Unusual Balance sheet
JodieR
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I'm preparing a set of accounts and the previous year was prepared by another accountant. There is nothing unusual about the P&L and the balance sheet top section only includes bank account balances (which are correct). However, the bottom of the balance sheet looks like this:
Capital introduced B/Fwd 58000
Surplus in period 20000
subtotal 78000
Capital & Reserves 6000
Ending Balance 72000
The £20k surplus is the amount showing on the P&L, but I just want to know what the £6k could be? The comparative figures for the year before that show the Capital & Reserves amount as a negative amount of £2500.
Any ideas? I don't think it can be a revaluation reserve as they don't own any property.
Thanks
Jodie
Capital introduced B/Fwd 58000
Surplus in period 20000
subtotal 78000
Capital & Reserves 6000
Ending Balance 72000
The £20k surplus is the amount showing on the P&L, but I just want to know what the £6k could be? The comparative figures for the year before that show the Capital & Reserves amount as a negative amount of £2500.
Any ideas? I don't think it can be a revaluation reserve as they don't own any property.
Thanks
Jodie
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Could they be dividends taken?0
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Thanks for the reply but no - its a non profit company limited by guarantee, so no shares issued and therefore no dividends.
Still stumped!0 -
If the surplus in period matches profit from current financial year, them maybe £6k simply be accumulated profits since the beginning (not including current year)
eg 13/14 profit = £20k
b/f profit to date =£6k
Total £26k
So the next year the capital & reserves figure will be
14/15 profit (surplus in period) = £x
b/f profit to date (capital & reserves) = £26k
Total £26k + X?
I suppose the best check is to see what they had as 'surplus in period' in the prior year...... If it was £8.5k then the theory above works, as added to the (£2.5k) equals the £6k.
Quite why it's shown like that I have no idea, just a suggestion!0
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