Stakeholders (Edexcel IGCSE Accounting): Revision Note

Dan Finlay

Written by: Dan Finlay

Reviewed by: Lucy Kirkham

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What are the stakeholders of a business?

  • Stakeholders are people or groups of people who have an interest in the business

  • Stakeholders can be internal or external to the business

  • Stakeholders have different interests in the financial statements of the business

Internal Stakeholders

Why might internal stakeholders be interested in the accounting information?

Stakeholder

Reason for their interest in the financial statements

Owners

  • To compare the performance with previous years

  • To evaluate the profitability of the business

  • To plan for the future

  • To make decisions about which areas need action

Managers

  • To check on the efficiency of the business

  • To check on the progress of the business compared to previous years

Employees

  • To check that the business is profitable and likely to continue to trade so that they have job security

  • To check the profitability to see whether a pay rise is reasonable

External Stakeholders

Why might external stakeholders be interested in the accounting information?

Stakeholder

Reason for their interest in the financial statements

Customers

  • To check on the probability that their goods will continue to be supplied by the business

Suppliers

  • To check whether the business can pay for its supplied goods as agreed

  • To set the credit terms for goods and services

Banks

  • To assess whether the business is suitable for an overdraft or a bank loan

  • To assess the value of the assets owned by the business so that they can be used as security against loans

Investors

  • To assess the profitability of the business

  • To assess the likelihood of the investors making money if they invested in the business

Competitors

  • To compare the profitability of the business against their own business

  • To identify gaps in the market

Government and tax authorities

  • To calculate how much tax is owed

  • To gather data for the government statistics

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Dan Finlay

Author: Dan Finlay

Expertise: Maths Subject Lead

Dan graduated from the University of Oxford with a First class degree in mathematics. As well as teaching maths for over 8 years, Dan has marked a range of exams for Edexcel, tutored students and taught A Level Accounting. Dan has a keen interest in statistics and probability and their real-life applications.

Lucy Kirkham

Reviewer: Lucy Kirkham

Expertise: Head of STEM

Lucy has been a passionate Maths teacher for over 12 years, teaching maths across the UK and abroad helping to engage, interest and develop confidence in the subject at all levels.Working as a Head of Department and then Director of Maths, Lucy has advised schools and academy trusts in both Scotland and the East Midlands, where her role was to support and coach teachers to improve Maths teaching for all.