Accounts FUD24 Oct 2025 19:54
I’ve just checked this with a bona fide practising auditor - someone actually signing off accounts right now, not in a “former life.”
They have verified the information already provided to me by the company.
The position is on the face of it, straightforward: under IAS 1 para 97, if an expense is material, it has to be shown separately by nature and amount, either on the face of the statements or in the notes.
NTVO’s notes already do that. They split out staff costs, audit fees, depreciation and finance items with comparatives, which meets the IFRS disclosure requirement.
Crowe’s issue wasn’t presentation; it was evidence. They couldn’t obtain enough support to verify certain costs, which is why they couldn’t form an opinion. That’s an audit-evidence problem, not an IFRS disclosure failure.
Have a great weekend :-)