★★★★★
“We rebuilt our PBC library during Module 02. Subsidiary controllers stopped asking what ‘support for accruals’ meant — the acceptance criteria finally said it.”James Whitlow, Group Controller — Bristol
Reviews
What teams say after a live cycle
Comments reference specific modules and artefacts from our programmes — not generic praise.
Short note from Edinburgh: the status language clinic was worth the afternoon. Still waiting for more Asia-friendly session times.Nia — Edinburgh
★★★★☆
“Evidence room templates from the Studio are solid. The auditor handoff module assumed more auditor appetite for our app than we had — we adapted with export packs.”client in consumer retail
Platform-style: Rated 9/10 after Holding Group Desk. “Entity graph exercise exposed three dormant entities still receiving chase emails. Embarrassing, then useful.”Verified participant · May cohort
Case study — mid-market industrials group
Context. Twelve UK trading subsidiaries, two shared service centres, first year on a subsidiary audit coordination app after a messy spreadsheet year.
Work. Coordination Circle seats for group reporting plus two regional leads. Focus on Modules 01–03 and a custom evidence-room clinic for Poland and Glasgow SSC staff.
Outcome. Open PBC items at hard close dropped from a rolling 90+ list to a stable under-30 queue with named owners. Mild reservation: component auditors still preferred email for late samples, so the team kept a thin parallel channel rather than forcing 100% app usage.
Case study — professional services network
Context. Partnership structure with many small entities and uneven local finance maturity.
Work. Audit Coordination Studio plus Desk Pass clinics for newly appointed entity owners.
Outcome. Cadence calendar now mirrors Companies House filing pressure for the slower entities. The group still struggles when a new acquisition arrives mid-cycle — the Studio’s acquisition addendum helped, but capacity remains tight.