Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C have direct interests of 40%, 10% and 10% respectively, of Trust T. The remaining 40% interest in Trust T is held by 20…
CA Final · Financial Reporting · MTP · May 2026
Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C have direct interests of 40%, 10% and 10% respectively, of Trust T. The remaining 40% interest in Trust T is held by 20 unrelated investors. Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C wish to control the trust, and so they enter into a contractual arrangement to act together. In this situation, assume that 1% interest constitutes one voting right. S Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of P Ltd. and P Ltd. is wholly owned by Trust T. Required: Should a group of persons be disclosed as the ultimate controlling party where they have a contractual arrangement to act together?
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
The following diagram shows the structure of the Group: S Ltd.'s management should disclose Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C as the ultimate controlling party (as a group) of S Ltd. where they have a contractual arrangement to act together, irrespective of whether there were transactions between them and S Ltd. during the year. The agreement between Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C provided them with a collective control over 60% (40%+10%+10%) of Trust T's voting rights. Mr. A, Mr. B and Mr. C form a group that controls Trust T, which controls P Ltd. and S Ltd. Trust T should also be disclosed as the ultimate parent entity of S Ltd. in the notes to the financial statements, if this information is not disclosed elsewhere in information published with the financial statements. Trust T would be the ultimate controlling party of S Ltd. and only Mr. A would be a related party of S Ltd. if the contractual arrangement to act together did not exist. Mr. A is related to S Ltd. because his 40% interest in Trust T gives him the significant influence over S Ltd.
Topics: Ind AS 24, Ind AS 108
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