Statement of Directors’ responsibilities in relation to the Group and Company financial statements
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the Group’s and Company’s financial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law and International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRSs’) as adopted by the European Union.
Under company law the Directors must not approve the Group’s and Company’s financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and Company and of the profit or loss of the Group and Company for that period. In preparing the financial statements the Directors are required to:
- present fairly the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Group and Company;
- select suitable accounting policies in accordance with IAS 8, ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’ and then apply them consistently;
- present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
- provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs as adopted by the European Union is insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the financial position of the Group and Company and performance of the Group;
- state that the Group and Company have complied with IFRSs, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- make judgements and estimates that are responsible and prudent.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group’s and Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Directors’ Report, the Directors’ Remuneration Report and the Corporate Governance Statement in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable regulations, including the requirements of the Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The Directors are also responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Group’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
DTR 4.1 Statement
Each of the Directors, the names and functions of whom are set out on pages 32 to 33 confirms that to the best of his knowledge, they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the Group’s and Company’s financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards and that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Group and Company and of the Group’s income statement and the Company’s profit for that period. In addition, each of the Directors confirms that the management report represented by the Directors’ Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group and Company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.
On behalf of the Board
Mark Allen Chief Executive
Tom Atherton Finance Director