Financial Data

Consolidated Balance Sheet

As at 31 December 1998

			note
Fixed assets
Intangible assets	2,330	–	11
Tangible assets	435	506	12
Investments:
Associates	145	198	13
Other	168	140	14
	3,078	844
Current assets
Stocks	614	379	15
Debtors	1,127	807	16
Investments	153	8	17
Cash at bank and in hand	345	215	18
	2,239	1,409
Creditors – amounts falling due within one year
Short term borrowing	(72)	(313)	19
Other creditors	(1,282)	(918)	20
	(1,354)	(1,231)
Net current assets	885	178
Total assets less current liabilities	3,963	1,022
Creditors – amounts falling due after more than one year
Medium and long term borrowing	(2,552)	(609)	19
Other creditors	(54)	(45)	20
	(2,606)	(654)
Provisions for liabilities and charges
Deferred taxation	(20)	(37)	21
Other provisions for liabilities and charges	(253)	(175)	22
Net assets	1,084	156
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	152	144	23
Share premium account	498	158	24
Revaluation reserve	1	3	24
Other reserves	1	1	24
Profit and loss account	396	(154)	24
Equity shareholders’ funds	1,048	152
Equity minority interests	36	4
	1,084	156

The Company balance sheet is shown in note 31.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 10 March 1999 and signed on its behalf by

Sir Dennis Stevenson

John Makinson