The-Accountant-Jan-Feb-2018

The FiRe AWARD 2017
FiRe Award 2017 Overall Winners - Sameer Africa Limited
One area that could have been
improved was compliance with the
Companies Act 2015. I attach a
checklist for this:
Business review to be included in
directors’ reports.
Section 655. (1) The directors shall
include in their report a business review:
it should contain:
(i) a fair review of the company’s business;
and
(ii) a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties facing the company; and
(b) is a balanced and comprehensive
analysis of:
(i) the development and performance of
the business of the company during the
company’s financial year; and (ii) the
position of the company’s business at the
end of that year, consistent with size and
complexity of the business.
(4) In the case of a quoted company, the
directors shall specify in the business
review (to the extent necessary for an
understanding of the development,
performance or position of the company):
(a) the main trends and factors likely
to affect the future development,
performance and position of the business
of the company;
(b) information about:
(i) environmental matters (including the
impact of the business of the company on
the environment);
(ii) the employees of the company; and
(iii) social and community issues,
including information on any policies of
the company in relation to those matters
and the effectiveness of those policies; and
(c) information about persons with whom
the company has contractual or other
arrangements that are essential to the
business of the company.
(5) If the business review does not contain
information of each kind mentioned in
subsection (4) (b)(i), (ii) and (iii) and (c),
the directors shall specify in the review
which of those kinds of information it
does not contain.
(6) The directors shall include in the
business review (to the extent necessary
for an understanding of the development,
performance or position of the company’s
business):
(a) an analysis using financial key
performance indicators;
(b) if appropriate, an analysis using other
key performance indicators (including
information relating to environmental
matters and employee matters); and
(c) references to, and additional
explanations of, amounts included in the
company’s annual financial statement.
(7) The directors shall also include in
the business review references to, and
additional explanations of, amounts
included in the company’s annual
financial statement.
Contents of directors’ report: statement as
to disclosure to auditors.
Section 657. (2) The directors shall
include in their report a statement that,
with respect of each of the persons who
was a director at the time the report was
approved:
26 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2018 Theme: Inspiring Confidence through Excellence in Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance in East Africa