Insolvency Practitioners Association - Period Ending 2022-12-31

Insolvency Practitioners Association - Period Ending 2022-12-31


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Registration number: 01151132

Insolvency Practitioners Association

(A company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Contents

Company Information

1

Notice of Annual General Meeting

2

Report of the Board

3 to 4

Statement of Board Members' Responsibilities

5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Statement of Comprehensive Income

11

Balance Sheet

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14 to 22

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Company Information

Directors

N A Bennett

L Brittain

J Colley

S Croston

P Davis

K J Hellard

L E Hinton

A Hyde

D Hyslop

C A James

S J Keen

Y L Lee

E Maclean

H Maddison

K Marland

M Moses

J R Newgas

S J Underwood

A Wade

Company secretary

P Smith

Registered office

114 St Martin's Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4BE

Auditors

Bourner Bullock
Chartered Accountants
114 St Martin's Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4BE

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the forty seventh Annual General Meeting of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (“the Association”) will be held at 46 New Broad Street, London, EC2M 1JH on 30 May 2023 for the following purposes:

1. To receive and adopt the Report of the Board and the Financial Statements of the Association for the year ended 31 December 2022.

2. To receive the result of the ballot for the election of members of the Board.

3. To re-appoint auditors.

4. To transact any other business, which may properly be transacted at an Annual General Meeting, including co-option of members to Board.









By order of the Board

A Wade


114 St Martin's Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4BE


A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and to speak and to vote instead of him. A proxy must be an individual member. Proxy forms are available from the Secretary on request and must be returned to the registered office (above) 48 hours before the meeting.
 

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Report of the Board for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

The Board members, who are also Directors for the purpose of company law, have pleasure in submitting its Report and the Financial Statements of the Association for the year ended 31 December 2022. This also represents the Directors' Report under the Companies Act 2006.

Further details can be found in the Annual Members Report which can be found at https://www.insolvency-practitioners.org.uk/.

Directors of the Company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

N A Bennett

L Brittain

J Colley

S Croston

P Davis

K J Hellard

L E Hinton

A Hyde

D Hyslop (appointed 28 April 2022)

C A James

S J Keen

Y L Lee

E Maclean (appointed 20 September 2022)

H Maddison

K Marland

M Moses

J R Newgas

S J Underwood

A Wade (appointed 28 April 2022)

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Report of the Board for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Reappointment of auditors

The auditors Bourner Bullock are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Board on 28 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................
A Wade
Director

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The Board members, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the report of the Board and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Board members to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law Board members have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Under company law the Board members must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Association and of the surplus or deficit of the Association for that period. In preparing these financial statements the Board is required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures there from being disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Association will continue in business.

The Board members are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Association’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Association and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Association and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

So far as each of the Board members is aware at the time this report is approved:

• there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware; and
• the Board members have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

In preparing this report, the board has taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

 

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Insolvency Practitioners Association

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Insolvency Practitioners Association (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2022, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of its loss for the year then ended;

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Insolvency Practitioners Association

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

the information given in the Report of the Board Report of the Board for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Report of the Board has Report of the Board has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Board. Report of the Board

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the directors’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Insolvency Practitioners Association

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Coucil Members' Responsibilities set out on page 5, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Discussions with and enquiries of management and those charged with governance were held with a view to identifying those laws and regulations that could be expected to have a material impact on the financial statements. During the engagement team briefing, the outcomes of these discussions and enquiries were shared with the team, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in the entity.

The following laws and regulations were identified as being of significance to the entity:
• Those laws and regulations considered to have a direct effect on the financial statements include UK financial reporting regulations, Company Law, Tax and Pensions legislation, and distributable profits legislation.
• Those laws and regulations for which non-compliance may be fundamental to the operating aspects of the business and therefore may have a material effect on the financial statements include Insolvency Service regulations and Insolvency Act 1986.

Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non- compliance with laws and regulations) comprised of: enquiries of management and those charged with governance as to whether the entity complies with such laws and regulations; enquiries with the same concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims; inspection of relevant legal correspondence; review of board minutes; testing the appropriateness of journal entries; and the performance of analytical review to identify unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud.

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Insolvency Practitioners Association

No instances of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).

A further description of our responsibilities is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

......................................
Russell Joseph (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Bourner Bullock, Statutory Auditor

Chartered Accountants
114 St Martin's Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4BE

28 March 2023

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Notes

2022
£

2021
£

Turnover

 

3,304,068

3,493,511

Administrative expenses

 

(3,191,325)

(3,188,800)

Other operating income

5

36,930

52,433

Operating surplus

 

149,673

357,144

Investment revaluations (loss)/gain

5

(176,422)

76,195

Other interest receivable and similar income

 

10,675

5,253

(Deficit)/surplus before tax

(16,074)

438,592

Taxation

 

(5,775)

(998)

(Deficit)/surplus for the financial year

 

(21,849)

437,594

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

2022
£

2021
£

(Deficit)/surplus for the year

(21,849)

437,594

Total comprehensive income for the year

(21,849)

437,594

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

(Registration number: 01151132)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022

Note

2022
£

2021
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

6

19,567

17,875

Tangible assets

7

6,503

8,774

Other financial assets

8

1,223,448

1,375,998

 

1,249,518

1,402,647

Current assets

 

Debtors

9

82,633

173,403

Cash at bank and in hand

 

4,142,461

3,741,576

 

4,225,094

3,914,979

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

10

(3,288,418)

(3,103,483)

Net current assets

 

936,676

811,496

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,186,194

2,214,143

Provisions for liabilities

(78,858)

(84,958)

Net assets

 

2,107,336

2,129,185

Capital and reserves

 

Profit and loss account

2,107,336

2,129,185

Total equity

 

2,107,336

2,129,185

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 28 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................

A Wade
Director

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2022

2,129,185

2,129,185

Deficit for the year

(21,849)

(21,849)

Total comprehensive income

(21,849)

(21,849)

At 31 December 2022

2,107,336

2,107,336

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2021

1,691,591

1,691,591

Surplus for the year

437,594

437,594

Total comprehensive income

437,594

437,594

At 31 December 2021

2,129,185

2,129,185

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

1

General information

The Company is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the Company in the event of liquidation.

The address of its registered office is:
114 St Martin's Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4BE

Principal activity

The Association is a Recognised Professional Body (RPB) under the Insolvency Act 1986 and empowered to grant and renew insolvency authorisations (licences). The principal objects of the Association are: to encourage the recruitment of a body of persons skilled in insolvency administration; to maintain and improve standards of performance and conduct of Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) and their staff; and to regulate and monitor its licensed IPs' practices and where appropriate to discipline those members who bring discredit upon themselves, the Association or the profession by way of misconduct.

The principal place of business is:
46 New Broad Street
London
EC2M 1JH

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Boardl Members make every effort to ensure reserves held are at an appropriate level.

Turnover recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The Company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the Company's activities.

Subscriptions
Annual memberships, which are due on 1 January, are included in income in the year to which the subscription relates. Any amounts received in advance are credited to prepaid subscriptions and fees.

Disciplinary and Investigation Costs Recoveries
Costs recovered from members subject to investigation or disciplinary action, are accounted for in the year in which they are due.

Tax

The Association is only liable to tax on its investment income and any profits earned from non-members.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as shown below. A full year's worth of depreciation is charged in the year in which the asset is purchased.

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Computer equipment

3 years straight line

Furniture and fittings

3 years straight line

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are recognised from the development phase of a project if, and only if, certain specific criteria are met in order to demonstrate that the asset will generate probable future economic benefits and can be reliably measured.

Amortisation

Intangible assets are amortised on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives at the rates shown below. A full year's worth of amortisation is charged in the year in which the asset is purchased.

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Computer software

3 years straight line

Website development and E-Learning development

3 years straight line

Investments

Fixed asset investments are revalued at market value at the balance sheet date on an individual basis. Gains and losses on revaluation are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account.

Financial instruments

The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Balance Sheet when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Debtors

Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

Trade debtors are amounts due from members for services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Subscription debtors become due from 1 January when the subscription period commences.

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Cash held in investment portfolios which is not for the company’s operational management is included within fixed asset investments.

Creditors

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors, loans from related parties, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Such instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the Company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Provisions

Provisions represent a liability of uncertain timing or amount. Provisions are recognised when the Company has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the Balance Sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the Profit and Loss Account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the Company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Significant judgements and estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates.

Depreciation:
The annual depreciation charge for any fixed assets is sensitive to changes in the useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. The carrying amount of tangible fixed assets at the year end is £6,503 (2021: £8,774).

Amortisation:
The company amortises its intangible assets over their estimated useful economic life. The useful lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. The carrying amount of intangible fixed assets at the year end is £19,567 (2021: £17,875).

4

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company during the year was 35 (2021 - 32).

5

Investment income and revaluations

2022
£

2021
£

Dividend income

36,930

52,433

(Loss)/gain on investments

(176,422)

76,195

(139,492)

128,628


 

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

6

Intangible assets

Website and E-Learning development
£

Computer software
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2022

26,466

37,875

64,341

Additions acquired separately

-

22,350

22,350

Disposals

(26,466)

-

(26,466)

At 31 December 2022

-

60,225

60,225

Amortisation

At 1 January 2022

26,466

20,658

47,124

Amortisation charge

-

20,000

20,000

Amortisation eliminated on disposals

(26,466)

-

(26,466)

At 31 December 2022

-

40,658

40,658

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2022

-

19,567

19,567

At 31 December 2021

-

17,875

17,875

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

7

Tangible assets

Computer equipment
£

Fixtures and Fittings
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2022

24,656

698

25,354

Additions

3,098

1,014

4,112

Disposals

(4,553)

-

(4,553)

At 31 December 2022

23,201

1,712

24,913

Depreciation

At 1 January 2022

15,886

698

16,584

Charge for the year

6,042

-

6,042

Eliminated on disposal

(4,553)

337

(4,216)

At 31 December 2022

17,375

1,035

18,410

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2022

5,826

677

6,503

At 31 December 2021

8,774

-

8,774

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

8

Listed investments

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss
£

Total
£

Non-current financial assets

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2022

1,321,008

1,321,008

Additions

172,113

172,113

Disposals

(183,526)

(183,526)

Fair value adjustments

(176,422)

(176,422)

At 31 December 2022

1,133,173

1,133,173

Cash

90,275

90,275

At 31 December 2022

1,223,448

1,223,448

2022

2021

Cost

Market value

Cost

Market value

£

£

£

£

UK listed

470,889

488,667

513,746

626,553

Europe

39,306

49,763

39,306

57,642

Rest of world

588,036

594,743

552,780

636,813

1,098,231

1,133,173

1,105,832

1,321,008

There has continued to be considerable volatility in markets throughout 2022, and also into 2023. In response to the ongoing Russia/Ukraine conflict, and broader world events and taking advice from the IPA’s investment managers, the board has continued to regularly review and adjust its investment strategy throughout the year

 

Insolvency Practitioners Association

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

9

Debtors

Current

2022
£

2021
£

Trade debtors

37,759

122,398

Prepayments

25,422

18,601

Other debtors

19,452

32,404

 

82,633

173,403

10

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2022
£

2021
£

Due within one year

Trade creditors

29,957

57,725

Taxation and social security

70,049

63,015

Other creditors

3,188,412

2,982,743

3,288,418

3,103,483

Other creditors include deferred income of £2,232,803 (2021: £2,018,139) relating to prepaid subscriptions and other fees.

11

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2022
 £

2021
 £

Not later than one year

7,871

99,455

Later than one year and not later than five years

-

5,005

7,871

104,460