Audit & Assurance for Governance and Compliance
Audit should do more than satisfy a checklist. At its best, it gives your board and stakeholders the confidence that the organisation is doing what it says it will—and that risks are understood and managed.
We provide independent audit and assurance services that are proportionate, informed, and aligned with your obligations and strategy. Whether you’re responding to a regulator, preparing for a funding review, or simply seeking better oversight, we offer clear, constructive feedback grounded in governance and legal practice.
Let’s discuss what level of assurance you need, and how to achieve it with clarity and purpose.
What We Mean by Assurance
Assurance isn’t only for finance. It applies across governance, risk, safeguarding, equality, continuity, and compliance. At IOLIS ARC, we help organisations understand where they are exposed—and where they are doing well—so that they can act confidently, transparently, and in line with their values.
We support:
- Charities and voluntary sector organisations
- Sport governing bodies and NGBs
- Public interest organisations and arm’s-length bodies
- Regulated service providers
- Boards, audit committees, and safeguarding panels
Types of Work We Do
We carry out bespoke audit and assurance work in areas such as:
- Governance health checks and assurance mapping
- Safeguarding audits and policy effectiveness reviews
- Equality and inclusion audits
- Data protection readiness and compliance gap analysis
- Business continuity and resilience maturity assessments
- Risk policy reviews and control testing
- Oversight of internal appeal or disciplinary processes
- Pre-funding compliance checks (Sport Wales, local authorities, etc.)
- Advisory audits where legal, reputational or procedural risk is present
We also support boards and committees to define what assurance they actually need, and how best to obtain it—internal, external, deep-dive or light-touch.
Our Assurance Approach
- Independent, but supportive
We identify issues clearly, but constructively. We’re not auditors looking to catch you out—we’re advisors helping you understand and improve. - Proportionate to your size and risk
We focus on what matters most. Not every organisation needs a 60-page report or a red–amber–green dashboard. We’ll recommend what makes sense for your governance model and sector. - Integrated with your governance
Our assurance work doesn’t sit in a silo. It links to your risk register, board reporting, and policy reviews. We help you build assurance into your decision-making—not just into your paperwork. - Grounded in experience
We bring both legal insight and sector understanding to our assurance work. We know what regulators expect—but we also understand what’s achievable in practice.
Assurance Is About Trust
Whether you’re accountable to a regulator, a funder, a board, or the communities you serve, you need to be able to demonstrate that your organisation is acting competently, transparently, and in line with your policies and values.
We help you do that—calmly, constructively, and with a focus on action.
Book an Assurance Consultation
Let’s talk about where assurance is most needed, and how we can help you deliver it.