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      Group   Company
  Note 27 April 2002

£million
28 April 2001
(restated)
£million
27 April 2002

£million
28 April 2001

£million
Fixed assets          
Intangible assets 12 484.2 432.7 - -
Tangible assets 13 607.0 535.0 0.3 0.3
Investments 14 479.0 625.7 1,601.3 1,775.0
    1,570.2 1,593.4 1,601.6 1,775.3
Current assets        
Stocks 15 650.0 580.7 - -
Debtors – falling due within one year 16 337.6 312.2 692.9 156.7
– falling due after more than one year 16 85.2 71.7 - -
Short term investments 17 813.9 793.0 - -
Cash at bank and in hand   38.6 64.4 48.5 9.8
    1,925.3 1,822.0 741.4 166.5
Creditors – falling due within one year      
Borrowings 18 (193.8) (195.8) (186.1) -
Other creditors 18 (1,061.3) (929.7) (1,345.7) (1,058.7)


  (1,255.1) (1,125.5) (1,531.8) (1,058.7)
Net current assets/(liabilities)   670.2 696.5 (790.4) (892.2)
Total assets less current liabilities   2,240.4 2,289.9 811.2 883.1

Creditors – falling due after more than one year
     
Borrowings 19 (303.0) (462.1) (24.8) -
Other creditors 19 (239.8) (264.9) - -
    (542.8) (727.0) (24.8) -
Provisions for liabilities and charges 22 (80.9) (87.7) (4.8) (5.8)
    1,616.7 1,475.2 781.6 877.3

Capital and reserves
23      
Called up share capital   48.6 48.2 48.6 48.2
Share premium account   135.5 94.4 135.5 94.4
Capital reserve   290.0 395.5 - -
Merger reserve   (386.1) (386.1) - -
Capital redemption reserve   425.5 425.5 425.5 425.5
Profit and loss account   1,067.6 868.8 172.0 309.2
Equity shareholders’ funds   1,581.1 1,446.3 781.6 877.3
Equity minority interests   35.6 28.9 - -
    1,616.7 1,475.2 781.6 877.3

The financial statements were approved by the Board of directors on 26 June 2002 and signed on its behalf by:


Sir Stanley Kalms


Jeremy Darroch

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