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.