The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other
Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a
legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to
realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price
including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless
the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the
future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not
amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements
entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after
deducting all of its liabililities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that
are classified as debt, areinitially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitiutes a financing
transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a
market rate of interest. Financial liabiilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised ost, using the effective interest rate method.Trade creditors
are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers.
Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are
presented as noncurrent liabilties. Trade creditors are recognised initally at transaction price and subsequently
measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.