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WORLDWIDE TECHSERVICES UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Financial instruments (continued)
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settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.
Impairment of financial assets
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.
If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.
Impairment losses on financial assets are recognised using the expected credit loss (ECL) model at each reporting date. Expected credit losses represent a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses and incorporate historical experience, current conditions and forward-looking information, including macroeconomic factors, discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate.
For trade debtors and contract assets, the simplified approach is applied and lifetime expected credit losses are recognised from initial recognition.
For other financial assets, a loss allowance equal to 12-month expected credit losses is recognised on initial recognition. Where credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition, or where the asset is credit-impaired, lifetime expected credit losses are recognised.
Loss allowances are recognised in profit or loss through an allowance account and are reversed where appropriate if credit risk improves, subject to the carrying amount not exceeding the amount that would have been recognised had no impairment occurred.
Basic financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual
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