On 30 September 20X0 Gold plc acquired 75% of the equity shares, 30% of the preferred shares

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On 30 September 20X0 Gold plc acquired 75% of the equity shares, 30% of the preferred shares and 20% of the bonds in Silver plc and gained control. The balance of retained earnings on 30 September 20X0 was £16,000. The fair value of the land owned by Silver was £3,000 above book value. No adjustment has so far been made for this revaluation.
The statements of financial position of Gold and Silver at 31 December 20X1 were as follows:

On 30 September 20X0 Gold plc acquired 75% of the

Notes:
1. 20% of the goodwill is to be written off as an impairment loss.
2. During the year Gold sold some of its inventor y to Silver for £3,000, which represented cost plus a mark-up of 25%. Half of these goods are still in the inventor y of Silver at 31/12/20X1.
3. There is no depreciation of land.
4. There has been no movement on share capital since the acquisition.
5. Method 1 is to be used to compute the non-controlling interest.
Required:
Prepare a consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December20X1.

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