Company balance sheet
at 31 December 2007
| |
Notes |
|
2007 £m |
2006 £m |
| Fixed assets |
|
|
|
|
| Tangible assets |
5 |
|
19.3 |
17.5 |
| Investments |
7 |
|
372.1 |
293.7 |
| Financial assets |
6 |
|
4.7 |
– |
| |
|
|
396.1 |
311.2 |
| Current assets |
|
|
|
|
| Trade investments |
7 |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Financial assets |
6 |
|
0.9 |
– |
| Debtors due within 1 year |
8 |
|
873.8 |
586.7 |
| Debtors due after more than 1 year |
8 |
|
0.8 |
1.0 |
| |
|
|
875.6 |
587.8 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within 1 year |
9 |
|
97.9 |
92.6 |
| Net current assets |
|
|
777.7 |
495.2 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than 1 year |
9 |
|
378.5 |
378.6 |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges |
10 |
|
– |
1.4 |
| |
|
|
795.3 |
426.4 |
| Capital and reserves |
|
|
|
|
| Called up share capital |
11 |
|
12.6 |
12.3 |
| Treasury shares |
11 |
|
– |
– |
| Share premium account |
12 |
|
374.9 |
308.1 |
| Capital redemption reserve |
12 |
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
| Merger reserve |
12 |
|
44.6 |
44.6 |
| Profit and loss account |
12 |
|
361.4 |
59.7 |
| |
|
|
795.3 |
426.4 |
The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 28 February 2008 and signed on its behalf by:
P R M Pindar
Chief Executive
G M Hurst
Group Finance Director