POINTING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Pointing International Limited is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, company number 02890204. Its registered office is Oldmedow Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4LA.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The disclosure requirements of Section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are presented in pounds Sterling and rounded to the nearest pound.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The company is supported by its ultimate parent company, Sensient Technologies Corporation. The company has received a parental support letter from that company which enables the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.
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Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements
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The Company, and the group headed by it, qualify as small as set out in section 383 of the Companies Act 2006 and the parent and group are considered eligible for the exemption to prepare consolidated accounts.
Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.
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