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Key Elements of Good Reporting and an Independent Directors View
Jeremy Beard: haysmacintyrePartner
0207 969 5503email: jbeard@haysmacintyre.com
Contents • Key elements of good reporting:
– Why– When– How– Statutory Accounts
• An independent directors view: – Recent statement from UK Sport/Sport England– Who currently has independent NED’s with finance
background– Why are they different to other Board members?– What should they expect on appointment (finance only)
Key Elements of Good Reporting
• WHY– Indicator of past performance– Indicator of future performance– Current state of affairs– Future state of affairs– Indicates cash availability– Enables decisions (positive and negative) to
be made
Key Elements of Good Reporting
• WHEN– Promptly!– Depends on who reporting to: • SMT• Board
Key Elements of Good Reporting
• HOW– Understandability– Relevance– Reliability– Comparability
Key Elements of Good Reporting
• STATUTORY ACCOUNTS– Purpose of document– Directors’ report– Minimum disclosure?– Voluntary disclosure? – HMRC
An Independent Directors View
• Recent statement from UK Sport/Sport England: “The Board is well balanced, no one individual or group has unfettered powers of decision-making or dominates the Board. At least 25% of the Board – ideally a third – are independent and the Board has an appropriate balance of skills”.
An Independent Directors View
• Who currently has independent NED’s with finance background– UKA– RFU– BTF
– BG– BS– BE
An Independent Directors View• Why are they different to other Board Members? • What should they expect on appointment (finance only)
– Last statutory accounts– Last audit management letter– Latest management accounts and reports– Budgets and forecasts– Recent reports on tax status, financial systems internal controls– Risk register – Articles of Association– Financial policies– Briefing with Head of Finance– UK Sport/Sport England funding agreements
An Independent Directors View• What are a (finance) non-executive directors
responsibilities? – To provide a higher level of expertise than one who
does not have financial background– A corresponding higher degree of responsibility and
potential liability – Should ensure that fellow directors are made aware of
matters for which they are responsible– But is not engaged as a professional advisor to the
Board
An Independent Directors View• What do I expect to see?
– For meetings• A good executive summary for the period;• Results for period against budget, and position at period end;• Expected out-turn [in a form understandable by all the Board]
– Between meetings (on request) • Update on taxes – VAT, PAYE, CT• Cash management • Update on finance section of SA• General discussion (without CEO)
– Annually• Discussion with auditors (closed meeting) • Specific review of risk register• Consider financial policies
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