Ay, but we're just guessing here though ultimately. I don't think declarations in one preliminary court case that SC is 'released' is enough basis to be sure of that.
(I can totally believe that CIG might try that gambit

. I just don't think we have the proof.)
But hell, I don't speak accountant-ese at all, so might not recognise the proof if put in front of me
Like, I look at the scant info we have, the UK accounts:
(filed 14th Oct 2021). And to my amateur eye it looks like there are no significant liabilities listed. But then again, p14 also suggests no 'profit' either?:
While p.27 suggests pledges are treated as 'deferred revenue':
Frankly I'm already flailing in the dark. And it doesn't help that
CIG UK LTD is just part of a larger opaque structure, sloshing money back and forth between the many CIG entities. And so is probably free to declare everything as profit, or revenue, or whatever it wants, if their cash has been injected in from a distinct US entity, or whatever?
It's hard to know really, as they seem hesitant to draw back the veil (p28)...
I'd imagine only an audited view of the full company as a whole would reveal how CIG are classifying all this backer wonga
/amateurccountancy