Free Commercial Audit
The Free Commercial Audit: Let Us Find the Profit You Left Behind
80% of UK specialist subcontractors lose between 3% and 5% of their true margin due to administrative errors, missed variations, and incorrectly applied retentions. We prove our value by finding your lost money before you pay us a single penny.
Step 1: Secure & Confidential Submission
We operate under strict confidentiality. We sign a mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before you send us anything. Once protected, you securely upload your most recent Application for Payment, the Subcontract Order, and your variation log.
Step 2: The Forensic QS Review
Our engineers conduct a 48-hour forensic analysis of your documents against JCT/NEC4 standards. We cross-examine your cumulative totals, scrutinize the Main Contractor’s Payment Notices, check the validity of any Contra-Charges, and audit your retention deductions.
Step 3: The Recovery Action Plan
We don’t just give you a generic summary. You receive a precise, itemized Commercial RAG (Red/Amber/Green) Report. We highlight exact £££ values that have been under-certified, identify expired Pay Less Notice deadlines that guarantee your right to payment, and outline the exact steps required to recover your funds.
What We Scrutinize During the Audit
- Retention Leakage: Are they deducting 5% when the contract states 3%? Are overdue moieties ready for release?
- Variation Status: Are unapproved variations sitting in ‘pending’ status for months without being escalated to early warnings or formal claims?
- Timeline Compliance: Did the Main Contractor issue their Payment Notice or Pay Less Notice within the strict statutory deadlines of the Construction Act? If they were 1 day late, you are legally entitled to the full applied amount.
- Mathematical Integrity: Cumulative value errors, incorrect daywork mark-ups, and improper reverse-charge VAT application.
Why is this free? What’s the catch?
There is no catch, and there is no obligation to hire us. We offer this comprehensive audit because it is the most transparent way to demonstrate our technical expertise and immediate ROI. When we show a Managing Director that we’ve found thousands of pounds in missed claims, unfair contra-charges, or incorrectly withheld retentions on a single project, the decision to retain Aegis as their outsourced commercial team becomes a simple, self-funding investment.