| |
Notes |
|
2000
£m |
|
1999
£m |
|
|
| Fixed assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets |
11 |
|
286.4 |
|
246.0 |
|
|
| Tangible assets |
12 |
|
386.9 |
|
392.2 |
|
|
| |
|
|
673.3 |
|
638.2 |
|
|
| Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stocks |
14 |
|
325.4 |
|
289.1 |
|
|
| Debtors |
15 |
|
332.7 |
|
301.1 |
|
|
| Investments |
|
|
4.4 |
|
3.8 |
|
|
| Cash and deposits |
|
|
50.4 |
|
46.4 |
|
|
| |
|
|
712.9 |
|
640.4 |
|
|
| Creditors: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amounts falling due within one year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borrowings and finance leases |
16,18 |
|
(100.0 |
) |
(101.3 |
) |
|
| Other creditors |
16 |
|
(335.5 |
) |
(314.5 |
) |
|
| Net current assets |
|
|
277.4 |
|
224.6 |
|
|
| Total assets less current liabilities |
|
|
950.7 |
|
862.8 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Creditors: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amounts falling due after more than one
year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borrowings and finance leases |
17,18 |
|
(353.4 |
) |
(333.1 |
) |
|
| Other creditors |
17 |
|
(37.6 |
) |
(31.0 |
) |
|
| Provisions for liabilities and charges |
19 |
|
(81.7 |
) |
(69.6 |
) |
|
| Net assets |
|
|
478.0 |
|
429.1 |
|
|
| Capital and reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Called up share capital |
20 |
|
87.9 |
|
87.7 |
|
|
| Share premium account |
21 |
|
132.1 |
|
130.8 |
|
|
| Revaluation reserve |
21 |
|
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
| Other reserves |
21 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
|
| Profit and loss account |
21 |
|
255.4 |
|
208.0 |
|
|
| Equity shareholders’ funds |
|
|
478.0 |
|
429.1 |
|
|
Approved by the Board of Directors on 12 March 2001 and signed on its behalf
by:
