Mazars Public Sector Internal Audit Limited
Registered number: 04585162
Annual report
For the year ended 31 August 2022
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Independent auditor's report
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Statement of comprehensive income
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Statement of financial position
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Statement of changes in equity
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Notes to the financial statements
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
The directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended
31 August 2022
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The principal activity of the company was the provision of professional services, to assess and advise on the adequacy and effectiveness of the processes and controls that operate within public sector organisations including local authorities and NHS organisations.
The result for the year, after taxation, amounted to £
4,953
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loss of
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29,439
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During the year, the directors recommended the payment of a dividend of £25,000 (2021: £450,000).
The directors who served during the year and to the date of this report were:
Directors' responsibilities statement
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The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' report and the
audited financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare audited financial statements for each financial year
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In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies for the company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the audited 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 keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the audited financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
Provision of information to auditor
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Each of the persons who are
directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
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so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware; and
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the 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 auditor is aware of that information.
Qualifying third party indemnity provisions
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The company has made qualifying third party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors which were made during the year and remain in force at the date of this report. No claim or notice of claim in respect of these indemnities has been received in the period.
The directors continue to closely monitor and evaluate the market post the Covid-19 pandemic and as the UK moves into recession. Along with heightening inflation and cost of living pressures, the directors are committed to retaining staff and ensuring that a high level of service to clients is maintained during this time. Detailed budgets and cash flow forecasts are completed in conjunction with the company’s ultimate controlling party, Mazars LLP, and its subsidiaries. Ongoing performance against targets is comprehensively reviewed with forecasts updated on a regular basis. The directors are satisfied that the company has adequate working capital resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
The directors of the company, based upon the above, at the time of approval of the financial statements, have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.
The auditor, Crowe U.K. LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with
section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
Post balance sheet events
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There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.
In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Mazars Public Sector Internal Audit Limited (the “company”) for the year ended 31 August 2022 which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, Statement of financial position, Statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the company’s affairs as at 31 August 2022 and of its
loss for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 1, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the company operate, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act 2006 and UK Corporate Tax Legislation.
We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be the override of controls by management and inappropriate revenue recognition. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management about their identification and assessment of the risk of irregularities, sample testing on the appropriate journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, corroborating balances recognised to supporting documentation on a sample basis and ensuring accounting policies are appropriate under the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and applicable law.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that some material misstatements of the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK). We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
These inherent limitations are particularly significant in the case of misstatement resulting from fraud as this may involve sophisticated schemes designed to avoid detection including deliberate failure to record transactions, collusion or the provision of intentional misrepresentations.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
Use of the audit report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Matthew Stallabrass
(Senior statutory auditor)
for and on behalf of
Crowe U.K. LLP
Statutory Auditor
55 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JW
Date:
09/12/2022
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
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Loss for the financial year
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Other comprehensive income
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Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year
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The Statement of comprehensive income has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:
04585162
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 AUGUST 2022
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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The company's
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by
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The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 AUGUST 2022
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Comprehensive loss for the year
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Total comprehensive loss for the year
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Dividends: Equity capital
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Comprehensive income for the year
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Total comprehensive income for the year
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Dividends: Equity capital
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The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
Mazars Public Sector Internal Audit Limited is a private company limited by shares, registered and incorporated in England and Wales. The registered number of the company is 04585162. The address of its registered office is 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU.
The principal activity of the company was the provision of professional services, to assess and advise on the adequacy and effectiveness of the processes and controls that operate within public sector organisations including local authorities and NHS organisations.
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Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006
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The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The financial statements have been presented in Pound Sterling as this is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates and is rounded to the nearest pound.
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Financial reporting standard 102- reduced disclosure exemptions
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In preparing these financial statements, the company has taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions, as permitted by FRS 102 paragraph 1.12. The company has therefore complied with the applicable conditions, including providing notification of the use of exemptions to the company's shareholders who have not objected to the use of such disclosure exemptions.
The company has taken advantage of the following exemptions in preparing the company financial statements:
The company's ultimate parent undertaking, Mazars LLP includes the company in its consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements of Mazars LLP are prepared in accordance with IFRS and are available to the public and may be obtained from 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU. In these financial statements, the company is considered to be a qualifying entity and has applied the exemptions available under FRS 102 in respect of the following disclosures:
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from preparing a Cash Flow Statement in accordance with Section 7' Cash Flow Statements';
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from providing the financial instruments disclosures, required under paragraphs 11.39 to 11.48A and paragraphs 12.26 to 12.29, as this information is provided in the Mazars LLP consolidated financial statements; and
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from disclosing the company's key management personnel compensation, as required by paragraph 7 of Section 33 'Related Party Disclosures'.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
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Accounting policies (continued)
The directors continue to closely monitor and evaluate the market post the Covid-19 pandemic and as the UK moves into recession. Along with heightening inflation and cost of living pressures, the directors are committed to retaining staff and ensuring that a high level of service to clients is maintained during this time. Detailed budgets and cash flow forecasts are completed in conjunction with the company’s ultimate controlling party, Mazars LLP, and its subsidiaries. Ongoing performance against targets is comprehensively reviewed with forecasts updated on a regular basis. The directors are satisfied that the company has adequate working capital resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
The directors of the company, based upon the above, at the time of approval of the financial statements, have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.
Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors and loans to related parties.
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Statement of financial position when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
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Accounting policies (continued)
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
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The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
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Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
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Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty
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In applying the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The directors’ judgements, estimates and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made, and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be applicable. Due to the inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting are recognised in the year in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that year, in the year of the revision and future years, if the revision affects both current and future years.
The directors do not consider there to be any critical judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty relating to the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2022.
The auditor’s remuneration is paid by and charged to the ultimate parent undertaking and ultimate controlling party, Mazars LLP.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
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The company has no employees other than the directors, who did not receive any remuneration for their services to the company during the year (2021: £nil).
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Final dividend paid for on equity capital of £0.08 (2021: £1.50) per ordinary share
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Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, repayable on demand and interest free.
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, repayable on demand and interest free.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
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Financial assets measured at amortised cost
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Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost
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Financial assets measured at amortised cost comprise amounts owed by group undertakings.
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost comprise amounts owed to group undertakings and trade creditors.
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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300,001
(2021:
300,001
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ordinary
shares of £
1
each
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The ordinary shares entitle the holder of each to one voting right and no right to fixed income.
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Related party transactions
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The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mazars Limited and as such has taken advantage of the exemption permitted by Section 33 ‘Related party disclosures’ not to provide disclosures of transactions entered into with other wholly owned members of the group. The company and its subsidiary undertakings are included within the consolidated financial statements of Mazars LLP, which are publicly available and can be obtained from 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU.
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Post balance sheet events
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There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.
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MAZARS PUBLIC SECTOR INTERNAL AUDIT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
The company is owned by Mazars Limited which is wholly owned and controlled by
Mazars LLP
, a limited liability partnership resident in England and Wales, which the directors consider to be the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party. The group accounts produced by Mazars LLP are available from 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU.
Mazars LLP is part of the Mazars worldwide organisation which comprises all the member entities who have signed a co-operation agreement with Mazars SC. Mazars SC is a Limited Responsibility Co-operative Company headquartered in Belgium which itself has no professional activity and whose shareholders are partners in the member entities. Mazars SC is the largest group where the accounts of Mazars LLP and its subsidiary undertakings are consolidated. The consolidated financial statements of Mazars SC are available on the company's website www.mazars.com.
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