
• The Directors’ statement with regards to
the appropriateness of adopting the going
concern basis of accounting and any material
uncertainties identified set out on page 46;
• The Directors’ explanation as to its assessment
of the Company’s prospects, the period this
assessment covers and why the period is
appropriate set out on page 26;
• The Directors’ statement on whether it has a
reasonable expectation that the Company will
be able to continue in operation and meet its
liabilities set out on page 26;
• The Directors’ statement on fair, balanced and
understandable set out on page 53;
• The Board’s confirmation that it has carried out a
robust assessment of the emerging and principal
risks set out on page 26;
• The section of the annual report that
describes the review of the effectiveness of risk
management and internal control systems set
out on pages 58 and 59; and
• The section describing the work of the Audit and
Risk Committee set out on pages 56 to 58.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Directors’ responsibilities
statement set out on page 53, the Directors are
responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements and for being satisfied that they give a
true and fair view, and for such internal control as
the Directors determine is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors
are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going
concern basis of accounting unless the Directors either
intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations,
or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the
fi
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is
a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that
an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will
always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these
financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit
of the financial statements is located on the Financial
Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/
auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of
our auditor’s report.
Extent the audit was considered capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined
above, to detect material misstatements in respect
of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which
our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities,
including fraud is detailed below.
We assessed whether the engagement team
collectively had the appropriate competence and
capabilities to identify or recognise non-compliance
with laws and regulations by considering their
experience, past performance and support available.
All engagement team members were briefed on
relevant identified laws and regulations and potential
fraud risks at the planning stage of the audit.
Engagement team members were reminded to remain
alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with
laws and regulations throughout the audit.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and
regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the
Company and the sector in which it operates, focusing
on those provisions that had a direct effect on the
determination of material amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. The most relevant frameworks
we identified include:
• Companies Act 2006;
• FCA listing and DTR rules;
• The principles of the UK Corporate Governance
Code applied by the AIC Code of Corporate
Governance (the “AIC Code”);
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Independent auditor’s report to the members of Albion Crown VCT PLC