36 BARBADOS PUBLIC WORKERS’ CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LIMITED Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited Notes to the Separate Financial Statements March 31, 2026 (expressed in Barbados dollars) 11 1 Corporate Information The Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited (“the Credit Union”) was registered on May 6, 1970, under the Co-operative Societies Act of Barbados (Cap. 378A), 1990-23. Its registered office is located at “Olive Trotman House”, Keith Bourne Complex, Belmont Road, St. Michael. The principal activities of the Credit Union are the provision of savings products and credit facilities to its members and to educate them in co-operative principles. The amendment of the financial statements is subject to the approval of the Credit Union’s Board of Directors. 2 Accounting policies a) Basis of preparation These separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The financial statements have been prepared for filing with the Credit Union’s regulator, the Financial Services Commission. The Credit Union has taken advantage of the exemptions under IFRS 10, ‘Consolidated financial statements’ and these financial statements do not reflect the generally accepted accounting principles of IFRS, of consolidation of the accounts of subsidiary companies. The consolidated financial statements of the Credit Union and its subsidiary companies have been prepared for presentation to the members. The separate financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on June 11, 2026. b) Standards, amendments and interpretations mandatory for the first time for the financial year No new standards, amendments to standards and interpretations became effective during the financial year which would have a significant effect on the Credit Union’s separate financial statements. c) Standards issued but not yet effective At the date of authorization of these separate financial statements, certain new accounting standards and amendments had been issued but were not yet effective and had not been early adopted by the Credit Union. IFRS 18 - Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements Effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027. IFRS 18 replaces IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and introduces new requirements for the presentation of information in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, enhanced disclosure requirements for management-defined performance measures, and additional principles for aggregation and disaggregation of information. The Credit Union is currently assessing the impact that the adoption of IFRS 18 will have on its financial statements but does not anticipate any significant impact to the Credit Union’s separate financial statements.
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