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Note |
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2003 £M |
|
2002 £M |
|
2003 £M |
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2002 £M |
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| Fixed assets |
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| Intangible fixed assets |
11 |
|
176.6 |
|
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|
208.5 |
|
— |
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|
— |
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| Tangible fixed assets |
12 |
|
170.1 |
|
 |
|
155.9 |
|
34.4 |
|
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|
40.7 |
|
| Investments |
14 |
|
1.6 |
|
 |
|
1.3 |
|
394.2 |
|
 |
|
389.2 |
|
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|
|
|
348.3 |
|
 |
|
365.7 |
|
428.6 |
|
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|
429.9 |
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| |
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| Current assets |
|
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|
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|
|
 |
|
|
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| Stocks |
19 |
|
134.1 |
|
 |
|
135.1 |
|
— |
|
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|
— |
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| Debtors |
20 |
|
146.8 |
|
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|
145.4 |
|
18.1 |
|
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|
16.5 |
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| Investments |
21 |
|
23.8 |
|
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|
16.3 |
|
23.8 |
|
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|
16.3 |
|
| Cash at bank and in hand |
2.9 |
|
 |
|
5.1 |
|
27.5 |
|
 |
|
20.1 |
|
 |
|
307.6 |
|
 |
|
301.9 |
|
69.4 |
|
 |
|
52.9 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
22 |
|
|
|
(204.6 |
) |
 |
|
(184.5 |
) |
|
|
(176.5 |
) |
|
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|
(132.7 |
) |
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| |
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| Net current assets |
|
|
|
|
103.0 |
|
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|
117.4 |
|
|
|
(107.1 |
) |
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|
(79.8 |
) |
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| |
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|
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| Total assets less current liabilities |
451.3 |
|
 |
|
483.1 |
|
321.5 |
|
 |
|
350.1 |
|
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
23 |
|
(54.0 |
) |
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|
(60.8 |
) |
(39.3 |
) |
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|
(48.4 |
) |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges |
26 |
|
(9.1 |
) |
 |
|
(10.2 |
) |
(2.4 |
) |
 |
|
(2.5 |
) |
 |
|
|
|
388.2 |
|
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|
412.1 |
|
279.8 |
|
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|
299.2 |
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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| Capital and reserves |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
| Called-up share capital |
29 |
|
43.5 |
|
 |
|
43.5 |
|
43.5 |
|
 |
|
43.5 |
|
| Share premium account |
31 |
|
38.3 |
|
 |
|
37.8 |
|
38.3 |
|
 |
|
37.8 |
|
| Profit and loss account |
31 |
|
306.4 |
|
 |
|
330.8 |
|
198.0 |
|
 |
|
217.9 |
|
 |
| Equity shareholders’ funds |
|
|
388.2 |
|
 |
|
412.1 |
|
279.8 |
|
 |
|
299.2 |
|
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