As a way of getting to grips with the various groups who are usually held to need financial information, and why they need it, try completing the following table. To get you started, we have already filled in some of the table. Don't look ahead to the completed table which follows until you have tried this for yourself.

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User group 1 Investors 2 User needs Return on money invested. Growth in the total value of the organisation. Security of employment. Wage rates, and the share of generated wealth going to the employees, compared with owners and the Inland Revenue. 3 Lenders 4 Suppliers and other trade creditors 5 Customers 6 7 Public Tax assessments and trade statistics