REVIEW OF REGISTRATION, RECORDS AND OBLIGATIONS
BDO audit — registration, records and reporting review
A BDO audit shows whether your registration and documentation match your current business activities. We review records, reports, waste, products and packaging, then provide a report with priorities and a correction plan.
What does a BDO audit cover?
A BDO audit compares your registration with what your business actually does today. We look beyond the registration number to check the documents, records and obligations arising from your current activities.
Registration scope
We compare register sections and tables with your sales, imports, packaging, waste and transport activities.
Waste codes and records
We review the codes used, KPO and KEO documents, and continuity of the data needed for reporting.
Up-to-date information
We check operating locations, registered activities and changes that may require an update application.
Reports
We assess which reports apply and whether source data is consistent with submitted documents.
Products and packaging
We assess your role in placing products on the market, imports, distance sales and possible product obligations.
Risks and priorities
We distinguish urgent matters from routine corrections so you know where to start.
Audit outcome
A report you can act on
- list of discrepancies
- priorities and order of corrections
- identification of missing documents
- recommendations for further support
How does a BDO audit work?
We first establish the facts, then compare them with your registration and documentation in the system. This makes the report relevant to your actual situation.
- 1We establish the factsYour business activities, locations, sales, imports, waste, packaging and processes.
- 2We compare these with your BDO accountWe check your registration scope, records and documents submitted in the system.
- 3We explain discrepanciesEach issue receives a priority, a brief explanation and a list of information needed to correct it.
- 4We agree a correction planYour business can implement it independently or ask us to handle updates, records or reporting.
An audit is not an official inspection or a guarantee of a future inspection outcome. It is a practical review of your information and a plan for organising your obligations.
Reasons to check
When is a BDO audit especially useful?
Your activities have changed
New products, imports, online sales, a new location or a different approach to waste management may change your obligations.
Records have been kept irregularly
Before reporting, it is worth checking whether KPO, KEO and weight summaries give a consistent picture of the year.
The responsible person has changed
An audit helps with the documentation handover and shows a new employee the current state of affairs.
You have received a request or have concerns
We first establish the facts and documents, then identify the appropriate update, correction or response.
Information current as of 12 August 2026. Official BDO materials state that changes to registered details must be reported through an update application, generally within 30 days of the change. Sources: BDO guidance on updating details and update application instructions.
Before you order
Questions about BDO audits
What is a BDO audit?
What documents are needed for an audit?
Does an audit include updating the registration?
Can the audit be carried out remotely?
How much does a BDO audit cost?
Does an audit include correcting every error?
Review your BDO records before making another correction
Briefly describe your activities and the documents you are concerned about. We will confirm the audit scope and the information needed to begin.