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FINAL ACCOUNTS FIXED CHARGE
FINANCE HOUSE FULL ACCOUNTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FLOATING CHARGE
FIXED ASSETS  


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FINAL ACCOUNTS
- accounts drawn up at the end of the accounting period. Usually refers to the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet at the end of the financial year.


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FINANCE HOUSE
- an enterprise that finances credit purchases. Also known as a finance company.


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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- a statement, in monetary terms, of the results of an accounting entity's transactions over a given period.


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FIXED ASSETS
- any asset that is being held for use in the business, e.g. buildings, machinery, land, etc.


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FIXED CHARGE
- a charge given as security for the fulfilment of a financial obligation, which is a charge on a special identifiable item of property, giving the chargee the right to utilise that particular item of property if the obligation is not fulfilled.


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FULL ACCOUNTS
- "Full Accounts" is the term given to a set of accounts that is not either "Small" or "Medium". When a company files Full accounts you should see a profit and loss account, balance sheet and notes to the accounts. It must be noted that even if a company qualifies for either "Small" or "Medium" they are perfectly within their rights to still file Full accounts.


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FLOATING CHARGE
- a charge given as security for the fulfilment of a financial obligation in which the property charged is defined by naming a type of property. If the financial obligation is not fulfilled, the chargee has the right to utilise whatever property of that type happens to be owned by the giver of the charge at the time when the charge is enforced.


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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Types of Company Profit & Loss
Sole Traders & Partnerships Balance Sheets
Limited Companies The Meaning of Ratios
Company Accounts Credit Limits
Filing Requirements Detrimental Information
Audits Glossary of Terms