Financials

Consolidated balance sheet

At 31 December

  Notes 2009
£m
2008
£m
Assets    
Non-current assets      
Intangible assets 11 668.2 754.9
Property, plant and equipment 12 636.3 721.2
Investments in associated undertakings 13 13.4 13.7
Other investments 14 1.4 3.0
Deferred tax assets 23 26.0 10.1
Retirement benefit assets 24 154.4
Other receivables 15 26.5 26.9
Derivative financial instruments 16 27.3 28.1
    1,399.1 1,712.3
Current assets      
Other investments 14 2.3
Inventories 17 47.3 53.4
Trade and other receivables 15 437.5 525.4
Derivative financial instruments 16 13.1 1.7
Cash and cash equivalents 18 101.7 104.1
    601.9 684.6
Liabilities      
Current liabilities      
Trade and other payables 19 (543.3) (564.5)
Current tax liabilities   (102.4) (90.5)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 20 (56.8) (31.5)
Bank and other short-term borrowings 21 (89.7) (92.2)
Derivative financial instruments 16 (13.3) (52.7)
    (805.5) (831.4)
Net current liabilities   (203.6) (146.8)
Non-current liabilities      
Other payables 19 (14.0) (14.6)
Bank and other long-term borrowings 21 (1,120.1) (1,374.1)
Deferred tax liabilities 23 (73.8) (127.5)
Retirement benefit obligations 24 (64.3) (19.5)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 20 (69.0) (91.0)
Derivative financial instruments 16 (4.4) (0.7)
    (1,345.6) (1,627.4)
Net liabilities   (150.1) (61.9)
Equity      
Capital and reserves attributable to the company’s equity holders      
Called up share capital 25 18.1 18.1
Share premium account   6.8 6.8
Other reserves   (1,777.3) (1,798.5)
Retained profits   1,593.0 1,702.7
    (159.4) (70.9)
Minority interest   9.3 9.0
Total equity   (150.1) (61.9)

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 26 March 2010 and were signed on its behalf by:

 

Alan Brown's signature
  • Alan Brown
  • Chief Executive
Michael Murray's signature
  • Michael Murray
  • Chief Financial Officer
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