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Key financial data
Consolidated profit and loss account
Consolidated cash flow statement

Balance sheet
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31 March 2004 Group Company
2004 2003 2004 2003
Notes £m £m £m £m
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 11 24.3 14.1 - -
Tangible assets 12 168.3 126.3 111.9 126.1
192.6 140.4 111.9 126.1
Investments
Investments in joint venture:
Share of gross assets 10.5 9.9 - -
Share of gross liabilities (9.0) (8.4) - -
13 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Other investments 13 6.8 10.1 96.5 26.3
8.3 11.6 98.0 27.8
200.9 152.0 209.9 153.9
Current assets
Debtors 14 61.1 64.3 68.4 62.4
Investments - term deposits 223.0 207.0 219.0 207.0
Cash at bank 4.9 4.0 2.9 3.4
289.0 275.3 290.3 272.8
Creditors - amounts falling due within one year 15 & 16 78.9 64.0 73.5 63.0
Net current assets 210.1 211.3 216.8 209.8
Total assets less current liabilities 411.0 363.3 426.7 363.7
Creditors – amounts falling due after more than one year 17 0.5 - - -
Provisions for liabilities and charges 18 38.4 41.6 38.4 41.6
Net assets 372.1 321.7 388.3 322.1
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 19 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9
Reserves
Revaluation reserve 20 42.1 44.0 2.3 44.0
Profit and loss account 20 314.1 262.6 371.1 263.2
Equity shareholders' funds 371.1 321.5 388.3 322.1
Equity minority interest 21 1.0 0.2 - -
Total shareholders’ funds 372.1 321.7 388.3 322.1

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The financial statements were approved by the Board on 20 May 2004 and signed on its behalf by:

Clara Furse, Chief Executive
Jonathan Howell, Director of Finance

Note: The financial information above is an abridged version of the Group's full accounts for the years ended 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004, each of which carry an unqualified audit report. The March 2003 accounts have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. In order to give a true and fair reflection of the business, the information above should be read in conjunction with such full accounts.

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