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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 31 March 2012
Independent auditor’s report to the members of the Board of Trustees of the Royal
Botanic Garden Edinburgh, the Auditor General for Scotland and the Scottish Parliament
I have audited the financial statements of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for the year ended
31 March 2012 under the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 and section 44(1)(c) of the
Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. The financial statements comprise the
Consolidated Income and Expenditure Account, the Consolidated Statement of Financial
Activities, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Recognised Gains and Losses, the Consolidated
Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been
applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
This report is made solely to the parties to whom it is addressed in accordance with the Public
Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 and for no other purpose. In accordance with
paragraph 125 of the Code of Audit Practice approved by the Auditor General for Scotland, I do
not undertake to have responsibilities to members or officers, in their individual capacities, or to
third parties.
Respective responsibilities of the Board, Regius Keeper and auditor
As explained more fully in the Statement of the Board and Regius Keeper's Responsibilities, the
Board and Regius Keeper are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for
being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and the Regius Keeper is also responsible for
ensuring the regularity of expenditure and income. My responsibility is to audit and express an
opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International
Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) as required by the Code of Audit Practice approved by
the Auditor General for Scotland. Those standards require me to comply with the Auditing
Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors. I am also responsible for giving an opinion on
the regularity of expenditure and income.
Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts, disclosures, and regularity of
expenditure and income in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that
the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error.
This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the body’s
circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Board and Regius Keeper; and
the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, I read all the financial and nonfinancial
information in the Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts to identify material
inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If I become aware of any apparent
material misstatements or inconsistencies I consider the implications for my report.
Opinion on financial statements
In my opinion the financial statements:
� give a true and fair view of the state of the body’s affairs as at 31 March 2012 and of its
incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for
the year then ended;
� have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice; and
� have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Heritage
(Scotland) Act 1985 and directions made thereunder by the Scottish Ministers, the Charities
and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of The Charities Accounts
(Scotland) Regulations 2006.
Opinion on regularity
In my opinion in all material respects the expenditure and income in the financial statements
were incurred or applied in accordance with any applicable enactments and guidance issued by
the Scottish Ministers.
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