Notes to the financial statements
for the period ended 30 June 2022
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Citygate, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JE.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
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Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements
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The company, and the group headed by it, qualify as small as set out in section 383 of the Companies Act 2006 and the parent and group are considered eligible for the exemption to prepare consolidated accounts.
The company is reliant upon the continuing support of its ultimate parent company, which agrees to cover all inter group borrowings. On this basis the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.
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Foreign currency translation
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Functional and presentation currency
The financial statements are expressed in Australian dollars as the company primarily generate income, incur expenditure and have the majority of their assets and liabilities denominated in Australian dollars. The exchange rate as at 30 June 2022 was ($1.75339 / £1).
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.
At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.
Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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