| |
| |
Notes |
|
1998
£m |
|
1997
£m |
|
|
| Fixed
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible
assets |
11 |
|
20.1 |
|
- |
|
|
| Tangible
assets |
12 |
|
312.5 |
|
332.2 |
|
|
| |
|
|
332.6 |
|
332.2 |
|
|
| Current
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stocks
|
14 |
|
252.2 |
|
272.9 |
|
|
| Debtors |
15 |
|
238.1 |
|
275.9 |
|
|
| Investments |
|
|
12.6 |
|
11.5 |
|
|
| Cash
and deposits |
|
|
47.0 |
|
63.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
549.9 |
|
623.8 |
|
|
| Creditors:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amounts
falling due within one year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borrowings
and finance leases |
16,18 |
|
(43.9 |
) |
(49.1 |
) |
|
| Other
creditors |
16 |
|
(260.5 |
) |
(299.3 |
) |
|
| Net
current assets |
|
|
245.5 |
|
275.4 |
|
|
| Total
assets less current liabilities |
|
|
578.1 |
|
607.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Creditors: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| amounts
falling due after more than one year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Borrowings
and finance leases |
17,18 |
|
(88.9 |
) |
(203.5 |
) |
|
| Other
creditors |
17 |
|
(26.2 |
) |
(28.2 |
) |
|
| Provisions
for liabilities and charges |
19 |
|
(53.5 |
) |
(50.5 |
) |
|
| Net
assets |
|
|
409.5 |
|
325.4 |
|
|
| Capital
and reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Called
up share capital |
20 |
|
87.5 |
|
87.2 |
|
|
| Share
premium account |
21 |
|
129.2 |
|
125.3 |
|
|
| Revaluation
reserve |
21 |
|
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
| Other
reserves |
21 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
|
| Profit
and loss account |
21 |
|
190.2 |
|
110.3 |
|
|
| Equity
shareholders’ funds |
|
|
409.5 |
|
325.4 |
|
|
Approved
by the Board of Directors on 8 March 1999 and signed on its behalf by:
ERIC
POUNTAIN
GARY ALLEN
Directors
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