NET ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE PLC
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF NET ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE PLC
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
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 material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following
matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not
visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors 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.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
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 opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our
responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our
procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We obtained an understanding of the company and the sector in which it operates to identify laws and regulations that could
reasonably be expected to have a direct effect on the financial statements. We obtained our understanding in this regard
through discussions with management, application of cumulative audit knowledge and experience of the sector.
We determined the principal laws and regulations relevant to the company in this regard to be those arising from Companies
Act 2006, international accounting standards, London Stock Exchange Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
We designed our audit procedures to ensure the audit team considered whether there were any indications of non-compliance
by the company with those laws and regulations. These procedures included but were not limited to enquiries of management,
review of legal and professional fees and review of Board minutes.
We also identified the risks of material misstatements of the financial statements due to fraud. We considered, in addition to the
non-rebuttable presumption of a risk of fraud arising from management override of controls, the potential for management bias
in relation to revenue recognition. This was addressed through updating our understanding of the internal control environment,
analysing and reviewing the agreements for the year, substantive testing of revenue and expenses recognised and a review of
post year end receipts and payments.
We addressed the risk of fraud arising from management override of controls by performing audit procedures which included
but were not limited to: the testing of journals; reviewing bank payments and receipts in the year; and evaluating the business
rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material
misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or
regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of
instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves
intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at:
https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
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