As at 31 December 2006
| As at 31 December 2006 £m |
As at 31 December 2005 £m |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | |||
| Fixed assets | |||
| 5 | Tangible assets | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Investments: | ||
| Subsidiary undertakings | 3,979 | 3,065 | |
| Other investments | 1 | 1 | |
| Total fixed asset investments | 3,980 | 3,066 | |
| Total fixed assets | 3,982 | 3,068 | |
| Current assets | |||
| 7 | Debtors | 181 | 343 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 329 | 53 | |
| Total current assets | 510 | 396 | |
| 8 | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | (1,559) | (1,415) |
| Net current liabilities | (1,049) | (1,019) | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 2,933 | 2,049 | |
| 4/9 | Retirement benefit obligations | (12) | (18) |
| 9 | Provisions for liabilities and charges | (31) | (33) |
| Net assets | 2,890 | 1,998 | |
| Capital and reserves | |||
| 10/11 | Called up share capital | 746 | 737 |
| 11 | Share premium account | 402 | 394 |
| 11 | Capital redemption reserve | 145 | 145 |
| 11 | Capital reserve | 415 | 415 |
| 11 | Profit and loss account | 1,182 | 307 |
| Shareholders' funds - equity | 2,890 | 1,998 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 5 March 2007 and signed on its behalf by
Philip Cox
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Williamson
Chief Financial Officer
