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HORSE SPORT IRELAND
Annual Report
2015
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Directors' responsibilities statement
For the Year Ended 31 December 2015
The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' report
and the financial statements in accordance with applicable
law and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland
including the accounting standards issued by the Financial
Reporting Council and promulgated by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Ireland.
Irish company law requires the directors to prepare financial
statements for each financial year. Under the law, the directors
have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance
with Irish Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland.
Under company law, the directors must not approve financial
statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and
fair value of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the
Company as at the financial year end date and of the profit or
loss of the Company for that financial year and otherwise comply
with the Companies Act 2014.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required
to:
· select suitable accounting policies for the Company financial
statements and then apply them consistently;
· make judgments and accounting estimates that are
reasonable and prudent; and
· prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will
continue in business.
The directors are responsible for ensuring that the Company
keeps or causes to be kept adequate accounting records which
correctly explain and record the transactions of the Company,
enable at any time the assets, liabilities, financial position and
profit or loss of the Company to be determined with reasonable
accuracy, and enable the financial statements to be audited. 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 Republic of Ireland
governing the preparation and dissemination of financial
statements may di er from legislation in other jurisdictions.
On behalf of the board 27 July 2016
Patrick Wall (Chairman)
Jack Murphy
Director
Director
Health and safety of employees
The wellbeing of the Company's employees is safeguarded
through strict adherence to health and safety standards.
Health and safety legislation imposes certain requirements
on employers and the Company has taken the necessary
action to ensure compliance with the legislation, including the
adoption of a safety statement.
Environmental matters
The Company will seek to minimise adverse impacts on the
environment from its activities, whilst continuing to address
health, safety and economic issues. The Company has
complied with all applicable legislation and regulations.
Accounting records
The measures taken by the directors to ensure compliance
with the requirements of Sections 281 to 285 of the
Companies Act 2014 with regard to the keeping of accounting
records, are the employment of appropriately
qualified accounting personnel and the maintenance of
computerised accounting systems. The company's
accounting records are maintained at the company's
registered o ce at Beech House, Millennium Park,
Osberstown, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Events since the end of the year
There have been no significant events a ecting the company
since the period end.
Future developments
The company plans to continue its present activities.
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this
Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
· so far as that director is aware, there is no relevant audit
information of which the Company's auditors are unaware,
and
· that director has taken all the steps that ought to have
been taken as a director in order to be aware of any
relevant audit information and to establish that the
Company's auditors are aware of that information.
Auditors
The auditors, Grant Thornton, continue in o ice in accordance with
section 383(2) of the Companies Act 2014. This report was approved
by the board on 27 July 2016 and signed on its behalf.
Patrick Wall (Chairman)
Jack Murphy
Director
Director
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