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Internal Audit:

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Protecting Your Purpose

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More Than an Audit: A Strategic Partnership

In an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, a "check-box" audit is no longer enough to protect your organisation.

You need a partner who understands the specific pressures of the Welsh public sector and provides the clarity needed to lead with confidence.

Barcud Shared Services provides specialised, high-quality risk and assurance services. We act as an objective collaborator, combining rigorous independent oversight with a strategic approach that adds genuine value to your operations and helps your organisation thrive.

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Why Barcud for Assurance?

Established within the Welsh housing sector in 2012, we were created by organisations that needed a more tailored, cost-effective, and insightful alternative to national, generalist firms.

Sector Benchmarking & Insight: Because we work extensively across Welsh Housing Associations and Not-for-Profit organisations, we provide unique comparative data. We don’t just assess compliance; we tell you how you perform against the gold standard in the sector.
Specialised Practitioners: Our team is not made up of generalist career auditors. We are a diverse team of specialists with deep roots in the housing and public sectors, bringing a wealth of lived experience to every review.
External Quality Assured: Our service is fully compliant with the International Internal Audit (IIA) standards. Our latest External Quality Assessment (EQA) confirmed that Barcud Shared Services “meets and exceeds” the standards required for professional internal audit practice.

Safeguarding Your Organisation

Governance failures and regulatory downgrades can have a catastrophic impact on an organisation’s ability to deliver for its community.

We provide the safety net that protects your Board, your reputation, and your long-term viability.

Our Core Service Pillars

We provide a seamless, integrated approach to assurance that evolves alongside your organisation:

Internal Audit & Governance: Independent reporting to your Board on the effectiveness of your controls. We provide the transparency and accountability required to strengthen stakeholder confidence and meet regulatory expectations.
Strategic Risk Management: We help you build resilient frameworks that do not just list risks but help you manage them proactively to support sustainable growth and better decision-making.
Quarterly Sector Risk Updates: Our partners receive exclusive quarterly briefings on emerging risks across the Welsh landscape, giving you the foresight to act before a risk becomes a crisis.
Specialised Consultancy: From deep-dives into specific departmental challenges to high-level governance reviews, we tailor our expertise to fit your unique requirements.

Our Workshops

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Tangible Value, Real Savings

A partnership with Barcud is an investment in your organisation’s resilience

By identifying inefficiencies and mitigating risks before they result in financial or regulatory penalties, we deliver a service that provides significant value for money and reduces your long-term risk exposure.

Our Clients & Testimonials

“We always enjoy working with the team and the good practice shared is always useful for our continuous improvement.”

“A friendly, professional and thorough internal audit service.”

“Given the initial fear that audits tend to bring, I found our audit very straight forward and well structured. The team made sure everything that was expected of us was explained in de-tail and was available anytime we needed assistance or were unsure of anything. Thank you for making the whole process straight forward and efficient. We look forward to next time.”

“The audit process always provides value to what we do. The process is always engaging, challenging and constructive and delivers against our brief.”

“Always a high level of service with an appropriate balance of support and challenge.”

“You have been challenging, supportive and critical in the very best way. Thank you so much to the team for all the work you have done. We’re a better organisation as a result of having Astari as our internal auditors.”

“The audit was detailed and thorough and was extremely helpful to ensure our practices were appropriate but ensuring value for money for our tenants.”

“A well communicated and thorough audit.”