Quality control is everything in annual reporting How many sets of eyes review your annual report before it goes live? If the answer is “too many” or “not enough”, you’re not alone. Annual reports sit at the crossroads of compliance, corporate communications, investor relations and sustainability. They’re scrutinised by regulators, analysts, employees, NGOs and customers....
Category: Financial reporting
Annual report team structure – roles and responsibilities for success
Who actually writes your annual report? If your answer is “a bit of everyone”, you’re not alone. Corporate communications teams, marketing directors, sustainability officers, investor relations and the C-suite all play a role. But without a clear annual report team structure, the project often spirals into missed deadlines, duplicated effort or a design team scrambling...
Professional annual report writing time – how long does it take? (Timeline breakdown)
The most important deadline of the year Every year, corporate communications teams face the same challenge: how long should it take to get the annual report written, reviewed, designed and approved? If you’re in investor relations, marketing or sustainability, you know this isn’t just another project. Annual reports are high-stakes documents that need to meet...
Outsourced annual report writing vs In-house in 2025/26
Why the in-house vs outsourced decision is critical in 2025 With new FCA disclosure requirements taking effect and ESG regulations tightening across sectors, corporate communications teams face an uncomfortable truth: the annual report writing skills that worked five years ago won’t meet 2025’s standards. The question isn’t whether your team can write – it’s whether...
Public company annual report requirements: compliance made simple
If you’re a corporate communications director at a UK public company, you’ll know the compliance landscape for annual reports keeps getting more complex. Between the FCA’s ever-evolving disclosure guidance, enhanced ESG mandates and increasingly stringent governance requirements, the obligations for public company reporting now demand specialist expertise that goes well beyond what most internal teams...
Data storytelling in annual reports: making complex financials accessible
Data storytelling in annual reports – your secret weapon Every year, organisations pour hours into financial statements only to discover most readers skip straight to the summary. The sad truth is that many stakeholders can’t recall any data beyond the highlights. If your annual report data presentation reads like a spreadsheet, you risk losing investor...