Financial assets
The Company’s financial assets comprise basic financial instruments, being trade and other receivables and cash at bank. Cash is represented by deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of no more than 24 hours. Trade and other receivable are initially measured at transaction price and thereafter at the undiscounted amount of cash or other consideration expected to be received less any impairment. Any impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income. Financial assets are derecognised when contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or when substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred.
Financial liabilities
The Company’s financial liabilities comprise basic financial liabilities, being trade and other payables. These are measured initially at the transaction price and thereafter at the amount of cash or other considered expected to be paid. Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Offsetting
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Statement of Financial Position when there is an 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.
Impairment
An impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and best estimate of the amount that the Company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.