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Company balance sheet
| Note | 2006 £m |
2005 £m |
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| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 39 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Fixed asset investments | 40 | 287.4 | 331.2 | |||
| 287.5 | 331.3 | |||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 41 | 387.3 | 394.0 | |||
| Cash at bank | 22.9 | 32.7 | ||||
| 410.2 | 426.7 | |||||
| Creditors: due within one year | ||||||
| Short-term borrowing | 42 | (3.2) | (58.0) | |||
| Other creditors | 42 | (174.3) | (243.2) | |||
| (177.5) | (301.2) | |||||
| Net current assets | 232.7 | 125.5 | ||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 520.2 | 456.8 | ||||
| Creditors: due after more than one year | ||||||
| Medium and long-term borrowing | 43 | (106.1) | (118.3) | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | 44 | (12.8) | (24.7) | |||
| (118.9) | (143.0) | |||||
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 45 | (1.6) | (0.9) | |||
| Net assets | 399.7 | 312.9 | ||||
| Capital and reserves | ||||||
| Called up share capital | 46 | 6.2 | 6.2 | |||
| Share premium account | 47 | 231.1 | 229.1 | |||
| Merger reserve | 47 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |||
| Capital redemption reserve | 47 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Special reserve | 47 | 34.1 | 34.1 | |||
| Profit and loss account | 47 | 124.9 | 40.1 | |||
| Equity shareholders' funds | 399.7 | 312.9 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 23 February 2007 and were signed on its behalf by:
Clive Watson
Director