The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial
statements for each financial year. Under that law the
Directors are required to prepare the Group financial statements in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
as adopted by the European Union and Article 4 of the IAS
Regulation and have elected to prepare the Parent Company financial
statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and
applicable law). Under company law the Directors must not
approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of
the profit or loss of the Company for that period.
In preparing the Group financial statements, International
Accounting Standard 1 requires that Directors:
- properly select and apply accounting policies;
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present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
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provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs are insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity's financial position and financial performance; and
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make an assessment of the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
In preparing the Parent Company financial statements, the Directors are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate
accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the
Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the Company and enable them to
ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act
2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets
of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of
the corporate and financial information included on the Company's
website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the
preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ
from legislation in other jurisdictions.