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4 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF State whether applicable UK PROVISION OF INFORMATION
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES Accounting Standards have been TO AUDITOR
followed, subject to any material
IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL departures disclosed and explained in
STATEMENTS the financial statements. Each of the persons who are Directors at
the time when these financial statements
The Co-operative and Community Prepare the financial statements on are approved has confirmed that:
Benefit Societies Act 2014 requires the the going concern basis, unless it is
Board of Directors to prepare financial inappropriate to presume that the So far as that Director is aware, there
statements for each financial year, which Rugby Football Union will continue in is no relevant audit information of
give a true and fair view of the affairs business. which the Group’s Auditor is unaware.
of the Rugby Football Union and of its
income and expenditure for that period. The Board of Directors is responsible That Director has taken all the steps
In preparing these financial statements, for keeping proper books of accounts that ought to have been taken as a
the Board of Directors is required to: with respect to the transactions and Director in order to be aware of any
information needed by the Group’s
assets and liabilities of the Union. Such
Select suitable accounting policies books must enable a true and fair view Auditor in connection with preparing
and apply them consistently. to be given of its affairs and explain its their report and to establish that the
Group’s Auditor is aware of
transactions. The Board of Directors has
Make the necessary judgements and a general responsibility for taking such that information.
estimates which are both reasonable steps as are reasonably open to it to
and prudent. safeguard the assets of the Union and to
prevent fraud and other irregularities.

Annual
Report
2018