CAPÍTULO 2. ENTRE LO LITERARIO Y LO HISTÓRICO: LOS ELEMENTOS
2.4 LOS REFERENTES HISTÓRICOS DE LOS EPISODIOS OLAVARRIANOS
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The Directors are pleased to submit their report together with the Audited Accounts of the Bureau for the year ended 31st December 2012, to be presented at the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Bureau.
Review of The Year
The Chairman’s review on page 09 describes the affairs of the Bureau and mentions important events that occurred during the year, and up to the date of this report. This report together with the audited financial statements reflects the state of the affairs of the Bureau.
Principal Activities / Core Business
The main activity of the Bureau is the business of collection and collation of trade, credit and financial information on borrowers and prospective borrowers of lending institutions.
Financial Statements
The financial statements prepared in compliance with the requirements of Section 151 of the Companies Act No 7 of 2007 are given on page 41 to 67 in this annual report.
Independent Auditor’s Report
The Auditor’s Report on the financial statements is given on page 44 in this report.
Accounting Policies
The Accounting Policies adopted in preparation of the financial statements is given on pages 49 to 56. There were no changes in Accounting Policies adopted by the Bureau during the year under review.
Financial Results/Profit and Appropriations
The Income Statement is set out on page 45.
Property, Plant & Equipment
During the year under review the Company invested a sum of Rs 14,622,305/- (2011 – Rs. 24,331,520/-) in property, plant & equipment and intangible assets of which Rs 14,160,222/- is in computer and accessories, developments
and others and Rs 462,084/- is in Furniture and fixtures. Information relating to movement in Property, Plant & Equipment during the year is disclosed under Note 07 to the financial statement.
Investments
Details of long-term Investments held by the Company are given in Note 09 to the financial statements on page 61.
Directors’ Responsibilities
The Statement of the Directors’ Responsibilities is given on page 41 of this report.
Dividend
The Board of Directors declared the payment of a dividend for the financial year ended 31st December 2012
Reserves
The Reserves and Accumulated Profits as at 31st December 2012 amount to Rs. 817,435,401/- as against Rs 561,283,577 as at 31st December 2011. The breakup and the movement are shown in the Statement of Changes in Equity in the financial statements.
Stated Capital
As per the terms of the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007, the stated capital of the Bureau is Rs. 25,000,000/- as at 31st December 2012. The details are given in Note 13 to the financial statement on page 63
Post Balance Sheet Events
There were no material events occurring after the Balance Sheet date that require adjustments, or disclosure which require adjustment in the Financial Statements other than those mentioned in Note 19 to the Financial Statements.
Statutory Payments
The declaration relating to Statutory Payments is made in the Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities on page 41
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Board Committees
Audit CommitteeFollowing are the names of the Directors comprising the Audit Committee of the Board.
1. Mr. A M Chandrasagara (Chairman) 2. Mrs. T M J Y P Fernando
3. Mr. A R G Ganegoda
The Report of the Audit Committee is given on page 36.
Remuneration Committee
Following are the names of the Directors comprising the Remuneration Committee of the Board
1. Mr. N Vasantha Kumar (Chairman) 2. Mr. A R G Ganegoda
3. Mr. I A Wickramasinghe
The report of the remuneration committee is given on page 38.
Technical Committee
Following are the names of the Directors comprising the Technical Committee of the Board.
1. Mrs. T M J Y P Fernando (Chairperson) 2. Mr. A R G Ganegoda
3. Mr. I A Wickramasinghe
The Report of the Technical Committee is given on page 37. The earnings per share, net assets per share are given in Financial Highlights on page 05 of this Annual Report.
Directors
The Directors of the Bureau as at 31st December 2012 and their brief profiles are given on page 16 to 19 in this report. During the year under review the Board met on 12 occasions.
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Auditors
The resolution to appoint the present Auditors, Messrs. Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, who have expressed their willingness to continue in office, will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
Rs. 111,950/- payment was made to them during the year 2012. As far as the Directors are aware, the Auditors do not have any relationship or interest in the Bureau. The Audit Committee reviews the appointment of the Auditors, its effectiveness and its relationship with the Bureau including the level of audit and non-audit fees paid to the Auditor. Details on the work of the Audit Committee are set out under Audit commitee report.
Notice of Meeting
The Annual Shareholders meeting of the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka will be held at Hotel Kingsbury, Colombo 01 at 10.30am.
For and on behalf of the Board.
B D W Ananda Silva Chairman G P Karunaratne Director 28 March 2013 Colombo
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