Financial Statements

Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheets
As at 31 March 2010

      Group   Company
    2010 2009 2010 2009
  Note £m £m £m £m
Assets          
Non-current assets          
Goodwill 14 62.1 62.3
Other intangible assets 16 4.7 9.0
Property, plant and equipment 17 38.9 46.6
Investments in subsidiaries 18 163.3 148.9
Investments in Joint Ventures 4 1.8 3.9
Deferred income tax assets 19 149.4 101.6
Derivative financial instruments 20 0.6
Other receivables 21 21.2 12.9 6.4 6.0
    278.7 236.3 169.7 154.9
           
Current assets          
Inventories 22 0.9 0.3
Trade and other receivables 23 300.7 353.7 11.3 11.4
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 24 32.4 28.7
Cash and cash equivalents 25 260.3 209.7
Derivative financial instruments 20 1.3
    595.6 592.4 11.3 11.4
           
Liabilities          
Current liabilities          
Borrowings 26 (4.4) (7.6)
Trade and other payables 27 (434.3) (478.7) (44.3) (57.5)
Derivative financial instruments 20 (0.8)
Current income tax liabilities   (34.6) (31.2)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 28 (5.6) (9.9)
    (478.9) (528.2) (44.3) (57.5)
Net current assets/(liabilities)   116.7 64.2 (33.0) (46.1)
           
Non-current liabilities          
Borrowings 26 (7.0) (9.5)
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 28 (17.0) (17.8)
Post-employment benefit liabilities 29 (450.5) (311.5)
Derivative financial instruments 20 (0.4)
Other non-current liabilities 30 (5.8) (4.8)
    (480.3) (344.0)
           
Net (liabilities)/assets 3 (84.9) (43.5) 136.7 108.8
           
Capital and reserves          
Ordinary shares 31 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Share premium account   62.4 62.4 62.4 62.4
Merger reserve   8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9
Retained (loss)/earnings   (156.7) (115.3) 64.9 37.0
Equity shareholders’ (deficit)/funds   (84.9) (43.5) 136.7 108.8

Keith Clarke   Heath Drewett
Director   Director

Approved by the Board on 16 June 2010.

The notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.