3 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The
abridged financial statements
have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
The
abridged financial statements
are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company.
Income Statement
The company is dormant as defined in section 1169 of the Companies Act 2006. The company received no income and incurred no expenditure during the current year or comparative year and therefore no income statement is presented within these financial statements.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price and are subsequently measured as follows: Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost and commitments to receive a loan and to make a loan to another entity are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Where investments in non-convertible preference shares and non-puttable ordinary shares or preference shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.
All other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, which is normally the transaction price and are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately.
All equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.
Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Lease commitments. Operating lease taken by SGP Accountants Group Ltd over 5 years (Oct 2017), the costs shared by all SGP Group entities. This is currently under review and a further 5 year lease will be taken from November 2022. The group in discussion in setting its own SIPP for the properties of Stockton on Tees , Sunderland and London.Contingent liabilities. The company has no contingent liabilities at 31 December 2023. Directors' emoluments
The Directors received no emoluments in respect of their services as Directors of the company. The company’s policy from 2008 and subsequent years is to provide each Executive Director with a remuneration package, which not only gives a fair degree of security by way of a base salary, but also through an annual bonus and long term incentive plan, giving a significant performance-related element. In determining the remuneration packages of Executive Directors, the Committee considers a number of factors including the basic salaries and benefits available to Executive Directors of comparable companies, the importance of recruiting and retaining management of an appropriate calibre and links reward to the Group’s performance.