Contents

Financial statements

Balance sheets at 31 March 2010

Group

Company

Notes

2010

£m

2009
(Restated note 5)
£m

2010

£m

2009

£m

Assets

Non-current assets

Goodwill

14

242.1

236.5

-

-

Other intangible assets

15

5.1

5.4

-

-

Property, plant and equipment

16

401.6

372.8

-

-

Other non-current assets

18

100.0

46.2

-

-

Investment in subsidiary undertakings

19

-

-

411.7

411.7

Investments in joint ventures

19

0.2

2.2

-

-

749.0

663.1

411.7

411.7

Current assets

Inventories

20

2.9

1.6

-

-

Trade and other receivables

21

130.1

118.3

0.2

-

Cash and cash deposits

22

61.4

3.7

56.2

3.3

194.4

123.6

56.4

3.3

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Borrowings

25

(103.9)

(150.0)

(47.8)

(40.9)

Trade and other payables

23

(108.0)

(88.8)

(0.1)

-

Current tax liabilities

24

(27.3)

(23.7)

-

-

Provisions

29

(18.4)

(18.5)

-

-

(257.6)

(281.0)

(47.9)

(40.9)

Net current (liabilities)/assets

(63.2)

(157.4)

8.5

(37.6)

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

25

(377.6)

(297.1)

(167.6)

(163.6)

Other non-current liabilities

26

(14.6)

(2.1)

-

-

Retirement benefit obligations

27

(12.8)

(7.3)

-

-

Deferred tax liabilities

28

(16.2)

(16.0)

-

-

Provisions

29

(78.2)

(79.2)

-

-

(499.4)

(401.7)

(167.6)

(163.6)

Net assets

186.4

104.0

252.6

210.5

Shareholders' equity

Share capital

30

57.0

12.0

57.0

12.0

Share premium account

31

95.2

95.2

95.2

95.2

Retained earnings /(deficit)

32

31.9

(3.2)

100.4

103.3

Total shareholders' equity

184.1

104.0

252.6

210.5

Minority interest

33

2.3

-

-

-

Total equity

186.4

104.0

252.6

210.5

The 'Notes to the financial statements' pages form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18 October 2010 and were signed on its behalf by:

C I J H Drummond
Chief Executive

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