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SCHEDULE 1[SCHEDULE 8 TO THE COMPANIES ACT 1985]FORM AND CONTENT OF ACCOUNTS PREPARED BY SMALL COMPANIES

PART IGENERAL RULES AND FORMATS

Section BThe Required Formats for Accounts

Preliminary

6.  References in this Part of this Schedule to the items listed in any of the formats set out below are to those items read together with any of the notes following the formats which apply to any of those items, and the requirement imposed by paragraph 1 to show the items listed in any such format in the order adopted in the format is subject to any provision in those notes for alternative positions for any particular items.

7.  A number in brackets following any item in any of the formats set out below is a reference to the note of that number in the notes following the formats.

8.  In the notes following the formats—

(a)the heading of each note gives the required heading or sub-heading for the item to which it applies and a reference to any letters and numbers assigned to that item in the formats set out below (taking a reference in the case of Format 2 of the balance sheet formats to the item listed under “Assets” or under “Liabilities” as the case may require); and

(b)references to a numbered format are to the balance sheet format or (as the case may require) to the profit and loss account format of that number set out below.

Balance Sheet FormatsFormat 1

A.  Called up share capital not paid (1)

B.  Fixed assets

I Intangible assets

1.Goodwill (2)

2.Other intangible assets (3)

II Tangible assets

1.Land and buildings

2.Plant and machinery etc.

III Investments

1.Shares in group undertakings and participating interests

2.Loans to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

3.Other investments other than loans

4.Other investments (4)

C.  Current assets

I Stocks

1.Stocks

2.Payments on account

II Debtors (5)

1.Trade debtors

2.Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

3.Other debtors

III Investments

1.Shares in group undertakings

2.Other investments

IV Cash at bank and in hand

D.  Prepayments and accrued income (6)

E.  Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

1.Bank loans and overdrafts

2.Trade creditors

3.Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

4.Other creditors (7)

F.  Net current assets (liabilities) (8)

G.  Total assets less current liabilities

H.  Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

1.Bank loans and overdrafts

2.Trade creditors

3.Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

4.Other creditors (7)

I.  Provisions for liabilities and charges

J.  Accruals and deferred income (7)

K.  Capital and reserves

I Called up share capital (9)

II Share premium account

III Revaluation reserve

IV Other reserves

V Profit and loss account

Balance Sheet FormatsFormat 2
ASSETS

A.  Called up share capital not paid (1)

B.  Fixed assets

I Intangible assets

1.Goodwill (2)

2.Other intangible assets (3)

II Tangible assets

1.Land and buildings

2.Plant and machinery etc.

III Investments

1.Shares in group undertakings and participating interests

2.Loans to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

3.Other investments other than loans

4.Other investments (4)

C.  Current assets

I Stocks

1.Stocks

2.Payments on account

II Debtors (5)

1.Trade debtors

2.Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

3.Other debtors

III Investments

1.Shares in group undertakings

2.Other investments

IV Cash at bank and in hand

D.  Prepayments and accrued income (6)

LIABILITIES

A.  Capital and reserves

I Called up share capital (9)

IIShare premium account

III Revaluation reserve

IV Other reserves

V Profit and loss account

B.  Provisions for liabilities and charges

C.  Creditors (10)

1.Bank loans and overdrafts

2.Trade creditors

3.Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

4.Other creditors (7)

D.  Accruals and deferred income (7)

Notes on the balance sheet formats
Called up share capital not paid

(1) (Formats 1 and 2, items A and C.II.3.)

Goodwill

(2) (Formats 1 and 2, item B.I.1.)

Other intangible assets

(3) (Formats 1 and 2, item B.I.2.)

Others: Other investments

(4) (Formats 1 and 2, items B.III.4 and C.III.2.)

Debtors

(5) (Formats 1 and 2, items C.II.1 to 3.)

Prepayments and accrued income

(6) (Formats 1 and 2, item D.)

Other creditors

(7) (Format 1, items E.4, H.4 and J and Format 2, items C.4 and D.)

Net current assets (liabilities)

(8) (Format 1, item F.)

Called up share capital

(9) (Format 1, item K.I and Format 2, item A.I.)

Creditors

(10) (Format 2, items C.1 to 4.)

Profit and loss account formatsFormat 1 (see note (14) below)

1.  Turnover

2.  Cost of sales (11)

3.  Gross profit or loss

4.  Distribution costs (11)

5.  Administrative expenses (11)

6.  Other operating income

7.  Income from shares in group undertakings

8.  Income from participating interests

9.  Income from other fixed asset investments (12)

10.  Other interest receivable and similar income (12)

11.  Amounts written off investments

12.  Interest payable and similar charges (13)

13.  Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities

14.  Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

15.  Extraordinary income

16.  Extraordinary charges

17.  Extraordinary profit or loss

18.  Tax on extraordinary profit or loss

19.  Other taxes not shown under the above items

20.  Profit or loss for the financial year

Profit and loss account formatsFormat 2

1.  Turnover

2.  Change in stocks of finished goods and in work in progress

3.  Own work capitalised

4.  Other operating income

5.—(a) Raw materials and consumables

(b)Other external charges

6.  Staff costs:

(a)wages and salaries

(b)social security costs

(c)other pension costs

7.—(a) Depreciation and other amounts written off tangible and intangible fixed assets

(b)Exceptional amounts written off current assets

8.  Other operating charges

9.  Income from shares in group undertakings

10.  Income from participating interests

11.  Income from other fixed asset investments (12)

12.  Other interest receivable and similar income (12)

13.  Amounts written off investments

14.  Interest payable and similar charges (13)

15.  Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities

16.  Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

17.  Extraordinary income

18.  Extraordinary charges

19.  Extraordinary profit or loss

20.  Tax on extraordinary profit or loss

21.  Other taxes not shown under the above items

22.  Profit or loss for the financial year

Profit and loss account formatsFormat 3 (see note (14) below)
A. Charges

1.  Cost of sales (11)

2.  Distribution costs (11)

3.  Administrative expenses (11)

4.Amounts written off investments

5.  Interest payable and similar charges (13)

6.  Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities

7.Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

8.  Extraordinary charges

9.  Tax on extraordinary profit or loss

10.  Other taxes not shown under the above items

11.  Profit or loss for the financial year

B. Income

1.  Turnover

2.  Other operating income

3.  Income from shares in group undertakings

4.  Income from participating interests

5.  Income from other fixed asset investments (12)

6.  Other interest receivable and similar income (12)

7.  Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

8.  Extraordinary income

9.  Profit or loss for the financial year

Profit and loss account formatsFormat 4
A. Charges

1.  Reduction in stocks of finished goods and in work in progress

2.—(a) Raw materials and consumables

(b)Other external charges

3.  Staff costs:

(a)wages and salaries

(b)social security costs

(c)other pension costs

4.—(a) Depreciation and other amounts written off tangible and intangible fixed assets

(b)Exceptional amounts written off current assets

5.  Other operating charges

6.  Amounts written off investments

7.  Interest payable and similar charges (13)

8.  Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities

9.  Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

10.  Extraordinary charges

11.  Tax on extraordinary profit or loss

12.  Other taxes not shown under the above items

13.  Profit or loss for the financial year

B. Income

1.  Turnover

2.  Increase in stocks of finished goods and in work in progress

3.  Own work capitalised

4.  Other operating income

5.  Income from shares in group undertakings

6.  Income from participating interests

7.  Income from other fixed asset investments (12)

8.  Other interest receivable and similar income (12)

9.  Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

10.  Extraordinary income

11.  Profit or loss for the financial year

Notes on the profit and loss account formats
Cost of sales: distribution costs: administrative expenses

(11) (Format 1, items 2, 4 and 5 and Format 3, items A.1, 2 and 3.)

Income from other fixed asset investments: other interest receivable and similar income

(12) (Format 1, items 9 and 10: Format 2, items 11 and 12: Format 3, items B.5 and 6: Format 4, items B.7 and 8.)

Interest payable and similar charges

(13) (Format 1, item 12: Format 2, item 14: Format 3, item A.5: Format 4, item A.7.)

Formats 1 and 3

(14) The amount of any provisions for depreciation and diminution in value of tangible and intangible fixed assets falling to be shown under items 7(a) and A.4(a) respectively in Formats 2 and 4 shall be disclosed in a note to the accounts in any case where the profit and loss account is prepared by reference to Format 1 or Format 3.