Consolidated and Parent Company Balance Sheets as at 31st March 2010.
      Group   Parent company
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  2009
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  2010
£ million
  2009
£ million
Assets                  
Non-current assets                  
Property, plant and equipment 15   921.6   924.7   245.3   258.0
Goodwill 16   513.8   516.0   110.5   132.4
Other intangible assets 17   131.6   135.8   6.3   6.3
Investments in subsidiaries 18       1,518.7   1,303.8
Investment in associate 19   3.4   5.8    
Deferred income tax assets 31   57.1   27.5   49.1   18.2
Available-for-sale investments 20   7.5   6.3    
Swaps related to borrowings 26   19.3   28.8   19.3   28.8
Other receivables 23   3.1   5.0   466.4   315.4
Post-employment benefits net assets 14   4.6   2.2    
Total non-current assets     1,662.0   1,652.1   2,415.6   2,062,9
Current assets                  
Inventories 21   390.1   371.7   101.2   114.0
Current income tax assets     12.9   41.5     27.5
Trade and other receivables 23   639.3   500.2   637.5   767.1
Cash and cash equivalents – cash and deposits 26   179.1   115.2   88.4   33.6
Swaps related to borrowings 26     1.9     1.9
Other financial assets 28   6.5   5.7   9.0   8.2
Assets classified as held for sale 25     6.0     6.0
Total current assets     1,227.9   1,042.2   836.1   958.3
Total assets     2,889.9   2,694.3   3,251.7   3,021.2
Liabilities                  
Current liabilities                  
Trade and other payables 24   (527.2)   (508.1)   (1,372.0)   (1,291.8)
Current income tax liabilities     (91.0)   (47.4)   (17.9)  
Cash and cash equivalents – bank overdrafts 26   (14.7)   (15.4)   (10.3)   (38.6)
Other borrowings and finance leases 26   (98.8)   (36.1)   (84.7)   (21.2)
Other financial liabilities 27   (8.0)   (32.9)   (9.2)   (33.7)
Provisions 30   (8.7)   (8.8)   (0.4)   (2.2)
Total current liabilities     (748.4)   (648.7)   (1,494.5)   (1,387.5)
Non-current liabilities                
Borrowings and finance leases 26   (558.3)   (628.8)   (551.7)   (621.4)
Deferred income tax liabilities 31   (56.5)   (70.3)    
Employee benefits obligations 14   (250.3)   (153.8)   (171.5)   (57.4)
Provisions 30   (19.6)   (14.3)   (9.5)   (6.6)
Other payables 24   (6.0)   (2.3)     (175.5)
Total non-current liabilities     (890.7)   (869.5)   (732.7)   (860.9)
Total liabilities     (1,639.1)   (1,518.2)   (2,227.2)   (2,248.4)
Net assets     1,250.8   1,176.1   1,024.5   772.8
Equity                
Share capital 32   220.7   220.7   220.7   220.7
Share premium account     148.3   148.3   148.3   148.3
Shares held in employee share ownership trust (ESOT)     (30.7)   (61.8)   (30.7)   (61.8)
Other reserves 35   73.4   18.5   0.2   (19.5)
Retained earnings     837.7   849.6   686.0   485.1
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent company     1,249.4   1,175.3   1,024.5   772.8
Minority interests     1.4   0.8    
Total equity     1,250.8   1,176.1   1,024.5   772.8

The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 2nd June 2010 and signed on its behalf by:

N A P Carson Directors
R J MacLeod

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