Accounts

As a business owner, you will need a set of accounts prepared regularly to show how you are performing financially

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You may have heard the terms statutory accounts and management accounts and wondered what the difference is between these two sets of reports – after all, both are produced by accountants so it’s understandable that the terminology can sometimes be confusing.

Statutory accounts

are rather like an MOT on a car. They are a legal requirement for certain types of business, including limited companies.

It provides a breakdown of a company’s financial transactions over the past 12 months.

Typically this includes a profit and loss report, showing turnover and profits and a balance sheet which details the total value of all assets you hold, any capital gains made and any business debt such as loans.

A statutory report can be used internally to help with business decision making but its main purpose, as its name suggests, is to provide statutory information to HM Revenue & Customs and your shareholders.

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Management accounts

on the other hand are far more flexible and are created, with you the business owner in mind to help guide internal decision-making.

Because they do not need to be completed at a set time, they can be very useful if you are considering a significant change in direction.

If you are planning to diversify, expand your business into new areas or perhaps make cutbacks, a set of management accounts will act as a roadmap.

If you are seeking additional investment or a business loan, banks and investors will often look at your application more favourably if you have a set of recent management accounts which sets out your company’s current financial health.

Most business owners will use both their annual statutory accounts and interim management accounts – which can be prepared as often as the business requires, to guide their decision making.

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