Balance sheets

at 31 March 2008

    Group Company
  notes 2008

£m
2007

£m
2008

£m
2007
(restated)
£m
Non-current assets          
Investment properties 13 12,296.7 13,319.3
Operating properties 13 544.8 551.5
Other property, plant and equipment 13 73.6 78.2
  13 12,915.1 13,949.0
Net investment in finance leases 14 333.7 262.4
Goodwill 15 148.6 129.6    
Investments in subsidiary undertakings 16 5,054.6 5,049.6
Investments in Public Private Partnerships 17 25.4
Investment in an associate undertaking 18 42.9
Investments in joint ventures 19 1,410.6 1,338.8
Net pension benefit assets 28 11.0
Total non-current assets 14,887.3 15,679.8 5,054.6 5,049.6
Current assets
Trading properties and long-term development contracts 20 173.0 148.3
Derivative financial instruments 27 4.3 14.6
Trade and other receivables 21 838.0 641.8 386.2 5.5
Cash and cash equivalents 22 48.4 52.7 69.5 5.0
Total current assets (excluding non-current assets classified as held for sale) 1,063.7 857.4 455.7 10.5
Non-current assets classified as held for sale 23 664.1 2,420.3
Total current assets 1,727.8 3,277.7 455.7 10.5
Total assets 16,615.1 18,957.5 5,510.3 5,060.1
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings and overdrafts 24 (794.0) (1,683.2) (61.9)
Derivative financial instruments 27 (10.7)
Trade and other payables 25 (927.2) (783.9) (874.7) (50.8)
Provisions 26 (40.9) (19.5)
Current tax liabilities (161.0) (535.8) (2.4) (0.7)
Total current liabilities (excluding liabilities directly associated with non-current assets classified as held for sale) (1,933.8) (3,022.4) (877.1) (113.4)
Liabilities directly associated with non-current assets classified as held for sale 23 (427.7) (1,601.0)
Total current liabilities (2,361.5) (4,623.4) (877.1) (113.4)
Non-current liabilities
Provisions 26 (36.7) (61.2)
Borrowings 27 (4,632.5) (3,472.0)
Net pension benefit obligations 28 (5.6)
Deferred tax liabilities 29 (1.5) (4.0)
Total non-current liabilities (4,670.7) (3,542.8)
Total liabilities (7,032.2) (8,166.2) (877.1) (113.4)
Net assets 9,582.9 10,791.3 4,633.2 4,946.7
Equity
Ordinary shares 31,33 47.1 47.0 47.1 47.0
Own shares 33 (22.3) (14.5)
Share-based payments 33 11.3 7.9 17.5 12.5
Share premium 33 56.6 51.5 56.6 51.5
Capital redemption reserve 33 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.5
Merger reserve 33 373.6 373.6
Retained earnings 33 9,459.7 10,668.9 4,107.9 4,431.6
Total shareholders’ equity 9,582.9 10,791.3 4,633.2 4,946.7

The financial statements on this website were approved by the Board of Directors on 13 May 2008 and were signed on its behalf by:

  • FW Salway MF Greenslade
  • Directors