Steve Douglas CBE steps down from his position as Group CEO
In these difficult times many clients in affordable housing, health, education and community work are continuing to provide essential services […]
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Aquila Services Group is a multinational plc helping socially focused organisations develop responses to a changing world and make a positive difference to the communities in which they work. We work with clients across housing and regeneration, sport and education, charity and government sectors.
Board of Directors
Corporate governance
We are committed to high standards of corporate governance in our business, applying the principles of the corporate code and maintaining sound business ethics.
Board Members responsibilities and information on Board Committees
The Directors (whose names and functions are set out above) are responsible for preparing this 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 have prepared the Company and Group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and applicable law. Under company law, the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and the Group and the profit or loss of the Company and the Group for that period.
In preparing the Company and Group financial statements, the Directors are required to:
- present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
- state whether IFRSs as adopted by the European Union have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company and Group will continue in business; and
- provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRSs is insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the entity’s financial position and financial performance.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company and Group’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and Group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. 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.
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
- the Company and Group financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Company and Group; and
- these strategic and directors’ reports include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and Group together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.