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Report & Accounts 2005

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Terms used in this Report & Accounts   US equivalent or brief description
Allotted   Issued
Associated undertaking   Generally a 20% - 50% owned investee
Called-up share capital   Ordinary shares, issued and fully paid
Capital allowances   Tax term equivalent to US tax depreciation allowances
Cash at bank   Cash
Creditors   Accounts payable/payables
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year   Long-term liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year   Current liabilities
Debtors   Accounts receivable/receivables
Fair values   Current values
Finance lease   Capital lease
Financial year   Fiscal year
Freehold   Ownership with absolute rights in perpetuity
Freehold land   Land owned
Gearing   Leverage
Group, or consolidated accounts   Consolidated financial statements
Interest receivable and Investment revenue   Interest income
Interest payable and Finance costs   Interest expense
Loan capital   Long-term debt
Pension scheme   Pension plan
Profit   Income (or earnings)
Profit and loss account (reserve)   Retained earnings
Profit and loss account   Income statement
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders   Net income
Reconciliation of movements in shareholders' funds   Statement of changes in stockholders' equity
Region   Business segment
Reserves   Stockholders' equity other than capital stock
Share capital   Ordinary shares, capital stock or common stock issued and fully paid
Share option   Stock option
Share premium account   Additional paid-in capital relating to proceeds of sale of stock in excess of par value or paid-in surplus (not distributable)
Shareholders' funds   Stockholders' equity
Stocks   Inventories
Tangible fixed assets   Property, plant and equipment
Turnover   Revenues (or sales)

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