Financial statements

Consolidated Balance Sheet
At 31 December 2006

ASSETS
Notes 2006
£m
2005
(restated)
£m
Cash and cash equivalents
14 16.5 65.6
Financial investments at fair value through income
15 2,367.7 2,078.2
Reinsurance assets
16
– reinsurers share of outstanding claims
357.0 604.6
– reinsurers share of unearned premium
37.7 24.2
– debtors arising from reinsurance operations
300.6 387.3
Loans and receivables, including insurance receivables
– insurance receivables
17 216.3 214.3
– loans and receivables
17 51.6 132.9
Current income tax assets
6.3 3.7
Deferred tax assets
12 20.9 24.4
Property and equipment
18 6.2 6.0
Intangible assets
19 66.0 66.0
Total assets
3,446.8 3,607.2
 
 
EQUITY
Share capital
20 133.5 132.5
Share premium account
22 347.6 344.0
Other reserves
22 (23.4) 51.3
Treasury shares
22 1.0 (0.3)
Retained earnings
22 477.4 257.3
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
936.1 784.8
Minority interest
22 0.3
Total equity and reserves
936.4 784.8
 
 
LIABILITIES
Insurance contracts
16
– outstanding claims
1,417.5 1,704.3
– unearned premium
545.5 523.8
– creditors arising from insurance operations
68.6 114.8
Trade and other payables
23 68.4 67.1
Current income tax liabilities
28.7 19.6
Borrowings
24 278.8 298.2
Retirement benefit obligations
25 7.5 12.4
Deferred tax liabilities
12 95.4 82.2
Total liabilities
2,510.4 2,822.4
Total equity, reserves and liabilities
3,446.8 3,607.2

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 2 March 2007.

They were signed on its behalf by:

Roger Taylor
Chairman

Richard Hextall
Finance Director