Consolidated Balance Sheet
as at 30th September 2005
 
 
    Notes 30.9.05
£ million
30.9.04
£ million
31.3.05
£ million
     


Assets    
Non-current assets          
Property, plant and equipment     610.3 573.9 593.0
Goodwill     378.7 376.6 375.1
Other intangible assets     29.7 26.0 27.4
Investments in associates     4.4 4.4 4.8
Deferred income tax assets     2.2 11.0 2.0
Available-for-sale investments     2.2 1.9 1.9
Post-employment benefits net assets     49.6 47.2 45.2
     


Total non-current assets     1,077.1 1,041.0 1,049.4
     


Current assets          
Inventories     344.2 327.9 307.3
Current income tax assets     0.5 1.4 2.2
Trade and other receivables     406.5 346.9 363.4
Available-for-sale investments     0.1 1.3 0.6
Cash and deposits   113.8 97.0 78.7
Other financial assets   4.0
Other current assets   7.1 7.1 7.1
   


Total current assets   876.2 781.6 759.3
   


Total assets   1,953.3 1,822.6 1,808.7
   


Liabilities        
Current liabilities        
Trade and other payables   (325.0) (286.2) (294.3)
Current income tax liabilities   (51.5) (32.5) (12.3)
Borrowings and finance leases   (90.9) (32.5) (36.8)
Other financial liabilities   (10.0)
Short term provisions   (11.8) (22.5) (26.5)
   


Total current liabilities   (489.2) (373.7) (369.9)
 


Non-current liabilities      
Borrowings, finance leases and related swaps   (384.3) (427.7) (411.5)
Deferred income tax liabilities   (45.1) (44.5) (44.6)
Employee benefits obligations   (53.1) (43.7) (48.2)
Long term provisions   (3.0) (5.1) (3.9)
Trade and other payables   (0.8) (0.7) (0.7)
   


Total non-current liabilities   (486.3) (521.7) (508.9)
   


Total liabilities   (975.5) (895.4) (878.8)
   


Net assets   977.8 927.2 929.9
   


Equity        
Share capital   219.8 220.8 219.5
Share premium   141.5 138.0 139.8
Shares held in employee share ownership trusts   (45.7) (28.8) (37.7)
Other reserves   6.3 4.4 6.3
Retained earnings   648.9 584.3 594.5
   


    970.8 918.7 922.4
Minority interest   7.0 8.5 7.5
   


Total equity   977.8 927.2 929.9
   


 
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