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37(1)Where the amount repayable on any debt owed by a company is greater than the value of the consideration received in the transaction giving rise to the debt, the amount of the difference may be treated as an asset.
(2)Where any such amount is so treated—
(a)it shall be written off by reasonable amounts each year and must be completely written off before repayment of the debt; and
(b)if the current amount is not shown as a separate item in the company’s balance sheet it must be disclosed in a note to the accounts.
38(1)Subject to the following sub-paragraph, assets which fall to be included under Assets item F.I.(tangible assets) in the balance sheet format may be included at a fixed quantity and value.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) applies to assets of a kind which are constantly being replaced, where—
(a)their overall value is not material to assessing the company’s state of affairs; and
(b)their quantity, value and composition are not subject to material variation.
39(1)The cost of an asset that has been acquired by the company shall be determined by adding to the actual price paid any expenses incidental to its acquisition.
(2)The cost of an asset constructed by the company shall be determined by adding to the purchase price of the raw materials and consumables used the amount of the costs incurred by the company which are directly attributable to the construction of that asset.
(3)In addition, there may be included in the cost of an asset constructed by the company —
(a)a reasonable proportion of the costs incurred by the company which are only indirectly attributable to the construction of that asset, but only to the extent that they relate to the period of construction; and
(b)interest on capital borrowed to finance the construction of that asset, to the extent that it accrues in respect of the period of construction;
provided, however, in a case within sub-paragraph (b) above, that the inclusion of the interest in determining the cost of that asset and the amount of the interest so included is disclosed in a note to the accounts.
40(1)Subject to the qualification mentioned below, the cost of any assets which are fungible assets may be determined by the application of any of the methods mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below in relation to any such assets of the same class. The method chosen must be one which appears to the directors to be appropriate in the circumstances of the company.
(2)Those methods are—
(a)the method known as “first in, first out” (FIFO);
(b)the method known as “last in, first out” (LIFO);
(c)a weighted average price; and
(d)any other method similar to any of the methods mentioned above.
(3)Where in the case of any company—
(a)the cost of assets falling to be included under any item shown in the company’s balance sheet has been determined by the application of any method permitted by this paragraph; and
(b)the amount shown in respect of that item differs materially from the relevant alternative amount given below in this paragraph;
the amount of that difference shall be disclosed in a note to the accounts.
(4)Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b) above, the relevant alternative amount, in relation to any item shown in a company’s balance sheet, is the amount which would have been shown in respect of that item if assets of any class included under that item at an amount determined by any method permitted by this paragraph had instead been included at their replacement cost as at the balance sheet date.
(5)The relevant alternative amount may be determined by reference to the most recent actual purchase price before the balance sheet date of assets of any class included under the item in question instead of by reference to their replacement cost as at that date, but only if the former appears to the directors of the company to constitute the more appropriate standard of comparison in the case of assets of that class.
41Where there is no record of the purchase price of any asset acquired by a company or of any price, expenses or costs relevant for determining its cost in accordance with paragraph 39 above, or any such record cannot be obtained without unreasonable expense or delay, its cost shall be taken for the purposes of paragraphs 31 to 36 above to be the value ascribed to it in the earliest available record of its value made on or after its acquisition by the company.
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