Financial Statements and Accounting Policies




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1.3.5 Cash comprises cash at bank, call deposits and short-term deposits but does not include cash held by fund managers.
1.3.6 Donations are included in the Statement of Financial Performance when approved by the trustees.
1.3.7 Fixed assets
Fixed assets are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation.
1.3.8 Depreciation is provided on a straight line basis that on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to allocate the assets’ cost less estimated residual value, over their estimated useful lives.
The depreciation periods are:
Computer equipment ... three years
Fixtures and Fittings ... nine years
Furniture ... ten years
Office equipment ... five years
1.3.9 Income tax is not provided as the trust has charitable status for tax purposes.
1.3.10 G.S.T. inclusive accounting has been adopted, as the trust is not registered for G.S.T.
1.4 Changes in accounting policies
There have been no changes in accounting policies. All policies have been consistently applied.

2. Income from investments

2000 1999
$ $
Realised investment income 4,958,548 6,691,014
Changes in investment values – gain (loss) 8,843,721 4,548,486
Foreign exchange movements – gain (loss) 5,647,989 2,559,579
19,450,258 13,799,079
Less fund managers’ expenses 296,349 313,777
19,153,909 13,485,302

3. Investments

Type Manager Appointed 2000 1999
$ $
NZ shares
Active Coronet Asset Management Jan 97 11,080,915
Passive TeNZ Dec 97 12,640,280
Passive BNZ Inv. Management July 99 20,174,282
International shares
Passive State Street Global Advisors May 97 74,093,427 58,338,294
NZ bonds
Active Citibank Global Asset Management Mar 97 46,562,307
Active ANZ Asset Management Sept 99 27,702,438
Passive Self 2,995,751 3,579,443
International bonds
Active ANZ Asset Management Sept 99 17,438,279
142,404,177 132,201,239

4. Fixed assets

2000 1999
Fixtures, fittings and equipment at cost 117,157 98,964
Less accumulated depreciation 76,207 61,445
40,950 37,519

5. Cash and bank deposits

2000 1999
Current accounts 7,760 4,663
Call accounts 1,197,658 1,005,925
Petty cash 63 22
Short term deposits 8,025,000 6,830,890
9,230,481 7,841,500

6. Donations payable
Included in donations payable are $2,340,800 (1999 – $1,339,125) of donations, which are subject to the applicants fulfilling certain conditions.

7. Reconciliation of net surplus with operating cash flows

2000 1999
$ $
Net surplus for the period 10,554,448 7,688,984
Adjust for non-cash items
Unrealised income on investments (14,491,710) (7,108,065)
Depreciation 14,762 19,870


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 86


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 86





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💰 Eastern and Central Community Trust Financial Performance (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
Financial statements, Income, Expenditure, Community payments, Equity, Accounting policies, Investments, Fixed assets, Cash deposits, Donations