Plant & Machinery
Plant & machinery assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on a reducing balance basis to allocate the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives, reflecting the pattern in which the assets’ economic benefits are consumed.
Given the diverse nature of plant and machinery, different useful lives are applied within this category. These lives are based on management’s best estimates, informed by historical experience and industry practice.
Change in Accounting Estimate
During the year, the company undertook a review of the expected useful lives of certain items of plant and machinery. As a result of this reassessment, the depreciation rates for those specific assets were revised to reflect their updated expected usage and remaining life. This change constitutes a change in accounting estimate under FRS 102 Section 10.15.
The revised depreciation rates have been applied prospectively from the beginning of the current financial year. There has been no impact on the brought-forward depreciation balances or prior year figures.
The effect of this change in estimate has resulted in an increase in depreciation of £6,118.29 in the current year compared to what would have been charged under the previous rates.