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principally assessed. This is also the metric against which users assess the ability of the Group and Parent
Company to continue in its search for suitable acquisition targets.
Performance materiality is the application of materiality at the individual account or balance level, set at an amount
to reduce, to an appropriately low level, the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected
misstatements exceeds materiality for the financial statements as a whole.
Performance materiality for the Group was set at £19,425 (2021: £27,700) and at £19,425 (2021: £27,700) for the
Parent Company which represents 70% (2021: 70%) of the above materiality levels.
The determination of performance materiality reflects our assessment of the risk of undetected errors existing,
the nature of the systems and controls and the level of misstatements arising in previous audits.
We agreed to report any corrected or uncorrected adjustments exceeding £1,390 in respect of the Group and
Parent Company respectively to the Board of Directors as well as differences below this threshold that in our view
warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
Overview of the scope of the Group and Parent Company audits
Our assessment of audit risk, evaluation of materiality and our determination of performance materiality sets our
audit scope for each company within the Group. Taken together, this enables us to form an opinion on the
consolidated financial statements. This assessment takes into account the size, risk profile, organisation /
distribution and effectiveness of group-wide controls, changes in the business environment and other factors
such as recent internal audit results when assessing the level of work to be performed at each component.
In assessing the risk of material misstatement to the consolidated financial statements, and to ensure we had
adequate quantitative and qualitative coverage of significant accounts in the consolidated financial statements,
we identified that the Group consisted of two entities.
Full scope audits – We performed full scope audits on both entities within the Group.
The control environment
We evaluated the design and implementation of those internal controls of the Group, including the Parent
Company, which are relevant to our audit, such as those relating to the financial reporting cycle.
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements
and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the
annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the
extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our
responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise
appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial
statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement, 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