Statement of Financial Position (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Accounting)

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Donna Simpson

Written by: Donna Simpson

Reviewed by: Dan Finlay

Statement of Financial Position for Clubs & Societies

What is the layout of the statement of financial position of a club or society?

  • The statement of financial position for clubs and societies is prepared in a similar way to other types of businesses

  • The statement is split into assets and liabilities

  • The main difference is the capital/equity section is replaced with an accumulated fund section

Layout of a statement of financial position for a club or society
Layout of a statement of financial position for a club or society

What is an accumulated fund?

  • The capital of a club or society is referred to as the accumulated fund

    • This is made up of

      • any capital which is invested into the organisation

      • the accumulation of surpluses of income over expenditure over time

  • At the end of each year

    • A surplus is added to the accumulated fund

    • A deficit is subtracted from the accumulated fund

How do I calculate the accumulated fund?

  • If the accumulated fund is not given in the question, you will need to calculate it by using the accounting equation

    • Assets = Capital + Liabilities

  • Accumulated fund is the capital so the equation becomes:

    • Assets = Accumulated fund + Liabilities

  • Use the two known elements of assets and liabilities to find the accumulated fund

    • Accumulated fund = Assets - Liabilities

How do I use the accumulated fund to calculate surplus or deficit?

  • To calculate the surplus or deficit for the year:

    • Calculate the accumulated fund at the start of the year

    • Calculate the accumulated fund at the end of the year

    • Calculate the change in the accumulated fund

      • If it has increased then this is the surplus

      • If it has decreased then this is the deficit

Worked Example

The Chill, Chat and Knit Club offers knitting lessons to club members, as well as selling knitting supplies.  It had the following assets and liabilities at 1 January 2023:

$

Club furniture and fittings

1 200

Inventory of knitting supplies

300

Amount owed to suppliers

120

Bank balance

820

At 31 December 2023 the assets and liabilities had the following balances:

$

Club furniture and fittings

1 080

Inventory of knitting supplies

180

Amount owed to suppliers

80

Bank balance

1 150

Calculate the surplus or deficit for The Chill, Chat and Knit Club for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Answer

Calculate the accumulated fund at the start of the year.

$

$

Assets

Club furniture and fittings

1 200

Inventory of knitting supplies

300

Bank balance

820

2 320

Less: Liabilities

Amount owed to suppliers

120

Accumulated fund

2 200

Calculate the accumulated fund at the end of the year.

$

$

Assets

Club furniture and fittings

1 080

Inventory of knitting supplies

180

Bank balance

1 150

2 410

Less: Liabilities

Amount owed to suppliers

80

Accumulated fund

2 330

The accumulated fund has increased so there has been a surplus. Find the difference between the start and the end of the year.

$2 330 - $2 200 = $130

The surplus for the year was $130

Worked Example

The Locust Football Club is an amateur football club with members of all ages.

The following information was provided at 1 April 2023.

$

Equipment at cost

16 500

Provision for depreciation of equipment

3 300

Trade payables

2 100

Subscriptions prepaid

500

Accumulated fund

?

The following information was provided at 31 March 2024.

$

Trade payables

1 250

Subscriptions prepaid

1 130

Subscriptions owing

800

Bank balance

4 780

Additional notes:

  • The income and expenditure account for the year ended  31 March 2024 had a surplus of $3 160

  • No equipment was sold or purchased during the year

  • Depreciation is charged on equipment using the reducing balance method at 20% per annum

Prepare the statement of financial position of Locust Football Club at 31 March 2024.

Answer

  • Calculate the accumulated fund at the start of the year

    • Calculate the total assets

      • Net book value of equipment ($16 500 - $3 300) = $13 200

    • Calculate the total liabilities

      • Trade payables = $2 100

      • Subscriptions prepaid = $500

      • Total liabilities = £2 100 + $500 = $2 600

    • Calculate the difference

      • $13 200 - $2 600 = $10 600

  • Calculate the total depreciation to date

    • Find the year's depreciation using the net book value of the equipment

      • 20% × $13 200 = $2 640

    • Find the total depreciation to date

      • $3 300 + $2 640 = $5 940

    • Find the current net book value of the equipment

      • $16 500 - $5 940 = $10 560

  • Identify whether the subscriptions owing and prepaid are assets or liabilities

    • Subscriptions prepaid are current liabilities

    • Subscriptions owing are current assets

Prepare the statement using the required format.

The Locust Football Club

Statement of Financial Position at 31 March 2024

$

$

$

Non-current Assets

Cost

Provision for Depreciation

Net Book Value

Equipment

16 500

5 940

10 560

Current assets

Other receivables

800

Bank balance

4 780

5 580

Total assets

16 140

Accumulated Fund

Opening balance

10 600

Add: Surplus for the year

3 160

13 760

Current Liabilities

Trade payables

1 250

Subscription prepaid

1 130

2 380

Total liabilities

16 140

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Donna Simpson

Author: Donna Simpson

Expertise: Accounting Content Creator

Donna is a classroom practitioner with over 25 years experience in teaching accounting and business studies at GCSE A-Levels and undergraduate levels, both in the UK and abroad. She currently works for a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) as a teacher, instructional coach and mentor to other teachers. Donna is also an AQA A Level Accounting examiner as well as the content creator of resources used by all accounting teachers across the Trust. She enjoys designing and creating resources that provides students with deeper understanding of the subject content. Donna has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with major in Accounting and Finance (BSc Hons) and ACCA certified to Level 2.

Dan Finlay

Author: Dan Finlay

Expertise: Maths Lead

Dan graduated from the University of Oxford with a First class degree in mathematics. As well as teaching maths for over 8 years, Dan has marked a range of exams for Edexcel, tutored students and taught A Level Accounting. Dan has a keen interest in statistics and probability and their real-life applications.