Best practice check list
Companies are under increasing pressure to add value to the way they communicate within the annual report. Providing the basic statutory information is no longer sufficient. While all companies need to address specific issues, the check list below provides a clear guide to both statutory regulations and areas of best practice reporting.
- Mission statement
- Summary of financial highlights and key trends
- Chairman/CEO statement
- Group structure
- Management structure
- Strategy in action
- Segmental business analysis
- Industry analysis
- Market overview
- Competitive environment
- Regulatory environment
- Macro-economic environment
- Goals and objectives
- Organisation
- Governance
- Management
- Financial performance
- Financial position
- Risk management
- Operating and financial review
- Stakeholder report
- Obligatory financial information
- 5 year Profit and loss summary
- Corporate governance statement
- Director remuneration and shareholdings
- Analysis shareholder base
- Financial calendar
- Feedback facilities
- Glossary of terms
- Environmentally friendly