Parkhill’s story is a tale of vision, dedication and triumph against adversity! Almost two decades after Parkhill was formed, our Chief Executive, Ivan Doncaster, is still at the helm.

Back in the very early 90’s there were many in-house audit teams providing internal audit services to the NHS. These small organisations struggled to compete against corporate firms. In order to avoid staff losses and create career structures for professional internal auditors, a decision was taken to merge Parkside and Hillingdon Health Authority’s in-house audit teams to create one organisation.

Staff from the newly combined teams were invited to enter a competition to come up with a name for the new organisation. The name chosen was “Parkhill” and the winner received a £50 book voucher! Parkhill was born.

Hillingdon Health Authority was Parkhill’s first host organisation. In 1998 they re-evaluated their objectives and decided that internal audit was not a core function for a Health Authority, so they put Parkhill up for sale…in the Health Service Journal for £1 ono!  Not surprisingly, Parkhill’s clients were unhappy that their internal audit service was being advertised in this way and several of them grouped together to form the Consortium Board, with its inaugural meeting taking place on 1st April 1999.

Over time Parkhill has gone from strength to strength, expanding beyond the NHS into the wider public sector. In September 2010 we were joined by the internal audit function and clients of Birmingham based firm Clement Keys. We were regarded as having the most suitable resources in place to nurture their client portfolio further. This strategic step forward consolidates our position and firmly reinforces our reputation as a leading assurance provider to the public sector.

Parkhill’s focus has always been to meet and exceed client expectations, and this is demonstrated by our high levels of repeat business - some of our very first clients are with us to this day. We have responded to our customers' changing needs over the years by adding many more services which complement our original core audit business.

Throughout our history, Parkhill’s focus has always been to support our clients to achieve excellence and to provide high quality, cost effective services that contribute to the long term success of the public sector.