Notes to the Group financial statements

for the year ended 30 June

  R million       2014   2013  
17.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE          
  Financial instruments          
  Trade receivables       226   212  
  Less provision for doubtful debts       (23)  (13) 
  Net trade receivables       203   199  
  Other receivables       181   113  
        384   312  
  Non financial instruments          
  Prepayments       118   119  
  VAT       15   45  
        517   476  
  The fair value of accounts receivables approximates their carrying value.  

The Group has increased the provision for doubtful debts by R10 million (2013: R3 million) for the possible impairment of its trade receivables during the year ended 30 June 2014. The Group has not utilised the provision during the year ended 30 June 2014 (2013: Rnil). The movement of the provision for impaired receivables has been included in other operational costs in the statements of comprehensive income.  

Other receivables are expected to be fully recoverable based on historical recoverability. The trade receivables which are fully performing relate to customers that have a good track record with the Group in terms of recoverability. 
 
The aging of trade receivables at the reporting date was:  
    2014   2013  
  R million   Gross   Provision  
for doubtful  
debts  
Gross   Provision  
for doubtful  
debts  
  Fully performing   109   –   111   –  
  Past due by 1 to 30 days   47   –   42   –  
  Past due by 31 to 60 days   13   –   14   –  
  Past due by 61 to 90 days   12   (1)  7   –  
  Past due by more than 90 days   45   (22)  38   (13) 
    226   (23)  212   (13)