Company balance sheet
at 31 December 2009
|
Notes |
2009
£m |
2008
£m |
| Fixed assets |
|
|
|
| Tangible assets |
5 |
21.5 |
18.8 |
| Investments |
7 |
484.0 |
473.8 |
| Financial assets |
6 |
8.9 |
21.6 |
|
|
514.4 |
514.2 |
| Current assets |
|
|
|
| Trade investments |
7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Financial assets |
6 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
| Debtors due within 1 year |
8 |
372.9 |
435.8 |
| Debtors due after more than 1 year |
8 |
116.1 |
212.8 |
| Cash |
|
136.5 |
14.9 |
|
|
627.6 |
667.7 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within 1 year |
9 |
23.8 |
125.7 |
| Net current assets |
|
603.8 |
542.0 |
| Total assets less current liabilities |
|
1,118.2 |
1,056.2 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than 1 year |
9 |
357.1 |
404.3 |
|
|
761.1 |
651.9 |
| Capital and reserves |
|
|
|
| Called up share capital |
11 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
| Employee benefit trust |
12 |
(0.2) |
(0.2) |
| Share premium account |
12 |
435.2 |
410.4 |
| Capital redemption reserve |
12 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| Merger reserve |
12 |
44.6 |
44.6 |
| Profit and loss account |
12 |
266.8 |
182.5 |
|
|
761.1 |
651.9 |
The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 24 February 2010 and signed on its behalf by:
P R M Pindar
Chief Executive
G M Hurst
Group Finance Director