PA Group Annual Report 2007
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
(continued)
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ and other irregularities.
RESPONSIBILITIES The directors are responsible for
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the
preparing the annual report and the company’s website,
financial statements in accordance with www.thepagroup.com. Legislation in
applicable law and United Kingdom the United Kingdom governing the
Accounting Standards (United Kingdom preparation and dissemination of
Generally Accepted Accounting financial statements may differ from
Practice). The financial statements legislation in other jurisdictions.
are required by law to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
company and group and of the profit or As far as each director is aware, there
loss of the group for that period. is no relevant audit information of which
In preparing those financial statements, the Company’s auditors are unaware.
the directors are required to: Each director has taken all the steps
that they ought to have taken as a
• select suitable accounting policies director in order to make themselves
and then apply them consistently; aware of any relevant audit information
• make judgements and estimates and to establish that the Company’s
that are reasonable and prudent; auditors are aware of that information.
• state whether applicable UK PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have
Accounting Standards have been expressed their willingness to continue
followed; and in office and a resolution concerning
• prepare the financial statements their appointment will be proposed at
on the going concern basis unless the Annual General Meeting.
it is inappropriate to presume
that the company will continue
in business, in which case there By order of the board.
should be supporting assumptions
or qualifications as necessary. Louise Cole
Secretary
The directors confirm that they have 25 April 2008
complied with the above requirements
in preparing the financial statements.
The directors are responsible for
keeping proper accounting records
that disclose with reasonable accuracy
at any time the financial position of
the company and the group and to
enable them to ensure that the financial
statements comply with the Companies
Act 1985. They are also responsible
for safeguarding the assets of the
company and the group and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud
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