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 a Report of the Auditors 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.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the Company and the sector in
which they operate.
We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct impact material effect on the
financial statements, or the operations of the company which included the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation,
data protection, anti-bribery, employment and health and safety legislation;
- Identifying and assessing the design effectiveness of controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud;
- Understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls;
- Challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates;
- Assessing the extent of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.
- Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws
and regulations and fraud;
We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to
involve the completeness and timing of income recognition and the override of controls by management.
To address the risk of fraud in relation to revenue recognition, we:
- Performed detailed substantive testing to address completeness and accuracy of sales;
- Assessed the appropriateness and application of the accounting policy concerning income recognition; and
- Performed detailed cut-off testing either side of the balance sheet date.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
-Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
-Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular those with unusual account combinations, unusual words or
unusual users
-Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of
potential bias;
-Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those
leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the
more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial
statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding
irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion,
omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting
Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.