|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note |
|
|
2005
£'000 |
|
|
2004
£'000 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Fixed assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Intangible assets – goodwill |
|
11 |
|
|
456,434 |
|
|
473,237 |
|
| |
Tangible assets |
|
12 |
|
|
11,116 |
|
|
11,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
467,550 |
|
|
485,107 |
|
| |
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Assets held for resale |
|
15 |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
7,500 |
|
| |
Stocks |
|
|
|
|
1,211 |
|
|
3,837 |
|
| |
Debtors |
|
16 |
|
|
117,705 |
|
|
106,936 |
|
| |
Cash at bank and in hand |
|
|
|
|
110,140 |
|
|
75,034 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
230,056 |
|
|
193,307 |
|
| |
Creditors: amounts failing
due within one year |
|
17 |
|
|
(165,299) |
|
|
(142,397) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net current assets |
|
|
|
|
64,757 |
|
|
50,910 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total assets less current
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
532,307 |
|
|
536,017 |
|
| |
Creditors: amounts failing
due after one year |
|
18 |
|
|
(43,062) |
|
|
(67,212) |
|
| |
Provisions for liabilities
and charges |
|
21 |
|
|
(4,336) |
|
|
(10,487) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net assets excluding pension
liability |
|
|
|
|
484,909 |
|
|
458,318 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Pension liability |
|
22 |
|
|
(6,417) |
|
|
(6,119) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net assets including pension
liability |
|
|
|
|
478,492 |
|
|
452,199 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Capital and reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Called up share capital |
|
23 |
|
|
22,778 |
|
|
22,542 |
|
| |
Share premium account |
|
24 |
|
|
43,082 |
|
|
36,672 |
|
| |
Merger reserve |
|
24 |
|
|
336,907 |
|
|
363,865 |
|
| |
Profit and loss account |
|
24 |
|
|
75,250 |
|
|
28,858 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Equity shareholders' funds |
|
|
|
|
478,017 |
|
|
451,937 |
|
| |
Minority interests – equity |
|
|
|
|
475 |
|
|
262 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Capital employed |
|
|
|
|
478,492 |
|
|
452,199 |
|
|
|
