Company Balance Sheet

At 31 December

  Notes 2007 £m 2006 £m
Fixed assets      
Investments 4 2,459.0 2,458.2
Current assets      
Other debtors 5 481.1 543.6
Derivative financial instruments (due within one year) 6 0.8 8.0
Short-term deposits and cash   81.9 59.9
    563.8 611.5
Creditors – amounts falling due within one year      
Creditors 7 (676.1) (203.1)
Bank and other borrowings 8 (547.0) (546.1)
Derivative financial instruments 6 (14.1) (4.6)
    (1,237.2) (753.8)
Net current liabilities   (673.4) (142.3)
Creditors – amounts falling due after more than one year      
Bank and other borrowings 8 (651.3) (854.1)
Derivative financial instruments 6 (1.8) (10.4)
    (653.1) (864.5)
Net assets   1,132.5 1,451.4
Equity capital and reserves      
Share capital 9 18.1 18.1
Share premium 10 6.8 6.2
Profit and loss account 11 1,107.6 1,427.1
Capital employed   1,132.5 1,451.4

The financial statements on pages 124 to 130 were approved by the Board on 27 March 2008 and were signed on its behalf by:

Peter Long
  • P J Long
  • Senior Independent Director
A E Macfarlane
  • A E Macfarlane
  • Chief Financial Officer