The Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998

Acquisition accounting

10.—(1) The following information with respect to acquisitions taking place in the financial year shall be given in a note to the accounts—

(a) the name of the undertaking acquired or, where a group was acquired, the name of the parent undertaking of that group;

(b) whether the acquisition was accounted for by the acquisition method or by the merger method of accounting.

(2) In relation to an acquisition which significantly affects the figures shown in the annual accounts of a group accounts society the following further information shall be given—

(a) the composition and fair value of the consideration for the acquisition given by the society and its subsidiary undertaking;

(b) where the acquisition method of accounting has been adopted, the book values immediately prior to the acquisition, and the fair values at the date of acquisition, of each class of assets and liabilities of the undertaking or group acquired, in tabular form, including a statement of the amount of any goodwill or negative consolidation difference arising on the acquisition, together with an explanation of any significant adjustments made; and

(c) where the merger method of accounting has been adopted, an explanation shall be given of any significant adjustments made in relation to the amounts of the assets and liabilities of the undertaking or group acquired, together with a statement of any resulting adjustment to the consolidated reserves (including the restatement of opening consolidated reserves).

(3) In ascertaining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b) and (2)(c) the book values and fair values of assets and liabilities of a group or the amount of the assets and liabilities of a group, the set-offs and other adjustments required by this Schedule in the case of the annual accounts of a group accounts society shall be made.