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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-large-and-medium-sized-companies-and-groups-accounts-and-reports-regulations-2008/schedule-2/part-1/chapter-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110806303",
  "legislation_title": "The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-large-and-medium-sized-companies-and-groups-accounts-and-reports-regulations-2008",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/1/chapter/2",
  "kind": "chapter",
  "number": "SECTION B",
  "heading": "THE REQUIRED FORMATS",
  "text": "Balance sheet format\nASSETS\n1.\nCash and balances at central [or post office] banks (1)\n2.\nTreasury bills and other eligible bills (20)\n(a)\nTreasury bills and similar securities (2)\n(b)\nOther eligible bills (3)\n3.\nLoans and advances to banks (4), (20)\n(a)\nRepayable on demand\n(b)\nOther loans and advances\n4.\nLoans and advances to customers (5), (20)\n5.\nDebt securities [and other fixed-income securities] (6), (20)\n(a)\nIssued by public bodies\n(b)\nIssued by other issuers\n6.\nEquity shares [and other variable-yield securities]\n7.\nParticipating interests\n8.\nShares in group undertakings\n9.\nIntangible fixed assets (7)\n10.\nTangible fixed assets (8)\n11.\nCalled up capital not paid (9)\n12.\nOwn shares (10)\n13.\nOther assets\n14.\nCalled up capital not paid (9)\n15.\nPrepayments and accrued income\nTotal assets\nLIABILITIES\n1.\nDeposits by banks (11), (20)\n(a)\nRepayable on demand\n(b)\nWith agreed maturity dates or periods of notice\n2.\nCustomer accounts (12), (20)\n(a)\nRepayable on demand\n(b)\nWith agreed maturity dates or periods of notice\n3.\nDebt securities in issue (13), (20)\n(a)\nBonds and medium term notes\n(b)\nOthers\n4.\nOther liabilities\n5.\nAccruals and deferred income\n6.\nProvisions for liabilities\n(a)\nProvisions for pensions and similar obligations\n(b)\nProvisions for tax\n(c)\nOther provisions\n7.\nSubordinated liabilities (14), (20)\n8.\nCalled up share capital (15)\n9.\nShare premium account\n10.\nReserves\n(a)\nCapital redemption reserve\n(b)\nReserve for own shares\n(c)\nReserves provided for by the articles of association\n(d)\nOther reserves\n11.\nRevaluation reserve\n12.\nProfit and loss account\nTotal liabilities\nMEMORANDUM ITEMS\n1.\nContingent liabilities (16)\n(1)\nAcceptances and endorsements\n(2)\nGuarantees and assets pledged as collateral security (17)\n(3)\nOther contingent liabilities\n2.\nCommitments (18)\n(1)\nCommitments arising out of sale and option to resell transactions (19)\n(2)\nOther commitments\nNotes on the balance sheet format and memorandum items\n(1)\nCash and balances at central [or post office] banks\n(Assets item 1.)\nCash is to comprise all currency including foreign notes and coins.\nOnly those balances which may be withdrawn without notice and which are deposited with central or post office banks of the country or countries in which the company is established may be included in this item. All other claims on central or post office banks must be shown under assets items 3 or 4.\n(2)\nTreasury bills and other eligible bills: Treasury bills and similar securities\n(Assets item 2.(a).)\nTreasury bills and similar securities are to comprise treasury bills and similar debt instruments issued by public bodies which are eligible for refinancing with central banks of the country or countries in which the company is established. Any treasury bills or similar debt instruments not so eligible must be included under assets item 5(a).\n(3)\nTreasury bills and other eligible bills: Other eligible bills\n(Assets item 2.(b).)\nOther eligible bills are to comprise all bills purchased to the extent that they are eligible, under national law, for refinancing with the central banks of the country or countries in which the company is established.\n(4)\nLoans and advances to banks\n(Assets item 3.)\nLoans and advances to banks are to comprise all loans and advances to domestic or foreign credit institutions made by the company arising out of banking transactions. However loans and advances to credit institutions represented by debt securities or other fixed-income securities must be included under assets item 5 and not this item.\n(5)\nLoans and advances to customers\n(Assets item 4.)\nLoans and advances to customers are to comprise all types of assets in the form of claims on domestic and foreign customers other than credit institutions. However loans and advances represented by debt securities or other fixed-income securities must be included under assets item 5 and not this item.\n(6)\nDebt securities [and other fixed-income securities]\n(Assets item 5.)\nThis item is to comprise transferable debt securities and any other transferable fixed-income securities issued by credit institutions, other undertakings or public bodies. Debt securities and other fixed-income securities issued by public bodies are, however, only to be included in this item if they may not be shown under assets item 2.\nWhere a company holds its own debt securities these must not be included under this item but must be deducted from liabilities item 3.(a) or (b), as appropriate.\nSecurities bearing interest rates that vary in accordance with specific factors, for example the interest rate on the inter-bank market or on the Euromarket, are also to be regarded as fixed- income securities to be included under this item.\n(7)\nIntangible fixed assets\n(Assets item 9.)\nThis item is to comprise—\n(a) development costs,\n(b) concessions, patents, licences, trade marks and similar rights and assets,\n(c) goodwill, and\n(d) payments on account.\nAmounts are, however, to be included in respect of (b) only if the assets were acquired for valuable consideration or the assets in question were created by the company itself.\nAmounts representing goodwill are only to be included to the extent that the goodwill was acquired for valuable consideration.\nThe amount of any goodwill included in this item must be disclosed in a note to the accounts.\n(8)\nTangible fixed assets\n(Assets item 10.)\nThis item is to comprise—\n(a) land and buildings,\n(b) plant and machinery,\n(c) fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment, and\n(d) payments on account and assets in the course of construction.\nThe amount included in this item with respect to land and buildings occupied by the company for its own activities must be disclosed in a note to the accounts.\n(9)\nCalled up capital not paid\n(Assets items 11 and 14.)\nThe two positions shown for this item are alternatives.\n(10)\nOwn shares\n(Assets item 12.)\nThe nominal value of the shares held must be shown separately under this item.\n(11)\nDeposits by banks\n(Liabilities item 1.)\nDeposits by banks are to comprise all amounts arising out of banking transactions owed to other domestic or foreign credit institutions by the company. However liabilities in the form of debt securities and any liabilities for which transferable certificates have been issued must be included under liabilities item 3 and not this item.\n(12)\nCustomer accounts\n(Liabilities item 2.)\nThis item is to comprise all amounts owed to creditors that are not credit institutions. However liabilities in the form of debt securities and any liabilities for which transferable certificates have been issued must be shown under liabilities item 3 and not this item.\n(13)\nDebt securities in issue\n(Liabilities item 3.)\nThis item is to include both debt securities and debts for which transferable certificates have been issued, including liabilities arising out of own acceptances and promissory notes. (Only acceptances which a company has issued for its own refinancing and in respect of which it is the first party liable are to be treated as own acceptances.)\n(14)\nSubordinated liabilities\n(Liabilities item 7.)\nThis item is to comprise all liabilities in respect of which there is a contractual obligation that, in the event of winding up or bankruptcy, they are to be repaid only after the claims of other creditors have been met.\nThis item must include all subordinated liabilities, whether or not a ranking has been agreed between the subordinated creditors concerned.\n(15)\nCalled up share capital\n(Liabilities item 8.)\nThe amount of allotted share capital and the amount of called up share capital which has been paid up must be shown separately.\n(16)\nContingent liabilities\n(Memorandum item 1.)\nThis item is to include all transactions whereby the company has underwritten the obligations of a third party.\nLiabilities arising out of the endorsement of rediscounted bills must be included in this item. Acceptances other than own acceptances must also be included.\n(17)\nContingent liabilities: Guarantees and assets pledged as collateral security\n(Memorandum item 1(2).)\nThis item is to include all guarantee obligations incurred and assets pledged as collateral security on behalf of third parties, particularly in respect of sureties and irrevocable letters of credit.\n(18)\nCommitments\n(Memorandum item 2.)\nThis item is to include every irrevocable commitment which could give rise to a credit risk.\n(19)\nCommitments: Commitments arising out of sale and option to resell transactions\n(Memorandum item 2(1).)\nThis item is to comprise commitments entered into by the company in the context of sale and option to resell transactions.\n(20)\nClaims on, and liabilities to, undertakings in which a participating interest is held or group undertakings\n(Assets items 2 to 5, liabilities items 1 to 3 and 7.)\nThe following information must be given either by way of subdivision of the relevant items or by way of notes to the accounts.\nThe amount of the following must be shown for each of assets items 2 to 5—\n(a) claims on group undertakings included therein, and\n(b) claims on undertakings in which the company has a participating interest included therein.\nThe amount of the following must be shown for each of liabilities items 1, 2, 3 and 7—\n(i) liabilities to group undertakings included therein, and\n(ii) liabilities to undertakings in which the company has a participating interest included therein.",
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      "text": "A number in brackets following any item is a reference to the note of that number in the notes following the formats."
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