Education

The Education Services Group of Wylie & Bisset has been in existence since 1992, Ross McLauchlan heads the team with the support of Allister Gray. The team has technical back up from consultants who have expertise in senior management roles including risk management.

The Wylie & Bisset team believe in proactive, constructive advice to assist the Boards of Management and relevant committees of the colleges for which we act. Our Education Unit provides both external audit services (through Audit Scotland) and internal audit services to 25 colleges through Scotland and England.

We believe our firm's experience provides extensive benefits to the colleges for which we act. It is our policy to work as part of the team to assist the future development of the college.

Services to the education sector

Internal Audit & external audit
Sums audit
Grants audit including student support funds & European funding advice
Corporate governance advice

We are also able to provide a full range of additional services that a college may require on an ad-hoc basis including:

Capital project appraisal
Management consultancy
Tax planning
Training
PAYE & NI audits
Payroll outsourcing
Investigations & due diligence
VAT
Strategic planning advice
IT
Financial planning
Value for money studies

Contacts Ross McLauchlan - Partner Alyson Crawford - Audit Manager

Further Education Update

On the 18th July 2007 OSCR published its findings in relation to the pilot of the rolling review of charitable status for Scottish charities. OSCR’s findings have implications for most of Scotland’s Further Education Colleges. The report is over 75 pages long so we have prepared a brief newsletter summarising the findings. Click here Newsletter

Testimonial from a college client:
"On behalf of the Audit Committee and the Board of Management at Langside College, I have been asked to express our gratitude for the services which you have provided to the Committee and the College over the past years. The college has always found you and your staff to be very professional as well as approachable and the College has gained much from your help and advice"
C M Thomson, Langside College - February 2007