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Approve the change before updating the record.

Turn incoming information into an approved record, with clear ownership and no silent overwrites.

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Current process gaps

The same figure is rekeyed into multiple places.

A revised report arrives without a clear owner.

No one can explain which version is authoritative.

Use a shared record for the review.

The investment process

Inputs, review and output.

Inspect the source, review responsibility and required output at each stage of the process.

Beacon Security · August board update

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An incoming document cannot silently replace the approved record.

What comes in: Reported revenue of £7.9m and cash runway of six months.
What leaves this step: Proposed financial observations with the source passage attached.
Review owner

Receive the source

Old and proposed values side by side

Reconcile and assign the review

A retained source and review decision

Approve the change once

A consistent record for the next report

What good looks like

A record that supports the next review.

Retain the source, the investment rationale and the review decision. Keep subsequent updates separate from the original record.

Retain the basis of each figure

Each material figure needs an investment identity, reporting period, currency and source. A valuation also needs its effective date and basis. Keeping these fields together allows the reviewer to establish what the number represents before using it in analysis or reporting.

Review changes before acceptance

Present incoming figures beside the approved record. A board update may revise revenue or cash runway while the last approved holding value remains unchanged. Retain the source passage, review decision and prior values so the reason for each accepted change remains available.

Make the evidence accessible

The principal’s briefing should lead back to the approved investment record and its supporting source. An analyst should be able to explain the date, basis and review history of a figure without reconstructing an inbox or comparing separate versions of the report.

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