FOS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2019
FOS Limited is a private company limited by shares and registered in England & Wales. The address of its registered office is 3 Poultney Close, Shenley, Radlett, England, WD7 9JH.
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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Foreign currency translation
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Functional and presentation currency
The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP and is rounded to the nearest pound.
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.
Revenue comprises the company’s share of profit distributions received from investments in theatrical productions and are recognised in the period the distribution is confirmed by the producer of the theatrical production.
Tax is recognised in the statement of income and retained earnings, except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
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Investments in productions
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Investments in productions are initially recognised at cost and are subsequently recognised at the recoupable amount at the reporting date being the amount invested less amounts recovered, plus anticipated profits and after making provision for losses where recovery of outstanding investments in full is not anticipated. Net surplus' on investments in productions are recognised as income within the Statement of income and retained earnings. Net shortfalls on investments in productions are recognised as expenditure within the Statement of income and retained earnings.
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