12The amount of any item shall be determined on a prudent basis, and in particular—
(a)only profits realised at the balance sheet date shall be included in the profit and loss account; and
(b)all liabilities and losses which have arisen or are likely to arise in respect of the financial year to which the accounts relate or a previous financial year shall be taken into account, including those which only become apparent between the balance sheet date and the date on which it is signed on behalf of the board of directors in pursuance of [F1section 233] of this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 23, 213(2), Sch. 10 para. 20 (subject to the transitional and saving provisions in S.I. 1990/355, arts. 6–9, Sch. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 12 (b) applied with modifications by S.I. 1990/2570, regs. 3(3), 16(1)