| Group Balance Sheet | |||||
| AT 31 MARCH 1999 | |||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
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(restated) (note 1) |
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| Notes | £m | £m | £m | £m | |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||||
| Goodwill | 13 | 1,503.5 | - | ||
| Other intangible assets | 14 | 123.4 | 106.7 | ||
| Tangible assets | 15 | 799.0 | 549.6 | ||
| Investment in joint venture | 16 | ||||
| Share of gross assets | 526.9 | 495.3 | |||
| Share of gross liabilities | (416.7) | (402.9) | |||
| 110.2 | 92.4 | ||||
| Loans to joint venture | 138.8 | 215.0 | |||
| 249.0 | 307.4 | ||||
| Fixed asset investments - associated undertakings | 17 | 44.7 | 20.7 | ||
| Fixed asset investments - other | 17 | 8.4 | 3.0 | ||
| 2,728.0 | 987.4 | ||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Stocks | 18 | 501.7 | 313.7 | ||
| Debtors - due within one year | 19 | 1,714.3 | 1,749.0 | ||
| Debtors - due in more than one year | 19 | 537.5 | 730.8 | ||
| Securitised receivables | 20 | 413.9 | - | ||
| Less: non-recourse borrowings | (400.0) | - | |||
| 13.9 | - | ||||
| Investments at cost | 21 | 32.7 | 29.2 | ||
| Bank balances and cash | 253.6 | 852.5 | |||
| 3,053.7 | 3,675.2 | ||||
| Creditors - amounts falling due within one year | 22 | (2,654.9) | (1,188.0) | ||
| Creditors - amount due on acquisition of Metromail | - | (511.4) | |||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 398.8 | 1,975.8 | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 3,126.8 | 2,963.2 | |||
| Creditors - amounts falling due after more than one year | 23 | (594.0) | (592.1) | ||
| Provisions for deferred and other liabilities and charges | 25 | (123.7) | (60.6) | ||
| NET ASSETS | 2,409.1 | 2,310.5 | |||
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| CAPITAL AND RESERVES | |||||
| Called up share capital | 27 | 251.4 | 251.4 | ||
| Revaluation reserve | 29 | 308.2 | 384.2 | ||
| Profit and loss account | 29 | 1,849.5 | 1,674.9 | ||
| EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 2,409.1 | 2,310.5 | |||
| Approved by the Board of Directors on | |||||
| 16 June 1999 and signed on its behalf by:- | |||||
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| Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale | }Directors | ||||
| David Tyler | |||||