 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes |
£m |
1999
£m |
£m |
1998
£m |
 |
| Fixed assets |
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets |
11 |
|
145.9 |
|
43.5 |
| Tangible assets |
12 |
|
359.2 |
|
345.7 |
| Investments in joint ventures: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Share of gross assets |
|
81.0 |
|
27.3 |
|
| Share of gross liabilities |
|
(80.3) |
|
(13.7) |
|
| Loan to joint venture |
|
31.0 |
|
- |
|
|
|
13 |
31.7 |
|
13.6 |
|
| Investments in associated undertakings |
13 |
13.8 |
|
14.1 |
|
| Other investments |
13 |
17.3 |
|
9.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
62.8 |
|
37.1 |
|
|
|
|
567.9 |
|
426.3 |
| Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
| Stocks |
14 |
57.8 |
|
56.5 |
|
| Programme and film rights |
15 |
153.3 |
|
138.6 |
|
| Trade debtors |
|
385.8 |
|
363.9 |
|
| Other debtors |
16 |
178.4 |
|
192.1 |
|
| Investments |
17 |
8.5 |
|
9.1 |
|
| Cash and other liquid funds |
18 |
409.6 |
|
278.8 |
|
|
|
|
1,193.4 |
|
1,039.0 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
19 |
(644.9) |
|
(600.2) |
|
|
| Net current assets |
|
|
548.5 |
|
438.8 |
|
| Total assets less current liabilities |
|
|
1,116.4 |
|
865.1 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
|
|
|
|
|
| Loans |
21 |
490.4 |
|
243.5 |
|
| Convertible debt |
22 |
87.3 |
|
84.5 |
|
| Creditors |
|
20.2 |
|
28.4 |
|
| Provisions for liabilities and charges |
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred taxation |
24 |
12.8 |
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
610.7 |
|
366.8 |
|
| Net assets |
|
|
505.7 |
|
498.3 |
|
| Capital and reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
| Called up share capital |
25 |
|
47.9 |
|
48.4 |
| Share premium account |
27 |
|
129.5 |
|
118.2 |
| Other reserves |
27 |
|
7.5 |
|
5.4 |
| Profit and loss account |
28 |
|
320.4 |
|
325.5 |
|
| Shareholders' funds |
|
|
505.3 |
|
497.5 |
| Minority interests - equity |
|
|
0.4 |
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
505.7 |
|
498.3 |
|
| Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity shareholders' funds (before goodwill) |
|
|
2,031.5 |
|
2,024.3 |
| Cumulative goodwill written off directly to reserves |
|
|
(1,867.6) |
|
(1,893.2) |
|
| Equity shareholders' funds |
|
|
163.9 |
|
131.1 |
| Non-equity shareholders' funds |
25 |
|
341.4 |
|
366.4 |
|
| Total shareholders' funds |
|
|
505.3 |
|
497.5 |
|
