporting fewer requests and faster decisions.
• Coordinate Audits Across Borders
  A shared methodology and technology platform support consistent audit delivery across markets and jurisdictions.
• Access Expertise For Your Sector
  Organisations can access audit teams with experience across commercial, financial services, pensions, public sector and not-for-profit settings.
• Obtain Specialist Assurance
  Organisations can access specialist ESG, royalty and intellectual property, grant, public sector value-for-money and CASS assurance.

Tax

Grant Thornton UK provides tax compliance and advisory services to help clients understand how the evolving tax landscape affects them and their businesses. Tax professionals cover corporate and international taxes, transfer pricing, employment taxes, real estate taxes, M&A and restructuring, private client and trusts, indirect taxes, and tax dispute resolution. The service also includes corporate tax support, research and development tax claims, international expansion tax risks and tax compliance.

• Manage Tax Obligations
  Access compliance support and advice to address tax affairs and understand changing requirements.
• Navigate Corporate And International Tax
  Get guidance on corporate tax and international considerations, including potential tax, VAT and payroll risks across borders.
• Address Specialist Tax Matters
  Access specialist support across transfer pricing, employment, real estate, transactions, private client and trusts, indirect tax, disputes and research and development tax claims.

Advisory

Grant Thornton UK’s advisory services cover business and government advice, deal-making, business consulting, valuations and modelling. Experts work with organisations to understand their needs, develop tailored strategies and support informed decisions, transactions and sustainable growth. The service includes expertise in business risk, governance, financial services, public sector advisory, corporate finance, transaction advisory, restructuring, insolvency, forensics and economic consulting.

Category: Management Consulting

• Get Advice Shaped Around Your Needs
  Experts collaborate with clients to understand their circumstances and create strategies and solutions for their organisation.
• Manage Risks With Confidence
  Clients can obtain assurance on operations, suppliers, projects and technology, and support to identify and respond to emerging risks.
• Navigate Deals With Expert Support
  Advisers provide due diligence and practical advice throughout transactions to help clients manage risk and pursue commercial outcomes.
• Improve Performance Through Business Change
  Consultants combine data analytics, financial skills and operational experience to help clients make decisions and implement change.
• Make Informed Investment Decisions
  Valuations and modelling support the assessment of businesses and assets and inform investment decisions.
• Address Sector And Governance Challenges
  Access specialist advice for governance, financial services and public sector needs.
• Address Complex Business Challenges
  Specialist capabilities support financial difficulty, disputes, investigations and other complex matters.
• Make Decisions With Economic Insight
  Clients receive guidance grounded in economic theory and practical sector insight.
• Access Flexible Finance Function Support
  Finance functions can draw on flexible resources and support tailored to their needs.

Consulting

Grant Thornton UK’s consulting services combine experience, insight and collaboration to help organisations make informed decisions, achieve commercial goals and deliver sustainable change. The offering includes business and transformation consulting, economic consulting, governance advisory, people strategy, corporate simplification, strategy, CFO solutions, cost optimisation, financial reporting, international support and public sector consulting. Teams tailor their approach to each organisation’s needs and work closely with clients to navigate complexity, mitigate risks and pursue opportunities.

Category: Management Consulting

• Improve Business Performance
  Address business performance, operating models, processes, people and technology through consulting shaped around organisational needs.
• Align People Strategy With Business Goals
  Develop people strategy and culture that support business priorities and employee engagement.
• Identify Data-Led Cost Savings
  An embedded, data-led programme identifies sustainable savings; the service page states savings of up to 22%.
• Support Finance Function Priorities
  Access flexible finance function support and financial reporting advice.
• Ground Strategy In Market Insight
  Use understanding of markets, customer segments and purchase decisions to inform business strategy.
• Streamline Group Structures
  Simplify group structures to release value, reduce compliance complexity and improve tax efficiency.
• Support Public Services And Global Goals
  Support public sector organisations with oversight and transformation, and help clients pursue international opportunities.

Cyber

Grant Thornton provides tailored security services to help businesses protect themselves against cybercrime and improve their cyber resilience. Its stated capabilities include support with AI agent governance, inventory and ownership, action controls, monitoring and assurance.

• Assess AI Agent Governance
  Assess AI agent governance maturity against a structured benchmark to identify gaps and next steps.
• Control Agent Actions
  Constrain agent activity with documented scopes, appropriate access, approval gates and human oversight.
• Map Agents And Assign Owners
  Create visibility of the agent estate and clarify accountability across business and technical functions.
• Monitor And Independently Test Agents
  Track agent activity, escalate issues and obtain independent evidence that controls are working.

Deals

Grant Thornton UK’s Deals service provides advice and support across the transaction lifecycle. It helps businesses buy or sell, raise capital or finance, and refinance. Experienced advisers provide due diligence and value-focused advice. The offering includes corporate finance advisory, transaction advisory, debt and capital advisory, financial modelling, M&A data analytics, operational deal services and valuations. It incorporates the related corporate finance advisory, transaction advisory services, CFO solutions, valuations and Debt & Capital Advisory offerings.

• Maximise Value From Business Transactions
  Get strategic guidance for buying or selling a business, raising finance and pursuing growth options aligned with business goals.
• Navigate Deals With Informed Advice
  Receive due diligence and pragmatic, value-focused advice throughout a transaction to help manage risk and pursue commercial outcomes.
• Find Financing To Fund Growth
  Assess financing options, facilities and lender choices to support growth, operations or restructuring needs.
• Understand And Support Asset Values
  Gain valuation advice for strategic decisions, transactions and reporting, supported by independent opinions and sector-specific knowledge.
• Strengthen Finance Function Capacity
  Access flexible finance function resources and support to build a finance function fit for the future.
• Assess Decisions Before Acting
  Use financial models to examine potential decision impacts and support planning and investment decisions.
• Access Specialist Deal Support
  Access M&A data analytics and operational deal services as part of the Deals offering.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

Grant Thornton UK’s ESG services help organisations embed ESG into their business. The offering covers ESG strategy, risk and opportunity identification, programme and change management, business transition, metrics, targets and disclosures, governance, leadership and culture, communication, sustainability assurance and transition planning to net zero.

• Identify ESG Risks And Opportunities
  Assess ESG risks and opportunities to inform strategy and identify areas for action.
• Deliver ESG Programmes And Change
  Get support with programme delivery and change management as the organisation implements ESG-related business changes.
• Develop ESG Metrics And Disclosures
  Support the development of ESG metrics, targets and disclosures to communicate ESG information.
• Plan Your Net-Zero Transition
  Get support to develop plans for transitioning to net zero.
• Strengthen ESG Assurance And Governance
  Use ESG and sustainability assurance and develop governance, leadership and culture frameworks.
• Communicate ESG Effectively
  Get support to communicate ESG matters effectively.

Financial services advisory

Grant Thornton’s financial services advisory supports organisations across banking, capital markets, insurance and investment management. Global, partner-led teams provide practical advice to help clients respond to regulatory scrutiny, strengthen frameworks and deliver change. Services span actuarial and insurance consulting, business risk, tax, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory and compliance, business consulting, corporate finance, financial crime, forensic investigations and digital assets.

Category: Management Consulting

• Navigate Sector Challenges
  Draw on financial services knowledge to address industry risks, opportunities and strategic priorities.
• Manage Risk And Compliance
  Get support to respond to regulatory requirements and address risks as rules and expectations evolve.
• Access Specialist Sector Advice
  Access specialist capabilities across actuarial, tax, restructuring, corporate finance, financial crime and digital assets.
• Strengthen Regulatory Assurance
  Get support with regulatory assurance and remediation, including matters involving client assets, safeguarding and prudential requirements.
• Work With Experienced Advisers
  Work with a client-focused team that brings together relevant senior and specialist experience.

Forensic and investigation services

Grant Thornton UK's forensic and investigation services support clients through complex fraud, integrity matters and commercial disputes. The team assists in investigative, advisory or testifying expert witness capacities. Capabilities include dispute resolution, investigations, contentious valuations, competition and monitoring trustee services, data analytics, corporate intelligence, and corporate risk and assurance. Related services include whistleblowing and investigation support, litigation support, financial crime and support addressing prohibited conduct in international development.

• Establish Facts With Trusted Experts
  Draw on investigative and advisory support throughout a matter, including testifying expert witness services.
• Resolve Disputes With Specialist Support
  Clients and legal advisers can access specialist support for commercial disputes and litigation.
• Clarify Complex And Uncertain Situations
  Investigative support helps clients establish facts and respond to allegations of wrongdoing and financial crime.
• Find Insight In Forensic Data
  Forensic analytics and corporate intelligence help clients examine information and address complex matters.
• Respond To Whistleblowing Concerns
  Support helps organisations respond to internal concerns through independent, proportionate and confidential investigations.
• Strengthen Confidence With Assurance
  Assurance support helps clients respond to challenging matters and address stakeholder needs.

Government and public sector services

Grant Thornton UK brings together public sector expertise across advisory, consulting, audit and assurance, and tax services. Teams support government and public service organisations with strategic, policy and operational challenges, helping them solve problems, deliver change and work towards outcomes for society. Services include public sector advisory and consulting, external and internal audit, value-for-money services, governance and risk support, financial reporting and accounting, counter fraud and grants assurance.

Category: Management Consulting

• Address Strategic Public Service Challenges
  Provides government with advisory support across infrastructure, financial analysis, procurement, funding and business cases.
• Strengthen Public Sector Assurance
  Provides external and internal audit alongside value-for-money services.
• Improve Service Oversight
  Helps public sector organisations maintain oversight of services and gain a view of conditions on the ground.
• Coordinate Cross-Service Expertise
  Brings together advisory, audit and assurance, and tax expertise to address public sector challenges.
• Support Financial Reporting
  Provides public sector organisations with financial statements, reporting and accounting support.
• Assure Grants And Address Fraud
  Provides grants assurance for public funding and counter-fraud services.

Insolvency and global asset recovery

Grant Thornton provides insolvency and global asset recovery services for complex distressed situations involving fraud, regulatory breaches or international issues. Teams trace and recover assets using tailored strategies and multidisciplinary expertise in insolvency, forensic accounting and investigations. The service covers onshore and offshore jurisdictions and includes insolvency procedures, non-performing loan enforcement, digital asset recovery, personal insolvency, litigation support and asset recovery funding.

• Trace And Recover Assets Across Borders
  Helps clients trace and pursue asset recovery across jurisdictions, supported by global resources and local knowledge.
• Tailor Recovery To Complex Cases
  Provides strategies designed around each client's situation and the complexity of the recovery case.
• Combine Insolvency And Forensic Expertise
  Brings together insolvency, asset recovery, forensic accounting and investigation capabilities for complex matters.
• Maximise Returns For Creditors
  Supports creditors through insolvency procedures with the aim of maximising returns.
• Access Specialist Recovery Options
  Access support for loan enforcement, digital assets, personal insolvency, funding and recovery linked to anti-competitive activity.

International services

Grant Thornton UK’s international services help businesses pursue global opportunities and manage cross-border operations. The offering supports international companies navigating challenges in the UK and provides intelligence for UK companies operating overseas, combining worldwide reach with local expertise and insight.

• Navigate Cross-Border Business Challenges
  International companies can access support in the UK, while UK companies operating overseas can source intelligence.
• Expand Into International Markets
  Get support for international expansion and the challenges of operating across markets.
• Access Worldwide Reach And Local Insight
  Combine international reach with local expertise and insight when pursuing opportunities across borders.
• Connect With Regional Business Groups
  Access business groups focused on the US, South Asia, Germany, Japan, China and Africa.

Restructuring

Grant Thornton helps lenders, investors and management teams navigate challenging situations through financial restructuring, contingency planning, restructuring solutions and insolvency services. The offering includes corporate restructuring, creditor and lender advice, restructuring plans, asset-based lending and debt advisory, financial services restructuring and insolvency, tax advice, pensions advisory, administrations and liquidations. Support can include viability and options assessments, liquidity management and lender discussions.

• Restructure Businesses And Debt
  Provides restructuring support for organisations in challenging situations, working with management teams, lenders and investors.
• Explore Contingency And Insolvency Options
  Supports directors in considering available options during financial difficulty and navigating administration or liquidation.
• Assess Viability And Stabilise Cash
  Helps stakeholders assess viability, manage financial pressure and implement strategies to maximise value.
• Navigate Complex Restructurings
  Helps stakeholders assess and navigate complex restructuring situations and plan processes.
• Find Lending And Refinancing Options
  Helps clients navigate lending and identify lender or refinancing options in restructuring situations.
• Address Specialist Restructuring Needs
  Access sector-specific restructuring, tax and pensions advice.

Technology and digital services

Grant Thornton UK helps businesses respond to digital change and transform with confidence. Related services include technology and digital strategy and roadmaps, IT strategy planning, business systems strategy, enterprise applications and systems transformation, digital transformation, technology risk assurance, and data, regtech and digital advisory. Support also includes digital maturity assessment, fintech, intelligent automation and regulatory change.

• Build Clear Technology Roadmaps
  Set a direction for technology and digital change with a roadmap and investment cases to guide decisions and delivery.
• Deliver Technology And Digital Change
  Get support to move from technology and digital plans to delivery, including enterprise systems transformation.
• Manage Technology Risks
  Use IT internal audits and technology risk assurance projects to assess and manage technology risks.
• Apply Data And Digital Expertise
  Access advice and services across data, digital maturity, fintech, intelligent automation, regtech and regulatory change.