| |
| |
Notes |
|
1998
£m |
|
1997
£m |
|
|
| Fixed
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investments |
13 |
|
418.8 |
|
322.7 |
|
|
| Current
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debtors |
15 |
|
60.8 |
|
231.3 |
|
|
| Cash
and deposits |
|
|
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
61.8 |
|
232.3 |
|
|
| Creditors:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amounts
falling due within one year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borrowings |
16 |
|
(30.7 |
) |
(12.3 |
) |
|
| Other
creditors |
16 |
|
(38.6 |
) |
(44.4 |
) |
|
| Net
current (liabilities)/assets |
|
|
(7.5 |
) |
175.6 |
|
|
| Total
assets less current liabilities |
|
|
411.3 |
|
498.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Creditors: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amounts
falling due after more than one year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borrowings |
17 |
|
(3.2 |
) |
(106.2 |
) |
|
| Other
creditors |
17 |
|
(43.2 |
) |
(45.1 |
) |
|
| |
|
|
364.9 |
|
347.0 |
|
|
| Capital
and reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Called
up share capital |
20 |
|
87.5 |
|
87.2 |
|
|
| Share
premium account |
21 |
|
129.2 |
|
125.3 |
|
|
| Other
reserves |
21 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
|
| Profit
and loss account |
21 |
|
146.6 |
|
132.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
364.9 |
|
347.0 |
|
|
Approved by
the Board of Directors on 8 March 1999 and signed on its behalf by:
ERIC
POUNTAIN
GARY ALLEN
Directors
|
