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Report

Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022

The Gambling Commission's 2021 to 2022 Annual Report and Accounts.

  1. Contents
  2. Notes to the accounts
  3. 21. Financial instruments

21. Financial instruments

IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 (Financial Instruments: Disclosures) establishes principles for the presentation, recognition and measurement, and disclosure of financial instruments as liabilities or equity.

In accordance with IFRS 7 and IFRS 9, the carrying values of short term assets and liabilities (at amortised cost) are not considered different to fair value.

The Commission is not exposed to the degree of financial risk faced by business entities, because of the way that it is funded.

Financial instruments also play a more limited role in creating or changing risk than would be typical of financial entities, to which these standards mainly apply.

The Commission has obtained consent from its sponsoring department to place surplus funds on bank deposit. It would also require consent from its sponsoring department prior to acquiring financial instruments or borrowings.

Currency risk

The Commission is a domestic organisation with the great majority of transactions, and all assets and liabilities being in the UK and denominated in sterling. The Commission has no overseas operations. The Commission therefore is not exposed to currency rate fluctuations.

Interest rate risk

Other than finance leases, the Commission has no borrowings and therefore is not exposed to interest rate risk.

Credit risk

The Commission does not provide credit arrangements for the payment of licence fees by the industry. All fees must be paid on or before the date prescribed to prevent a breach of the licence and the licence being revoked. As the Commission relies on fees receivable from the gambling industry (payable immediately) and departmental grant-in-aid for specific projects the Commission has very low exposure to credit risk.

Liquidity risk

Other than finance leases, the Commission has no borrowings and relies on fees receivable from the gambling industry and departmental grant-in-aid for its cash requirements, the Commission is exposed to minimal liquidity risk.

The Commission adopted IFRS 16 Leases during the 2019-20 financial year.

Financial assets and financial liabilities

Financial assets

Financial assets
Financial assets Type of financial asset
£'000s
2021-22
£'000s
2020-21
£'000s
Cash and cash equivalents Amortised cost 27,325 17,556
Trade and other receivables Amortised cost 21,231 11,400
Deposits Amortised cost - -
Loans Amortised cost 2 13
Contract assets Amortised cost - -
Subtotal – amortised cost - 48,558 28,969
Equity investments – held through OCI inc. Investment Funds and Shares and Equity type Investments FVOCI - -
Investment in subsidiaries FVOCI - -
Subtotal – FVOCI - - -
Derivative financial instrument assets FVTPL - -
FI non Derivatives through PL FVTPL - -
Subtotal – FVTPL - - -
Total financial assets - 48,558 28,969

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities Type of financial asset
£'000s
2021-22
£'000s
2020-21
£'000s
Trade and other payables Amortised cost (24,323) (12,357)
Lease liability Amortised cost (3,329) (4,237)
Contract liabilities Amortised cost - -
Subtotal – amortised cost - (27,652) (16,594)
Derivative financial instrument liabilities FVTPL - -
Subtotal – FVTPL - - -
Total financial liabilities - (27,652) (16,594)
Total - 20,906 12,375

Definitions under IFRS 9:

Financial assets measured at amortised cost

Held in a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows only (for example, a simple debt instrument not classified at fair value).

Financial assets classified and measured at FVOCI (Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income)

Held in business model whose objective is achieved by collecting contracts and selling financial assets. This category is mandatory for some debt instruments (i.e. all except those measured at amortised cost (AC) or FVTPL) and irrevocably elected equity instruments (which can also be measured at FVOCI).

Financial assets measured at FVTPL (Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss)

For all other equity instruments, excluding those elected above, all derivatives and any instruments specifically designated to this category using the fair value option (available on initial recognition as an alternative to measuring at FVOCI to reduce an accounting mismatch).

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