Assets held under hire purchase or finance lease agreements are capitalised and disclosed under tangible fixed
assets at their fair value. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability and the interest is
charged to the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis.
Assets that are held by the Company under leases which transfer to the Company substantially all the risks and
rewards of ownership are classified as being held under finance leases. Leases which do not transfer substantially
all the risks and rewards of ownership to the company are classified as operating leases.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on straight-line basis over the lease term, except where
another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased
asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognised as an expense in the period
in which they are incurred.
In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a
liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis,
except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from
the leased asset are consumed.