ECOVIS JRB is an ADGM approved audit firm on the Registration Authority's register — eligible to sign statutory and special-purpose audits for companies, SPVs, holding companies and foundations across Abu Dhabi Global Market. One senior team, IFRS-grade reporting, filed on time. Backed by the global strength of ECOVIS International.
From a single SPV to a holding company or foundation, every ADGM entity that needs a signed audit is handled by one ADGM approved auditor — a senior team on the Registration Authority's approved auditor register, year after year. Choosing the right ADGM auditor is a regulatory decision, not just a procurement one.
A local, partner-led ADGM approved auditor — carrying the methodology and reach of one of the world’s top-15 accounting networks behind every signature.
Abu Dhabi Global Market was established in 2013 and operates across Al Maryah Island and Al Reem Island under its own civil and commercial laws based on English common law. It is overseen by three independent bodies: the Registration Authority (RA), the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and the ADGM Courts. The RA is the registrar of companies and the commercial and audit regulator.
The default position under Companies Regulations 2020 is that every ADGM company and LLP must have its financial statements audited by an ADGM registered auditor. Limited exemptions exist for qualifying small, dormant and certain subsidiary companies covered by a parent guarantee — but FSRA-regulated financial institutions and public interest entities cannot rely on them. If you are unsure whether an exemption applies, it is worth a short conversation before you assume one does. Whichever applies, the audit can only be signed by an ADGM auditor whose firm sits on the approved auditor register — so choosing among the ADGM approved audit firms on that register is the first decision to get right.
ADGM accounts are prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with audit opinions issued under International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Audited accounts are filed with the RA generally within nine months of the Accounting Reference Date (first accounts and long first periods differ). The auditor's report must name the audit firm and the senior auditor who signed it. Late or non-compliant filings can be returned and can attract penalties.
Speak to an ADGM registered auditor about your filing deadline, or explore more in our insights.
Most ADGM audits run four to six weeks from kick-off to signed report. It shouldn’t be a box-ticking exercise on the way to a deadline — it should give your board, the RA and your investors genuine confidence in the numbers. Here’s how we run it.
Directors formally appoint us as auditor and the engagement letter is signed. We agree scope, materiality and timelines, confirm your reporting framework, and issue one clear document request list — no drip-feed.
For larger or group engagements we run early control walkthroughs and interim procedures before year-end, taking pressure off the deadline later.
Substantive testing over revenue, expenses, receivables, payables, cash and key balances, with bank and third-party confirmations — led directly by a senior team, not handed down.
Findings discussed with management, adjustments agreed, and the audit opinion finalised. Signed financial statements and the audit report issued, typically within one to two weeks of completing fieldwork.
We support submission of the audited accounts and board resolution to the RA via the ADGM online registry, tracking the filing against your Accounting Reference Date so the deadline never slips.
Plain-English guidance on ADGM audit, regulatory and compliance obligations — written by the partners who advise on them.