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Financial statements

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BY CATEGORY

The accounting policies for financial instruments have been applied to the line items:

Amortised cost

Loans and
receivables
£m

Trade receivables
and trade payables
£m

Total
£m

Group

31 March 2010

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

100.0

98.7

198.7

Cash and cash deposits

61.4

-

61.4

Total

161.4

98.7

260.1

Financial liabilities

Borrowings

(481.5)

-

(481.5)

Trade and other payables

-

(28.9)

(28.9)

Total

(481.5)

(28.9)

(510.4)

31 March 2009 (restated)

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

46.2

104.3

150.5

Cash and cash deposits

3.7

-

3.7

Total

49.9

104.3

154.2

Financial liabilities

Borrowings

(447.1)

-

447.1

Trade and other payables

-

(17.5)

(17.5)

Total

(447.1)

(17.5)

(464.6)

Company

31 March 2010

Financial assets

Cash and cash deposits

56.2

-

56.2

Total

56.2

56.2

Financial liabilities

Borrowings

(215.4)

-

(215.4)

Trade and other payables

-

-

-

Total

(215.4)

(215.4)

31 March 2009

Financial assets

Cash and cash deposits

3.3

-

3.3

Total

3.3

-

3.3

Financial liabilities

Borrowings

(204.5)

-

(204.5)

Trade and other payables

-

-

Total

(204.5)

-

(204.5)