Annual Report 2019-2020

THE AMERICAN CLUB ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30 June 2020

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d) Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets except for construction-in-progress, over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method, on the following basis:

Buildings, improvements and additions Plant, machinery and equipment

– – – – – –

10 to 20 years

5 years 5 years 3 years 5 years 3 years

Furniture, fittings and fixtures

Outdoor furniture, fittings and fixtures

Motor vehicles

China, glass and silverware

Freehold land has an unlimited useful life and therefore is not depreciated. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at each year end, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis. The gain or loss arising on disposal or retirement of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amounts of the asset and is recognised in profit or loss. Fully depreciated assets still in use are retained in the financial statements. Impairment of Non-Financial Assets – At the end of each reporting period, the Club reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets to determine whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Club estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre- tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. In determining fair value less costs to sell, an appropriate valuation model is used. These calculations are corroborated by valuation multiples or other available fair value indicators. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (cash- generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the profit or loss, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.