Wednesday 19 June 2013

Bank of Beirut (UK) Ltd

The latest batch of annual reports seem to have more errors than normal.

The 2012 annual report for Bank of Beirut shows total liabilities as at 31st December 2012 of £298,534,323 and total equity of £70,759,895. Add them together and the final digit should be an "8". In the accounts it's a "9". Only one £ we know, but can't these guys add up? What's more, when you go to the notes there are no sections 16, 17, 18 and 19. We wonder what they're hiding?!

On a lighter note, Bank of Beriut is one of a select number of banks that have made a pre-tax profit in all of at least the last 5 years.

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