The Company has chosen to apply the recognition and measurement provisions of Section 11 of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents, 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, in which case the financial asset 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.
At the end of each reporting period, financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately, measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate.
Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables and accruals, are initially measured at transaction price, net of transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, in which case the financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and demand deposits, together with other short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.