Financial Statements

Five Year Summary

Consolidated balance sheets as at 31 March

      2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
      £m £m £m £m £m
Assets              
Non-current assets              
Goodwill     62.3 56.7 64.8 35.6 29.3
Other intangible assets     9.0 10.9 9.4 10.0 10.8
Property, plant and equipment     46.6 45.6 46.2 47.2 34.2
Other receivables     12.9 5.7 0.1 21.6 22.8
Investments in Joint Ventures     3.9 4.2 (26.0) 46.2 41.6
Deferred income tax assets     101.6 69.6 89.8 103.8 97.5
      236.3 192.7 184.3 264.4 236.2
               
Current assets              
Inventories     0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2
Trade and other receivables     353.7 299.7 284.0 272.9 266.7
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss     28.7 29.7 49.6 20.7 11.1
Cash and cash equivalents     209.7 154.5 187.7 177.4 114.6
      592.4 484.2 521.7 471.2 392.6
               
Liabilities              
Current liabilities              
Borrowings     (7.6) (7.8) (3.7) (6.5) (2.6)
Trade and other payables     (478.7) (409.2) (418.6) (379.5) (332.7)
Derivative financial instruments     (1.2) (0.9) (0.1)
Current income tax liabilities     (31.2) (26.8) (28.3) (12.3) (10.8)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges     (9.9) (4.3) (8.7) (2.8) (2.8)
      (528.6) (449.0) (459.4) (401.1) (348.9)
Net current assets     63.8 35.2 62.3 70.1 43.7
               
Non-current liabilities              
Borrowings     (9.5) (13.6) (34.5) (35.1) (21.5)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges     (17.8) (13.5) (14.3) (11.7) (11.1)
Post-employment benefit liabilities     (311.5) (219.3) (250.1) (299.9) (274.2)
Other non-current liabilities     (4.8) (4.9) (23.8) (23.9) (26.5)
      (343.6) (251.3) (322.7) (370.6) (333.3)
               
Net liabilities     (43.5) (23.4) (76.1) (36.1) (53.4)
               
Capital and reserves              
Ordinary shares     0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Share premium account     62.4 62.4 62.4 62.4 62.4
Merger reserve     8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Retained loss     (115.3) (95.2) (147.9) (107.9) (125.2)
               
Equity shareholders’ deficit     (43.5) (23.4) (76.1) (36.1) (53.4)