NCC Group plc Annual Report 2021

Download our annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 May 2021


Strategic report
3

Highlights
3

At a glance
4

Our investment case
6

Chair’s statement
8

Our strategic roadmap
10

Chief Executive Officer’s review
11

Our continued Covid-19 response
16

Markets
18

Research at NCC Group
20

Business model
22

Strategy and KPIs
31

Chief Financial Officer’s review
34

Principal risks and uncertainties
42

Stakeholder engagement
51

Sustainability
55

Governance
71

Chair’s introduction to governance
72

Governance framework
75

Board of Directors
76

Executive Committee
78

Board composition and division of responsibilities
80

Shareholder engagement
89

Audit Committee report
90

Nomination Committee report
97

Cyber Security Committee report
100

Remuneration Committee report
102

Directors’ report
121

Directors’ responsibilities statement
125

Financial statements
126

Independent auditor’s report
127

Consolidated income statement
135

Consolidated statement of comprehensive (loss)/income
135

Consolidated balance sheet
136

Consolidated cash flow statement
137

Consolidated statement of changes in equity
138

Company balance sheet
139

Company cash flow statement
140

Company statement of changes in equity
141

Notes to the Financial Statements
142

1 Accounting policies
142

2 Critical accounting judgements, key sources of estimation uncertainty and other estimates
153

3 Alternative Performance Measures (APMs) and adjusting items
154

4 Segmental information
156

5 Individually Significant Items
158

6 Expenses and auditor’s remuneration
159

7 Staff numbers and costs
159

8 Finance costs
160

9 Taxation
160

10 Dividends
161

11 Earnings per ordinary share
161

12 Goodwill and intangible assets
162

13 Property, plant and equipment
166

14 Right-of-use assets
167

15 Investments
167

16 Inventory
167

17 Trade and other receivables
168

18 Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Group)
169

19 Trade and other payables
170

20 Lease liabilities
171

21 Provisions
172

22 Contract liabilities – deferred revenue
173

23 Contract balances
173

24 Cash and cash equivalents and borrowings
174

25 Financial instruments
175

26 Share-based payments
179

27 Called up share capital and reserves
182

28 Profit attributable to members of the Parent Company
183

29 Other financial commitments
183

30 Contingencies
183

31 Pension scheme
183

32 Related party transactions
183

33 Investments in subsidiary undertakings
184

34 Prior year restatement
186

35 Post-Balance Sheet events
188

Additional information
189

Glossary of terms – Alternative Performance Measures (APMs)
189

Glossary of terms – other terms
191

Other information
193

Financial calendar
194

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