191

SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
20262025
102GrossImpairmentGrossImpairment
£000£000£000£000
Not past due3,918(2,133)4,347(2,005)
Past due 0 to 30 days1,202-724-
Past due 31 to 120 days218-498(31)
Past due more than 120 days5,800(5,720)7,043(7,043)
11,138(7,853)12,612(9,079)

Movements in impairment of trade and other receivables are shown in Note 16. Impairment provisions are used to record impairment losses unless the Group and Scottish Enterprise is satisfied that no recovery of the amount owing is possible; at that point the amount is considered irrecoverable and is written off directly against the financial asset.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that market prices such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices will affect income or the value of holdings in financial instruments.

Interest rate risk

At the date of the Statement of Financial Position the market risk of Scottish Enterprise's interest-bearing financial instruments was:

GROUPSCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
2026202520262025
£000£000£000£000
Fixed rate instruments
Financial assets102,961106,634102,961106,634
Financial liabilities----
102,961106,634102,961106,634
Variable rate instruments
Cash and cash equivalents175,645170,160173,635167,637
175,645170,160173,635167,637