Jumping the gun here, but the bulk of the information in the accounts will not be worth the paper it's written on
IF a takeover is in the offing, and are of limited use in any case.
There will be the usual fume about operating costs, VIBRAC and the new kid on the block JG Funding (even though no-one knows how much we are into them for).
There will be the "how do we owe so much?" board flagellation
In most cases it will be ignored that the accounts are for 31st May and as I see it the following changes (at the very least) to the borrowing figures have probably taken place:
- Obviously VIBRAC have been repaid - we don't know how much was borrowed from JG Funding and I am uncertain if the amount will be disclosed in the accounts.
- There was a discrepancy between specifically noted borrowings and the figures in the accounts for years (goes back to the Investco? loan), and whilst I fully expect it to still be there in these accounts, I believe that this was ultimately owed to Barclays, so the evidence of the cleared charges would suggest that this has either been repaid or has been restructured into the remaining charges to Barclays. (Floating charge and offset of balances would normally suggest an overdraft facility rather than a term loan)
Interesting bits of the accounts - Post balance sheet event note imho. Possibly Chairman's and strategic reports as well
Let the fume-fest begin.