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Financial statements

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

16. Property, plant and equipment

Land and buildings
£m

Fixed and mobile plant,
vehicles and computers
(Restated note 5)
£m

Landfill
restoration
£m

Construction in progress
(Restated note 5)
£m

Total
(Restated note 5)
£m

Cost:

At 1 April 2008

321.3

149.8

44.7

27.3

543.1

Arising on acquisitions

2.4

0.7

-

-

3.1

Additions

39.9

6.9

-

37.2

84.0

Other

-

-

1.4

-

1.4

Disposals

-

(4.9)

-

-

(4.9)

Transfers/reclassifications

3.9

2.8

-

(6.7)

-

At 31 March 2009

367.5

155.3

46.1

57.8

626.7

Arising on acquisitions

8.7

13.5

-

-

22.2

Additions

20.0

0.1

-

26.5

46.6

Other

-

-

2.6

-

2.6

Disposals

-

(5.9)

-

-

(5.9)

Transfers / reclassifications

1.0

61.8

-

(62.8)

-

At 31 March 2010

397.2

224.8

48.7

21.5

692.2

Depreciation:

At 1 April 2008

133.3

74.2

9.6

-

217.1

Charge for year

19.2

19.5

3.0

-

41.7

Disposals

-

(4.9)

-

-

(4.9)

At 31 March 2009

152.5

88.8

12.6

-

253.9

Charge for year

15.4

24.0

2.3

-

41.7

Disposals

-

(5.0)

-

-

(5.0)

At 31 March 2010

167.9

107.8

14.9

-

290.6

Net book value:

At 31 March 2009 (restated)

215.0

66.5

33.5

57.8

372.8

At 31 March 2010

229.3

117.0

33.8

21.5

401.6

Asset lives and residual values are reviewed annually.

The Company held no property, plant and equipment during the year.

The increase of £2.6m in landfill restoration recognised in the year has been matched with an addition to environmental provisions ('Provisions').

Assets held under finance leases included above were:

Fixed and mobile plant,
vehicles and computers
£m

Cost:

At 31 March 2009

59.2

At 31 March 2010

68.1

Depreciation:

At 31 March 2009

23.5

At 31 March 2010

29.0

Net book amount:

At 31 March 2009

35.7

At 31 March 2010

39.1