Annual report and financial statements 2008

Company balance sheet

  Notes 2008
£m
2007
(restated)
£m
Assets      
Non-current assets      
Investments in Group undertakings C6 9,147.4 9,135.6
Current assets      
Trade and other receivables   0.2 0.1
Total assets   9,147.6 9,135.7
       
Liabilities      
Current liabilities      
Amounts owed to Group undertakings   2,584.6 2,060.8
Trade and other payables   1.0 0.9
Total liabilities   2,585.6 2,061.7
Net assets   6,562.0 7,074.0
       
Equity      
Called-up share capital – equity   396.6 424.9
Share premium account C7 231.4 202.9
Capital redemption reserve C7 2,199.9 2,168.5
Merger reserve C7 1,397.3 1,397.3
Retained earnings C7 2,336.8 2,880.4
Total equity   6,562.0 7,074.0

The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 19 May 2008. The financial statements also comprise the notes.

Sir Stuart Rose, Chief Executive
Ian Dyson, Group Finance and Operations Director

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