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   Directors’ Report
For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2020 Continued
 ACCOUNTING RECORDS
The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities under Section 281 to 285 of the Companies Act 2014 to keep adequate accounting records for the company.
In order to comply with the requirements of the Act, appropriate personnel are employed. The accounting records of the company are kept at the registered office and principal place of business, 34 Greenmount Office Park, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W, D6W CX81.
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The Directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with the Companies Act 2014 and the applicable regulations.
• State whether the financial statements have been prepared per the applicable accounting standards, identify those standards, and note the effect and the reasons for any material departure from those standards;
• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that Aidlink will continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of
the company and enable them
to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2014. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity
of the corporate and financial information included on the Aidlink's website. Legislation in Ireland governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Irish company law requires the
Directors to prepare financial and
statements giving an accurate and fair view of the state of
affairs of the company and the net income or expenditure of Aidlink for each financial year. Under that law, the Directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with FRS 102: the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (‘relevant financial reporting framework’). Under company law, the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position as at the financial year end date and of the net income or expenditure of the company for the financial year and otherwise comply with the Companies Act 2014.
In preparing these financial statements the Directors are required to:
• Select suitable accounting policies for the company financial statements and then apply them consistently;
• Make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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