Materiality, risks and the reporting boundary

UK SRS S1 materiality is investor-focused and tested on information rather than on topic labels, and the perimeter behind a disclosure is not simply the consolidation perimeter. Every later number inherits whatever these two decisions get wrong.

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UK SRS S1 (February 2026)

UK SRS S1 was finalised in February 2026 and is available for voluntary use by any …

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