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  Pearson Annual Report 1998    

Notes to the Accounts

   
 

31. Company balance sheet as at 31 December 1998

 

  1998 1997  

ALL FIGURES IN MILLIONS



 

   

note

Fixed assets

      

Subsidiaries

2,598

1,963

32





 

2,598

1,963

 




Current assets

     

Debtors:

     

Advance corporation tax recoverable

17

 

Subsidiaries – due within one year

2,774

687

 

Subsidiaries – due after one year

1,268

535

 

Other debtors

8

7

 

Prepayments and accrued income

10

7

 

Cash at bank and in hand

6

15

18





 

4,066

1,268

 




Creditors – amounts falling due within one year

     

Short term borrowing

(172)

(295)

19

Subsidiaries

(2,082)

(931)

 

Taxation

(5)

(11)

 

Other creditors

(1)

 

Accruals and deferred income

(28)

(11)

32

Dividends

(79)

(69)

 




 

(2,366)

(1,318)

 




Net current assets/(liabilities)

1,700

(50)

 

Total assets less current liabilities

4,298

1,913

 

Creditors – amounts falling due after more than one year

      

Medium and long term borrowing

(2,186)

(241)

19

Subsidiaries

(225)

(225)

 

Accruals and deferred income

(5)

(8)

32

Provisions for liabilities and charges

      

Deferred taxation

(1)

32

Other provisions for liabilities and charges

(2)

(2)

 




 

(2,419)

(476)

 




Net assets

1,879

1,437

 




Capital and reserves

     

Called up share capital

152

144

23

Share premium account

498

158

32

Special reserve

397

397

32

Other reserves

50

50

32

Profit and loss account

782

688

32





Equity shareholders’ funds

1,879

1,437

 




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

1998 Annual Report
* Introduction
* Chairman's statement
* Chief Executive's review
* Financial Review
* Financial Policy
* Report of the directors
* Personnel committee report
* Auditors' report
* Consolidated profit and loss account
* Consolidated balance sheet
* Consolidated statement of cash flows
* Statement of total recognised gains and losses
* Note of historical cost profits and losses
* Reconciliation of movements in equity shareholders' funds
* Principal subsidiaries and associates
* Five year summary
* Shareholder information
   
* Notes to the accounts

 

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