Directors Responsibilities
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the
fi nancial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law
and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by
the European Union. The Directors are required to prepare fi nancial
statements for each fi nancial year which present fairly the fi nancial
position of the Company and of the Group and the fi nancial performance
and cash fl ows of the Company and of the Group for that period. In
preparing those fi nancial statements, the Directors are required to:
• select suitable accounting policies 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 IFRS is insuffi cient to enable users to understand the
impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the
entity’s fi nancial position and fi nancial performance; and
• state that the Company and the Group have complied with IFRS, subject
to any material departures disclosed and explained in the fi nancial
statements. The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting
records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the fi
nancial position of the Company and of the Group and enable them to
ensure that the fi nancial statements comply with the Companies Act
1985. 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 confi rm that
they have complied with these requirements and, having a reasonable
expectation that the Company and the Group has adequate resources to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, continue
to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.

