Veritau Limited was originally established in 2009 as a local authority shared service company. The group expanded with the creation of Veritau North Yorkshire in 2012 and Veritau Tees Valley in 2020, but continues to operate as a single trading entity. The Veritau member councils are:

The member councils regard this shared service as a long term partnership. Veritau is open to new member councils joining.

Public sector service delivery has never been more challenging. The combination of increasing demand, reduced resources, technological change and the ongoing redesign of services mean the need for effective governance has never been greater. Veritau provides independent and impartial assurance designed to help you to manage your business and address those challenges. Our aim is to provide a range of services which are highly regarded, add value for our clients and are competitive in price. 

Our Leadership Team

Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive

Max Thomas

Chief Executive

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Max Thomas

Chief Executive

FCA | DMS | BSc (Hons)

Max is the Chief Executive of Veritau and has over 25 years of audit experience gained within the private and local government sectors, providing services to a range of clients. Max is currently the Head of Internal Audit for North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council. He is also the Treasurer for the Local Authority Chief Auditors' Network and a member of the North Yorkshire Police Joint Independent Audit Committee.

max.thomas@veritau.co.uk 01904 552940  01609 532143

 

Richard Smith

Deputy Chief Executive

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Richard Smith

Deputy Chief Executive

CPFA

Richard is the Deputy Chief Executive and has considerable experience of undertaking and managing internal audit and counter fraud work in the public sector. This encompasses a range of clients including local authorities, charitable companies, and other publicly funded bodies.

richard.smith@veritau.co.uk 01904 552936
 

 

Our assurance team

 

Effective assurance depends on a combination of professional expertise and successful working relationships. It is the interpersonal, as well as professional skills, which our team members bring to bear that make the difference to our clients.

Veritau employs over 60 specialist professionals who can support you. We will match your specific needs to the skills and experience of our staff. We also recognise the importance of continuity and for a number of clients we therefore have staff based permanently on site. Veritau has been recognised as an Investor in People since June 2011.

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Sectors

 

We have considerable experience helping organisations across the public sector to manage their risks and support the effective delivery of services. We work closely with clients across a range of different sectors including local authorities, housing associations, emergency services and school academies. Our staff have an in depth knowledge and understanding of the different issues facing our clients across each sector.  We therefore adapt our approach accordingly whilst using our wider client base to identify best practice and apply comparative data where appropriate. Our clients include:

Veritau council members

 

Governance

 

Veritau Limited, Veritau North Yorkshire Limited and Veritau Tees Valley Limited are each registered in England as limited companies. Together they operate as one entity: the Veritau group. The registered office for each of the companies is West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA.

Please click here for copies of board meeting minutes and agendas for the last 12 months. Click here to see Veritau's annual reports.

Veritau Limited Veritau North Yorkshire Veritau Tees Valley
Registration number: Registration number: Registration number:
06794890 07931990 123636343
Company directors: Company directors: Company directors:
Max Thomas Max Thomas Max Thomas
Richard Smith Richard Smith Richard Smith
Debbie Mitchell Louise Branford-White Ian Wright
Councillor Gareth Dadd Karen Iveson (chair) Philip Winstanley
Councillor Nigel Ayre Anthony Hodge Company secretary:
Gary Fielding (chair) Sian Moore Richard Smith
Company secretary: Company secretary:
Richard Smith Richard Smith