Companies Act 1985

50 (1) Particulars shall be given of any charge on the assets of the company to secure the liabilities of any other person, including, where practicable, the amount secured.

(2) The following information shall be given with respect to any other contingent liability not provided for—

(a) the amount or estimated amount of that liability;

(b) its legal nature; and

(c) whether any valuable security has been provided by the company in connection with that liability and if so, what.

(3) There shall be stated, where practicable—

(a) the aggregate amount or estimated amount of contracts for capital expenditure, so far as not provided for; F1 . . .

F1 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) Particulars shall be given of—

(a) any pension commitments included under any provision shown in the company’s balance sheet; and

(b) any such commitments for which no provision has been made;

and where any such commitment relates wholly or partly to pensions payable to past directors of the company separate particulars shall be given of that commitment so far as it relates to such pensions.

(5) Particulars shall also be given of any other financial commitments which—

(a) have not been provided for; and

(b) are relevant to assessing the company’s state of affairs.

(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 para. 50(3)(b) and word “and” immediately preceding repealed (2.2.1996) by S.I. 1996/189, reg. 14(1), Sch. 1 para. 9 (with reg. 16)

F2 Sch. 4 Pt. III para. 50(6) repealed (subject to the transitional and saving provisions as mentioned in S.I. 1990/355, art. 5) by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 212, 213(2), Sch. 24