Group balance sheet
| At 31 December 2007 | |||
| notes | 2007 £m |
2006 £m | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | |||
| Goodwill | 9 | 328.2 | 286.4 |
| Other intangible assets | 10 | 43.2 | 34.9 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 11 | 1,164.4 | 982.5 |
| Investments | 12 | 63.6 | 51.4 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 20 | 39.6 | 3.9 |
| 1,639.0 | 1,359.1 | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 13 | 41.1 | 34.9 |
| Trade and other receivables | 14 | 360.3 | 221.1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 15 | 95.7 | 87.6 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 20 | 21.8 | 9.4 |
| 518.9 | 353.0 | ||
| Total assets | 2,157.9 | 1,712.1 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 16 | 546.5 | 369.6 |
| Tax liabilities | 17 | 34.5 | 16.5 |
| Obligations under finance leases | 18 | 10.5 | 24.8 |
| Bank overdrafts and loans | 18 | 117.9 | 131.5 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 20 | 10.4 | 13.6 |
| 719.8 | 556.0 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Bank loans | 18 | 203.2 | 108.7 |
| Other loans | 18 | 123.3 | 147.4 |
| Retirement benefit obligations | 21 | 73.7 | 173.8 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 22 | 87.6 | 45.3 |
| Obligations under finance leases | 18 | 89.3 | 53.6 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 19 | 114.3 | 67.3 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 20 | 12.7 | 1.2 |
| 704.1 | 597.3 | ||
| Total liabilities | 1,423.9 | 1,153.3 | |
| Net assets | 734.0 | 558.8 | |
| Equity | |||
| Share capital | 23 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Share premium account | 26 | 24.2 | 22.4 |
| Other reserves | 25 | 105.0 | 58.0 |
| Retained earnings | 26 | 571.1 | 452.2 |
| Total shareholders’ equity | 26 | 710.2 | 542.5 |
| Minority interest in equity | 26 | 23.8 | 16.3 |
| Total equity | 734.0 | 558.8 | |
D R Martin - Director
S P Lonsdale - Director
These financial statements on pages 62 to 99 were approved by the Board on 5 March 2008
Notes to the accounts [PDF –
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Key financial statements [PDF –
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