Financial Statements

Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheets

As at 31 March 2009

        Group Company
        2009 2008 2009 2008
      Notes £m £m £m £m
Assets              
Non-current assets              
Goodwill     14 62.3 56.7
Other intangible assets     16 9.0 10.9
Property, plant and equipment     17 46.6 45.6
Investments in subsidiaries     18 148.9 130.8
Investments in Joint Ventures     4 3.9 4.2
Deferred income tax assets     19 101.6 69.6
Other receivables     20 12.9 5.7 6.0 5.6
        236.3 192.7 154.9 136.4
               
Current assets              
Inventories     21 0.3 0.3
Trade and other receivables     22 353.7 299.7 11.4 8.4
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss     23 28.7 29.7
Cash and cash equivalents     24 209.7 154.5 7.1
        592.4 484.2 11.4 15.5
               
Liabilities              
Current liabilities              
Borrowings     25 (7.6) (7.8)
Trade and other payables     26 (478.7) (409.2) (57.5) (25.0)
Derivative financial instruments     27 (1.2) (0.9)
Current income tax liabilities       (31.2) (26.8)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges     28 (9.9) (4.3)
        (528.6) (449.0) (57.5) (25.0)
Net current assets/(liabilities)       63.8 35.2 (46.1) (9.5)
               
Non-current liabilities              
Borrowings     25 (9.5) (13.6)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges     28 (17.8) (13.5)
Post-employment benefit liabilities     29 (311.5) (219.3)
Other non-current liabilities     30 (4.8) (4.9)
        (343.6) (251.3)
               
Net (liabilities)/assets       (43.5) (23.4) 108.8 126.9
               
Capital and reserves              
Ordinary shares     31 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Share premium account     33 62.4 62.4 62.4 62.4
Merger reserve     33 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Retained (loss)/earnings     33 (115.3) (95.2) 37.0 55.1
Equity shareholders’ (deficit)/funds       (43.5) (23.4) 108.8 126.9

Keith Clarke

Director

Robert MacLeod

Director

Approved by the Board on 16 June 2009.

The notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.