| 31 August |
|
|
29 February |
|
29 February |
| 1999 |
|
|
2000 |
|
1999 |
| £m |
|
Note |
£m |
|
£m |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Fixed assets |
|
|
|
|
| 12 |
Intangible assets |
|
114 |
|
7 |
| 2,613 |
Tangible assets |
|
474 |
|
2,583 |
| 67 |
Investments and loans |
|
90 |
|
82 |
| (37) |
Less: non recourse finance |
|
(34) |
|
(45) |
| 30 |
|
|
56 |
|
37 |
| 130 |
Associated undertakings |
|
130 |
|
138 |
| 131 |
Joint venture undertaking |
|
- |
|
135 |
| 2,916 |
Total fixed assets |
|
774 |
|
2,900 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
| 877 |
Stocks |
|
944 |
|
883 |
| 689 |
Debtors due within one year |
|
651 |
|
761 |
| 273 |
Debtors due after one year |
|
225 |
|
255 |
| 236 |
Cash at bank and in hand |
11 |
129 |
|
270 |
| |
Creditors (due within one year) |
|
|
|
|
| (771) |
Short-term borrowings |
11 |
(882) |
|
(761) |
| - |
Dividends |
|
(42) |
|
(157) |
| (928) |
Other creditors |
|
(687) |
|
(951) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 376 |
Net current assets |
|
338 |
|
300 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,292 |
Total assets less current liabilities |
|
1,112 |
|
3,200 |
| |
Creditors (due after one year) |
|
|
|
|
| (780) |
Loan capital |
11 |
(738) |
|
(627) |
| (40) |
Other creditors |
|
(32) |
|
(40) |
| (173) |
Provisions for liabilities and charges |
|
(161) |
|
(160) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,299 |
Net assets |
|
181 |
|
2,373 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Capital and reserves
(attributable to equity and non-equity interests) |
|
|
|
|
| 3,470 |
Called up share capital |
|
267 |
|
262 |
| 26 |
Share premium account |
|
26 |
|
542 |
| (2,586) |
Merger reserve |
|
823 |
|
- |
| - |
Capital redemption reserve |
|
- |
|
9 |
| 960 |
Revaluation reserve |
|
2 |
|
967 |
| 403 |
Profit and loss account |
|
653 |
|
569 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,273 |
Shareholders' funds |
8 |
125 |
|
2,349 |
| 24 |
Minority interests
- equity |
|
55 |
|
22 |
| 2 |
- non-equity |
|
1 |
|
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,299 |
|
|
181 |
|
2,373 |
