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| Exports | This figure represents direct exports from the UK. |
| Employees' remuneration | 'Wages and salaries' figure - excluding social security, pension costs etc., where possible. |
| Director's remuneration | All payments made to directors including pension fund contributions, benefits in kind and ex-gratia payments to their families. |
| Audit fees | The auditor's charge for the statutory audit, which excludes accountancy charges and other non-audit related fees. |
| Non audit fees | This refers to amounts charged by the auditors for services other than the audit. |
| Depreciation | This indicates the amount written off tangible assets (including leased assets) during the period. |
| Average number of employees | Average number of employees employed during the period. |
| Fixed assets | This represents a number of items, including the following: property, plant, fixtures, fittings, office equipment and motor vehicles, all at written down value. This will include leased and capitalised assets, and for some industries assets held on a long term basis and constantly replaced for renting or hiring out. |
| Intermediate assets | This represents investments in subsidiary and associated companies, trade and other unquoted investments, long term amounts due from other group and associated companies and any other long term debtors. |
| Due from group non current | Part of intermediate assets, amounts due from other group companies, associated companies that are received over one year, and with no stated fixed repayment terms. |
| Due from group, current | Amounts due from other group companies or associated companies that appear to be receivable within one year. |
| Trade creditors | This figure includes short-term. i.e. within one year portion of trade creditors and trade bills payable. For smaller companies, where trade creditors have not been separated out, the figure will represent total current liabilities. |
| Bank Overdraft | This includes overdrawn bank account, negative cash items and bank indebtedness. |
| Bank loans, current portion | Instalment of bank loan due for repayment within 12 months. |
| Other short term finance | This includes any undefined "Loans" or "Loans" from non-banking sources. Typically hire purchase obligations, leases, factoring advances, stocking loans, debentures, mortgages, capital creditors, amounts due to group and directors within one year. |
| Due to group, current | Loans due to group companies due in one year. |
| Due to directors | Directors loans due in one year. |
| Other Current Liabilities | This includes all other sundry creditors, accrued expenses and pre-paid income, including dividends, corporation tax, social security or other sundry amounts payable within one year. |
| Short term loans | The sum of Bank Overdraft, Bank Loans (Current Portion) and Other Short Term Finance. |
| Long Term Loans | The sum of Long Term Bank Loans and Other Long Term Finance. |
| Long Term Bank Loans | Instalments of bank loans repayable in more than one year. |
| Other Long Term Finance | This includes long term portions of hire purchases and leasing obligations; amounts due to other group, associated or affiliated companies; portions of trade and sundry creditors payable in more than one year. |
| Due to Group, non-current | Loans due to group/related companies over more than 12 months. |
| Due to directors, non-current | Directors' loans due in more than 12 months. |
| Other Long Term Liabilities | This includes deferred tax, future tax, minority interests, pension fund liabilities, provisions for liabilities and pre-paid income. |
| Called Up Share Capital | The total value of shares issued. This represents the share capital currently invested in the company. |
| Sundry Reserves | This includes capital reserve, share premium. related companies' reserves, merger reserve, consolidation reserve, and capital based grants. |