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| Fixed assets | ||||||||
| Investments | 12 | 31,439 | 22,846 | |||||
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| Current assets | ||||||||
| Debtors* | 14 | 96,906 | 44,102 | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 560 | 2,702 | ||||||
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| 97,466 | 46,804 | |||||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 15 | (17,700) | (9,201) | |||||
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| Net current assets* | 79,766 | 37,603 | ||||||
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| Total assets less current liabilities | 111,205 | 60,449 | ||||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 16 | (56,534) | (18,145) | |||||
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| Net assets | 54,671 | 42,304 | ||||||
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| Capital and reserves | ||||||||
| Called up share capital | 19 | 6,498 | 5,968 | |||||
| Share premium account | 20 | 35,293 | 22,202 | |||||
| Capital redemption reserve | 20 | 7,629 | 7,629 | |||||
| Profit and loss account | 20 | 5,251 | 6,505 | |||||
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| Equity shareholders’ funds | 54,671 | 42,304 | ||||||
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| *Debtors and net current assets include debtors recoverable after more than one year of £76,067,000 (2001: £29,302,000). | ||||||||
| These accounts were approved by the board of directors on 6 March 2003 and signed on its behalf by: | ||||||||
| J M West Chairman J R Atkinson Finance director |
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