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At 31 December 2007

Group Company
Notes 2007
£m
2006
£m
2007
£m
2006
£m
Non-current assets
Intangible assets – goodwill 13 694 427 - -
– other 14 59 9 - -
Property, plant and equipment 15 215 183 - -
Investments in joint ventures and associates 16 381 458 - -
Investments 17 57 46 1,446 904
PFI/PPP financial assets 18 62 22 - -
Deferred tax assets 25 125 102 1 -
Derivative financial instruments 21 3 2 2 2
Trade and other receivables 22 77 50 32 32
1,673 1,299 1,481 938
Current assets
Inventories 19 72 75 - -
Due from customers for contract work 20 338 252 - -
Derivative financial instruments 21 1 3 7 3
Trade and other receivables 22 881 626 610 416
Cash and cash equivalents - PFI/PPP subsidiaries 24 3 - - -
– other 24 391 323 80 167
1,686 1,279 703 586
Total assets 3,359 2,578 2,184 1,524
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 23 (1,718) (1,289) (1,268) (757)
Due to customers for contract work 20 (415) (265) - -
Derivative financial instruments 21 (6) (1) (7) (3)
Current tax liabilities (7) (28) - (2)
Borrowings - PFI/PPP non-recourse term loans 24 (3) - - -
– other 24 (16) (17) (95) (13)
(2,165) (1,600) (1,370) (775)
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables 23 (135) (77) (25) (25)
Derivative financial instruments 21 (6) - (2) (2)
Borrowings – PFI/PPP non-recourse term loans 24 (61) (21) - -
– other 24 (1) (1) - -
Deferred tax liabilities 25 (7) (5) - -
Liability component of preference shares 28 (87) (90) (87) (90)
Retirement benefit obligations 26 (286) (288) (9) (8)
Provisions 27 (128) (109) (10) (9)
(711) (591) (133) (134)
Total liabilities (2,876) (2,191) (1,503) (909)
Net assets 483 387 681 615
Equity
Called-up share capital 28 216 215 216 215
Share premium account 29 52 43 52 43
Equity component of preference shares 29 16 16 16 16
Special reserve 28 164 169 164 169
Share of joint ventures’ and associates’ reserves 29 178 243 - -
Other reserves 29 9 5 48 46
Accumulated (losses)/profits 29 (152) (304) 185 126
Total equity 483 387 681 615


On behalf of the Board

Sir David John Director
A L P Rabin Director
4 March 2008


The notes to the accounts (PDF, 377 KB) form part of these financial statements.



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