Equal opportunities The Group is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all colleagues without discrimination and applies fair and equitable employment policies which seek to promote entry into and progression within the Group. Appointments are determined solely by application of job criteria, personal ability, behaviour and competency. In the opinion of the Directors, all colleague policies are deemed to be effective and in accordance with their intended aims. Disabled persons Disabled persons have equal opportunities when applying for vacancies, with due regard to their aptitudes and abilities. Procedures ensure that disabled colleagues are fairly treated in respect of training and career development. For those colleagues becoming disabled during the course of their employment, the Group is supportive so as to provide an opportunity for them to remain with the Group, wherever reasonably practicable. Political donations During the year the Company made no political donations (2021: £nil). Sustainability Report The Company’s Sustainability Report on pages 36 to 55 provides an update on the Group’s policies and activities in respect of its wider stakeholders, including colleagues; community, environmental, ethical and health and safety issues; and modern slavery.
Disclosure of information to the auditor The Directors who held office at the date of approval of this Directors’ report confirm that, so far as they are each aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditor is unaware; and each Director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a Director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company’s auditor is aware of that information. Reappointment of auditor In accordance with section 489 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution for the reappointment of KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company is to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Annual General Meeting The notice of the Company’s AGM to be held at 1pm on 2 November 2022 at its head office at XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3AQ, along with details of the business to be proposed and explanatory notes, will be available on the Group’s website together with the Annual Report and Accounts. All shareholders will be notified by post or email, at their request, when the documents have been made available. The Board recognises that the AGM provides an important opportunity to engage with shareholders. Therefore, the Company will ensure that shareholders can submit any questions in writing prior to the AGM as outlined in the Notice of AGM. In the event that the government re-introduces restrictions as we have seen before in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and the arrangements for the meeting have to be changed, information will be released via the RNS and placed on the Company’s website. The result of the poll vote will be made available as soon as possible after the meeting on our website.
Overseas branches As at 31 May 2022, the Group had no overseas branches.
Research and development We are committed to using innovative, cost effective and practical solutions for providing high quality services and we recognise the importance of ensuring that we focus our investment on the development of technology. The Group’s research and development expenditure is predominantly associated with computer and software systems. Change of control In the event of a change of control of the Company, the Group and each of its lenders shall enter into negotiation for a period to determine how the Group’s loan facilities may continue and if after negotiation there is no agreement the lender has the right to cancel the commitment. There are no agreements between the Company and its Directors or colleagues providing for compensation for loss of office or employment (whether through resignation, purported redundancy or otherwise) that occurs because of a takeover bid.
NCC Group plc — Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 May 2022
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