NOTES TO
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED |
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| 14. OTHER INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | Databases | ||
| The Group | £m | ||
| Cost | |||
| At 31 March 1998 | 285.5 | ||
| Movements in year: | |||
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10.7 | ||
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61.4 | ||
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(10.2) | ||
| At 31 March 1999 | 347.4 | ||
| Depreciation | |||
| At 31 March 1998 | 178.8 | ||
| Movements in year: | |||
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7.2 | ||
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44.9 | ||
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(6.9) | ||
| At 31 March 1999 | 224.0 | ||
| Net Book Value at 31 March 1999 | 123.4 | ||
| Net Book Value at 31 March 1998 | 106.7 | ||
| 15. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| The Group | Freehold properties £m |
Long leasehold properties £m |
Short leasehold properties £m |
Plant vehicles & equipment £m |
Assets in course of construction £m |
Total £m |
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| Cost or valuation | ||||||||||||||
| At 31 March 1998 | 242.7 | 20.9 | 24.9 | 741.8 | 8.8 | 1,039.1 | ||||||||
| Movements in year: | ||||||||||||||
| Difference on exchange | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 11.3 | ||||||||
| Acquisition of subsidiaries | 24.6 | 53.6 | 0.9 | 275.6 | 354.7 | |||||||||
| Additions | 19.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 204.0 | 23.3 | 257.3 | ||||||||
| Transfers | 5.1 | 5.8 | (4.2) | (6.7) | - | |||||||||
| Sales | (6.6) | (0.3) | (0.9) | (98.0) | (105.8) | |||||||||
| Transfer to revaluation reserve | (0.1) | 0.3 | (5.0) | (4.8) | ||||||||||
| At 31 March 1999 | 287.6 | 80.8 | 31.6 | 1,126.0 | 25.8 | 1,551.8 | ||||||||
| Cost | 158.2 | 67.9 | 30.6 | 1,126.0 | 25.8 | 1,408.5 | ||||||||
| Valuation - trading properties (1996) | 120.5 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 131.3 |
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| Valuation - trading properties (1998) | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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| Valuation - investment properties (1998) | 5.5 | 3.1 | 8.6 |
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| 287.6 | 80.8 | 31.6 | 1,126.0 | 25.8 | 1,551.8 | |||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||||||||
| At 31 March 1998 | 43.5 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 433.6 | - | 489.5 | ||||||||
| Movements in year: | ||||||||||||||
| Difference on exchange | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| Acquisition of subsidiaries | 3.7 | 15.1 | 158.7 | 177.5 | ||||||||||
| Transfers | 0.2 | 3.0 | (3.2) | - | ||||||||||
| Provided in year | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 141.5 | 152.5 | |||||||||
| Sales | (2.1) | (0.1) | (0.7) | (69.9) | (72.8) | |||||||||
| Transfer to revaluation reserve | (0.7) | (0.7) | ||||||||||||
| At 31 March 1999 | 51.6 | 20.1 | 15.3 | 665.8 | - | 752.8 | ||||||||
| Net Book Value at 31 March 1999 | 236.0 | 60.7 | 16.3 | 460.2 | 25.8 | 799.0 | ||||||||
| Net Book Value at 31 March 1998 | 199.2 | 18.8 | 14.6 | 308.2 | 8.8 | 549.6 | ||||||||