The Balance Sheet
by BizHelp2419/10/2005
A working balance sheet example can be seen below:
| 2002 | 2001 | ||||
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N |
£ | £ | £ |
£ |
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01.Fixed Assets 02.Tangible Assets 03.Intangible Assets 04.Current Assets
05.Stock 06.Debtors 07.Cash Bank/In Hand 08.Total
09.Current Liabilities 10.Creditors/Suppliers 11.Loans/Bank 12.Total
13.Net Current Assets[8-12]
14.Total Assets [2+3+13]
15.Creditors 16.Amounts due after 1 year 17.Total Net Assets [13-16]
18.Capital & Reserves 19.Profit & Loss Account 20.Share Capital 21.Share Holders [19+20] |
1 2 |
150,000 320,000 90,000 560,000
410,000 60,000 470,000
|
200,000 50,000
90,000
340,000
025,000 315,000
305,000 10,000 315,000 |
110,000 160,000 60,000 330,000
315,000 45,000 355,000
|
170,000 25,000
(25,000)
170,000
012,000 158,000
148,000 10,000 158,000 |
The fundamental, and permanent situation is that ‘Net Assets’ (No.17 that represent how you are using the funding), must equal ‘Share Holders Total’ (No. 21 representing where the funding comes from).
‘N’ NOTES : A ‘Note’ to the Balance Sheet (or Profit and Loss) gives a breakdown of the amount stated in a particular line. The Notes to the Accounts are part of the published accounts of a company: i.e.
| Note | £ |
£ |
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| 02.Tangible Assets | 1 | 200,000 |
170,000 |
| 03.Intangible Assets | 2 | 50,000 |
25,000 |
| Would read in the Notes to the Accounts: | |||
| 1 Tangible Assets | Freehold land and buildings | £150,000 | |
| Plant and Machinery | £ 30,000 | ||
| Motor Vehicles | £ 20,000 | ||
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————– £200,000 |
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2 Intangible Assets |
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| Patents & Trademarks | £ 40,000 | ||
| Internet Domain Name | £ 10,000 | ||
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————- £ 50,000 |
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Guidance Notes
01. FIXED ASSETS:
02. Tangible = land, buildings, plant, machinery, fixtures & fittings
03. Intangible = goodwill, development costs, licences, patents, trade marks, web site domain names
04. CURRENT ASSETS: (05, 06, 07, 08)
Stock, work in progress, raw materials, debtors, cash at bank & in hand, pre payments, short term investments.
09. CURRENT LIABILITIES: (10, 11, 12)
Trade creditors, short term bank loan & leases & other finance commitments (under 1 year), overdraft, advance/corporation tax, PAYE & NI, VAT.
13. NET CURRENT ASSETS: Otherwise known as ‘working capital’, this figure represents your ability to meet current cash needs, and is not an indication of your profitability (see profit & loss account). Cash flow management concentrates on this figure more than any other. If you have a negative figure you are technically insolvent. If you calculate that your company cannot get this figure into a positive position, and you have no other way of raising cash (i.e. by selling an asset), you should seek the services of an insolvency practitioner: through your accountant.
14. TOTAL ASSETS: This figure represents all assets, both fixed and current.
15. CREDITORS: (16) Amounts due after one year. This can represent a bank loan, a finance agreement or a lease. The figure in this section does not show the amount due in the next 12 months under a loan, lease etc (the next 12 months is shown in 9. Current Liabilities).
17. TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES if insolvent): This figure represents all assets, less all liabilities.
18. CAPITAL & RESERVE: If No.17 is a positive figure, then that figure is the amount of wealth that is owned by the owners of the company: the share holders. The share holders can either take a divided (i.e. for each share held, an equal amount of money per share is paid, or the full amount can be kept in the company as retained profit, and thereby help finance further growth: or a mix of the two.
19. Profit & Loss Account (P&L). The cost to manufacture and deliver your goods, or to supply your service, will be listed within the P&L account (you will notice that all the areas in the BS have nothing to do with the day to day running of a business as these are only shown in the PL account). If, after supplying your service or goods, you make a profit
the P & L will show a positive figure that will then be entered in No.19.
20. Share Capital. This is the amount of finance that the share holders have put into the business – like a loan to the company.
21. SHARE HOLDERS TOTAL: this figure will always be equal to 17. Net Assets. The worth in the company belongs to someone, not a penny more, nor less.
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