Benchmarking and Thematic Review Consultant
Benchmarking and Thematic Review Consultant
We’re a UK firm of Chartered Accountants. Our benchmarking and thematic reviews team is led by a Partner who is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA).
We typically work with:
- Growing mid-tier and SME businesses
- Charities and not-for-profits
- Government departments and NGOs
Benchmarking and Thematic Reviews Scope
Our benchmarking and thematic reviews will provide you with independent insight to help you improve. We:
- Benchmark your performance, processes and controls against peers and best practices
- Identify sector trends, emerging risks and good practice across similar organisations
- Conduct thematic reviews on priority areas e.g.
- Corporate Governance
- Cyber and IT
- Data analytics
- Financial control
- Provide data-led, visual reports with practical recommendations
- Help you set improvement targets and track progress over time
Benchmarking and Thematic Reviews – How We Help
We’ll work with you to build a trusted partnership by:
- Understanding and then analysing your challenges to identify their causes
- Providing practical advice tailored to your specific needs
- Helping you embed a culture of continuous improvement
Enabling you to improve your decision-making.
Project Delivery
Our benchmarking and thematic reviews will:
- Deliver on time and on budget
- If required, commence projects rapidly – we currently (September 2025) have staff available.
- Work flexibly as:
- A fully outsourced service
- A co-sourced service (allocating work between us as required)
- An ad-hoc/one-off service. We’re often able to complete ad-hoc services within 1–2 weeks of your go-ahead
Benchmarking and Thematic Reviews – Sector Experience
We bring 20 years of benchmarking and thematic review experience at the national and mid-tier company level across:
| Corporate/Commercial | Public Sector |
| Banking | Local Government |
| Financial services | Central Government bodies |
| Insurance | Emergency Services |
| Retail | Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB) |
| Fintech | Education |
| Listed Companies | Academy Trusts (Single and multiple academy trusts) |
| Utilites | Further Education (FE) |
| Energy | Higher education (HE) |
| Not for Profit/Charity | |
| Third sector clients | |
| Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) |
Benchmarking Reviews Staff Resources
- We can meet your audit needs – as we’ve dozens of experienced auditors.
- Over 50% of our audit team are from top-4 and top-5 firms.
- We’re a full-service firm with 90 staff.
- We’re based in West London and have several offices. Our services are available in the UK, as well as in the United States, the Middle East, and the European Union.
Benchmarking Reviews Partner
Thanzil Khan BA CMIIA FIoL
Risk and Technology Assurance Partner
- BA Hons Accounting & Finance
- Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA)
- 20+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management and governance advisory
- Supports corporate/commercial, public sector, and not-for-profit clients
Next Step
Contact us for benchmarking and thematic reviews. You’ll be pleased you did.