Just when you thought it was all going so well!
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 28th Apr 2026
The Rise (and Overreach) of Brewdog James Watt and Martin Dickie set out to revolutionise the craft beer industry. Through hard work and hard times…
Auditing is Boring – Until It Matters
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 26th Jan 2026
In 2018 giant construction and facilities management business Carillion collapsed. The loss of jobs and the cost to the government led to calls for the…
The Cyborgs Are Coming!
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 9th Jul 2025
Well they said it would happen and now it has. The Big4 (Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC) have announced that they are reducing graduate recruitment…
This is not just any ransomware attack
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 30th May 2025
This is not just any ransomware attack…. In Mid-April 2025 retailer Marks & Spencer was hit by a massive ransomware attack which has severely affected…
Understanding Time Series Forecasting Measures
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 7th May 2025
The essence of time series forecasting is to take a series of measures or observations from the past and project them into the future. Time…
10 Key Risks to Your Organisation
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 16th Apr 2025
The world is more unpredictable and dangerous than ever, which makes it very important for organisations to assess how prepared they are to deal with…
Accounting for Risk in an Uncertain World
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 9th Apr 2025
In the business world risk and uncertainty are constant bedfellows. Organisations, sensible ones at least, prepare budgets and forecasts based on their past experience, opinions,…
Getting to know all about you
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 2nd Apr 2025
Probably the only work of fiction written about auditing is Bruce Marshall’s ‘The Bank Audit’ written in 1958. (Surely time for another one?). The Bank…
Budgeting and Forecasting as Financial Year End Approaches
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 19th Mar 2025
Many businesses have adopted 31 March as their year end and will be looking ahead now to the coming financial year. It is budget time!…