20645_Scapa_AR_160504
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PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES<br />
STRATEGIC REPORT<br />
STRONG RISK MANAGEMENT IS<br />
AT THE HE<strong>AR</strong>T OF OUR BUSINESS<br />
The following pages summarise the principal risks and uncertainties which the Group<br />
faces together with relevant key controls and mitigating factors. The list does not<br />
constitute a list of all risks faced by the Group.<br />
Risk Accountable Executive Key controls and mitigating factors Risk movement<br />
STRATEGIC<br />
Business Strategy<br />
The Board develops the wrong<br />
business strategy or fails to implement<br />
its strategy effectively<br />
Impact<br />
> > Negative impact on long-term<br />
growth prospects<br />
Heejae Chae<br />
Group Chief Executive<br />
> > Clear strategy in place which is reviewed<br />
by the Board on a regular basis<br />
> > Progress against the strategy is monitored<br />
by senior management and the Board on<br />
an ongoing basis<br />
> > Risks relating to the achievement of the Group’s<br />
strategy are reviewed regularly by the Audit and<br />
Risk Committee and Board<br />
Acquisitions and disposals<br />
Poor decision making on<br />
organisational restructuring<br />
Impact<br />
> > Adversely affect the Group’s results,<br />
weakening shareholder value<br />
Heejae Chae<br />
Group Chief Executive<br />
> > Significant internal and external due diligence<br />
processes<br />
> > Acquisitions and disposals approval by the Board<br />
> > Monitoring of business portfolio and structure at<br />
senior management and Board level<br />
> > Integration planning for acquisitions across<br />
Finance, Operations, HR and Commercial<br />
FINANCIAL<br />
Financial and treasury<br />
Unavailability and cost of funding and<br />
foreign exchange<br />
Impact<br />
> > The Company does not have<br />
access to sufficient funds to permit<br />
trading as a going concern<br />
Graham Hardcastle<br />
Group Finance Director<br />
> > Access to committed facility of £40m with<br />
an additional £20m accordion<br />
> > All treasury policies are approved at Board level<br />
> > Committed facility providing sufficient headroom<br />
and capability<br />
> > The Group uses simple products to hedge<br />
exposure with no speculative currency<br />
transactions<br />
Pensions<br />
Liabilities increase due to<br />
increasing life expectancy,<br />
inflation, poor performance in<br />
investments compounded by<br />
fluctuations in the discount rate<br />
Impact<br />
> > The pension liabilities and<br />
associated cash requirements have<br />
a material adverse impact on the<br />
Group’s profits and cash flows<br />
Graham Hardcastle<br />
Group Finance Director<br />
> > No final salary pension schemes are open<br />
at the Group<br />
> > The UK scheme has been closed to new<br />
members and future accruals since 2007<br />
> > Active and ongoing liability management<br />
programme, including long term funding<br />
agreements<br />
Risk remains the same<br />
Risk increases<br />
Risk decreases<br />
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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016 SCAPA GROUP PLC