Independent auditor’s reportto the members of
Shoreline Mall p.l.c
Information Other than the Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Report Thereon (continued)
•the information given in the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with those financial statements; and
•the Directors’ Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified any material misstatements in the Directors’ Report.
Responsibilities of the Directors and the Audit Committee for the Financial Statements
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ responsibilities on page 5, the directors are responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union and the requirements of the Maltese Companies Act (Cap.386), and for such internal control as they 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 either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
The directors have delegated the responsibility for overseeing the Company’s and the Group’s financial reporting process to the Audit Committee.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
This report, including the opinions set out herein, has been prepared for the Company’s members as a body in accordance with articles 179, 179A and 179B of the Companies Act (Cap. 386).
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 opinions in accordance with articles 179, 179A and 179B of the Companies Act (Cap. 386). Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs 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.
In terms of article 179A(4) of the Maltese Companies Act (Cap.386), the scope of our audit does not include assurance on the future viability of the Company or on the efficiency or effectiveness with which the directors have conducted or will conduct the affairs of the Company. The financial position of the Company may improve, deteriorate, or otherwise be subject to change as a consequence of decisions taken, or to be taken, by the management thereof, or may be impacted by events occurring after the date of this opinion, including, but not limited to, events of force majeure.
As such, our audit report on the Company’s historical financial statements is not intended to facilitate or enable, nor is it suitable for, reliance by any person, in the creation of any projections or predictions, with respect to the future financial health and viability of the Company, and cannot therefore be utilised or relied upon for the purpose of decisions regarding investment in, or otherwise dealing with (including but not limited to the extension of credit), the Company. Any decision-making in this respect should be formulated on the basis of a separate analysis, specifically intended to evaluate the prospects of the Company and to identify any facts or circumstances that may be materially relevant thereto.