Balance sheet

As at 29 March 2009

Balance sheet

 

Note

2009
£m

2008
£m

Assets

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

Goodwill

10

105.4

118.4

Intangible assets

11

130.5

142.9

Property, plant and equipment

12(a)

84.1

54.9

Investments accounted for using the equity method

13(a),13(b)

223.1

239.0

Other financial assets – available for sale

9(a)

184.5

Other financial assets

13(c)

1.5

1.8

 

 

729.1

557.0


Current assets

 

 

 

Inventories

14

1.9

1.6

Trade and other receivables

15

128.8

118.6

Cash and cash equivalents

17

83.2

577.5

 

 

213.9

697.7


Liabilities

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

18

7.3

6.9

Derivative financial instruments

 

5.4

Trade and other payables

19

61.0

70.4

Deferred consideration – owed to joint venture

13(a)

209.0

Current tax liabilities

16

8.8

6.2

Provisions

21

9.1

12.3

 

 

91.6

304.8

Net current assets

 

122.3

392.9


Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

18

72.3

59.0

Retirement benefit liabilities

28

1.9

1.2

Other non-current liabilities

20

5.0

1.1

Deferred tax liabilities

22

11.4

21.7

Provisions

21

6.9

30.6

 

 

97.5

113.6

Net assets

 

753.9

836.3


Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

Share capital

23

0.9

0.9

Reserves

24

753.0

835.4

Total shareholders’ equity

26

753.9

836.3

These financial statements were approved by the Board of directors on 25 June 2009 and signed on its behalf by:

Balance sheet
Amelia Fawcett
Chair
Nick Castro
Finance director

The notes on pages 57 to 86 form part of these financial statements.