Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheets
as at 31st March 2009
      Group   Parent company
Click on notes to open Notes   2009

£ million
  2008
restated
£ million
  2009

£ million
  2008

£ million
     
 
 
 
Assets                  
Non-current assets                  
Property, plant and equipment 15   924.7   717.6   258.0   283.3
Goodwill 16   516.0   480.4   132.4   249.5
Other intangible assets 17   135.8   110.3   6.3   5.5
Investments in subsidiaries 18   -   -   1,303.8   388.5
Investment in associate 19   5.8   3.7   -   -
Deferred income tax assets 31   27.5   22.3   18.2   15.0
Available-for-sale investments 20   6.3   5.2   -   -
Swaps related to borrowings 26   28.8   12.6   28.8   12.6
Other receivables 23   5.0   0.4   315.4   377.7
Post-employment benefits net assets 14   2.2   68.5   -   65.1
     
 
 
 
Total non-current assets     1,652.1   1,421.0   2,062.9   1,397.2
     
 
 
 
Current assets                  
Inventories 21   371.7   380.4   114.0   96.3
Current income tax assets     41.5   6.2   27.5   -
Trade and other receivables 23   500.2   647.3   767.1   1,419.7
Cash and deposits 26   115.2   102.1   33.6   25.2
Swaps related to borrowings 26   1.9   -   1.9   -
Other financial assets 27   5.7   6.0   8.2   5.7
Assets classified as held for sale 25   6.0   30.2   6.0   7.1
     
 
 
 
Total current assets     1,042.2   1,172.2   958.3   1,554.0
     
 
 
 
Total assets     2,694.3   2,593.2   3,021.2   2,951.2
     
 
 
 
Liabilities                  
Current liabilities                  
Trade and other payables 24   (508.1)   (482.4)   (1,291.8)   (1,144.5)
Current income tax liabilities     (47.4)   (76.5)   -   (24.4)
Borrowings and finance leases 26   (51.5)   (122.0)   (59.8)   (54.6)
Other financial liabilities 28   (32.9)   (19.2)   (33.7)   (19.0)
Provisions 30   (8.8)   (5.1)   (2.2)   (15.0)
Liabilities classified as held for sale 25   -   (7.1)   -   -
     
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     (648.7)   (712.3)   (1,387.5)   (1,257.5)
     
 
 
 
Non-current liabilities                  
Borrowings, finance leases and related swaps 26   (628.8)   (603.1)   (621.4)   (597.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities 31   (70.3)   (49.1)   -   -
Employee benefits obligations 14   (153.8)   (52.1)   (57.4)   (11.0)
Provisions 30   (14.3)   (13.3)   (6.6)   (7.7)
Other payables 24   (2.3)   (3.0)   (175.5)   (126.5)
     
 
 
 
Total non-current liabilities     (869.5)   (720.6)   (860.9)   (742.8)
     
 
 
 
Total liabilities     (1,518.2)   (1,432.9)   (2,248.4)   (2,000.3)
     
 
 
 
Net assets     1,176.1   1,160.3   772.8   950.9
     
 
 
 
Equity                  
Share capital 32   220.7   220.7   220.7   220.7
Share premium account 34   148.3   148.3   148.3   148.3
Shares held in employee share ownership trusts 34   (61.8)   (68.6)   (61.8)   (68.4)
Other reserves 33   18.5   (20.6)   (19.5)   (0.4)
Retained earnings 34   849.6   879.1   485.1   650.7
     
 
 
 
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent company 34   1,175.3   1,158.9   772.8   950.9
Minority interests 35   0.8   1.4   -   -
     
 
 
 
Total equity     1,176.1   1,160.3   772.8   950.9
     
 
 
 
 
The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 3rd June 2009 and signed on its behalf by:
 
N A P Carson
J N Sheldrick
Directors
 
 
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