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Condensed consolidated balance sheet

  Notes Unaudited
at
30 September
2007
£m
Unaudited
at
30 September
2006
£m
Audited
at
31 March
2007
£m
ASSETS        
Non-current assets        
Other intangible assets   0.3 - 0.2
Property, plant and equipment   3.3 4.7 4.0
Available for sale investments   2.0 2.0 2.0
Deferred income tax assets   4.6 4.6 4.6
    10.2 11.3 10.8
Current assets        
Inventories   0.2 2.6 0.1
Trade and other receivables   12.6 18.4 15.1
Current income tax assets   0.1 - 0.1
Cash and cash equivalents 11 1.5 - 3.6
    14.4 21.0 18.9
         
Total assets   24.6 32.3 29.7
         
EQUITY        
Capital and reserves attributable to the Company's equity shareholders        
Share capital and premium 6 55.6 49.2 49.2
Capital redemption reserve   0.7 0.7 0.7
Fair value and other reserves   38.8 (1.3) 4.6
Retained deficit   (196.2) (201.2) (199.0)
Total equity   (101.1) (152.6) (144.5)
         
LIABILITIES        
Non-current liabilities        
Trade and other payables   0.4 0.2 0.5
Borrowings 11 0.1 0.3 0.1
Retirement benefit liabilities 7 57.2 95.7 92.2
Provisions for liabilities and charges   23.4 32.2 26.0
    81.1 128.4 118.8
Current liabilities        
Trade and other payables   22.5 36.3 30.1
Bank overdrafts 11 - 2.4 -
Current income tax liabilities   0.3 - 0.4
Borrowings 11 21.8 17.8 24.9
    44.6 56.5 55.4
         
Total liabilities   125.7 184.9 174.2
Total equity and liabilities   24.6 32.3 29.7

The notes are an integral part of this Half-Yearly Report.
The Board approved this Half-Yearly Report on 29 November 2007.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors.

Bernard Bulkin Andrew McCree Alice Cummings
Chairman CEO CFO