Annual financial statements

• Audit and risk committee report
• Approval of the financial statement
• Certificate by Company Secretary
• Independent Auditor's report
• Directors' report
• Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
• Consolidated statement of financial position
• Consolidated statement of changes in equity
• Consolidated statement of cash flows
• Notes to the consolidated financial statements
• Notes 1 - 10
• Notes 11 - 20
• Notes 21 - 30
• Notes 31 - 34
• Abbreviations
• Definitions

Approval of the financial statements

The Directors are required by the Companies Act, 2008 to maintain adequate accounting records and to prepare financial statements for each year which fairly present the state of affairs of the Company and the Group at the end of the financial year and of the profit and cash flows for the period. In preparing the accompanying financial statements, International Financial Reporting Standards have been applied, suitable accounting policies have been used and applied consistently, and reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates have been made. Any changes to accounting policies are approved by the Board and the effects thereof are fully explained in the Annual Financial Statements. The financial statements incorporate full and relevant disclosure. The Directors acknowledge that they are ultimately responsible for the system of internal financial control established by the Group and place considerable importance on maintaining a strong control environment.

To enable the Directors to meet these responsibilities, the Board sets standards for internal control aimed at reducing the risk of error or loss in a cost-effective manner. The standards include the proper delegation of responsibilities within a clearly defined framework, effective accounting procedures and adequate segregation of duties to ensure an acceptable level of risk. These controls are monitored throughout the Group and all employees are required to maintain the highest ethical standards in ensuring the Group's business is conducted in a manner that in all reasonable circumstances is above reproach. The focus of risk management in the Group is on identifying, assessing, managing and monitoring all known forms of risk across the Group. While operating risk cannot be fully eliminated, the Group endeavours to minimise it by ensuring that appropriate infrastructure, controls, systems and ethical behaviour are applied and managed within predetermined procedures and constraints. 

The Directors are of the opinion, based on the information and explanations given by management and the Internal Auditors that the system of internal control provides reasonable assurance that the financial records may be relied on for the preparation of the consolidated and separate Annual Financial Statements. However, any system of internal financial control can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss.

The Directors have reviewed the Group and Company's budget and cash flow forecast up to 30 June 2017. On the basis of this review and in the light of the current financial position and existing borrowing facilities, the Directors are satisfied that Clover Industries Limited is a going concern and have therefore continued to adopt the going-concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

The consolidated and separate financial statements have been prepared under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Elton Bosch (CA) SA and have been audited in terms of the Companies Act of South Africa.

The consolidated and separate Annual Financial Statements, set out here, which have been prepared on the going-concern basis, were approved by the Board of Directors on 12 September 2016 and were signed on their behalf by:

Werner Büchner	Johann Vorster
Chairman	Chief Executive