Independent auditors' report
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Barloworld Limited set out on pages 11 to 103, which comprise the statement of financial position as at 30 September 2015, and the income statement, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and the notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Directors’ responsibility for the consolidated financial statements
The company’s directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the requirements of the Companies Act of South Africa, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Barloworld Limited as at 30 September 2015, and its consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and the requirements of the Companies Act of South Africa.
Other reports required by the Companies Act
As part of our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2015, we have read the directors’ report, the audit committee’s report and the company secretary’s certificate for the purpose of identifying whether there are material inconsistencies between these reports and the audited consolidated financial statements. These reports are the responsibility of the respective preparers. Based on reading these reports we have not identified material inconsistencies between these reports and the audited consolidated financial statements. However, we have not audited these reports and accordingly do not express an opinion on these reports.
Deloitte & Touche
Registered Auditor
Per: Graeme Berry
Partner
13 November 2015
National Executive: *LL Bam Chief Executive, *AE Swiegers Chief Operating Officer, *GM Pinnock Audit, *N Sing Risk Advisory, *NB Kader Tax, TP Pillay Consulting, S Gwala BPaaS, *K Black Clients and Industries, *JK Mazzocco Talent and Transformation, *MJ Jarvis Finance, *M Jordan Strategy, *MJ Comber Reputation and Risk, *TJ Brown Chairman of the Board
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