Enhancing Productivity
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

As at 31 December 2009

  Note 2009
£m
2008
£m
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets:
Goodwill 13 324.8 342.6
Other intangible assets 14 70.3 43.9
395.1 386.5
Property, plant and equipment 15 107.6 118.2
Equity-accounted investment 0.6 0.6
Deferred tax asset 23 26.2 30.7
529.5 536.0
Current assets
Inventories 16 99.8 148.0
Taxation recoverable 8.1 1.4
Trade and other receivables 17 167.8 207.8
Derivative financial instruments 20 0.9
Cash and cash equivalents 18 36.8 64.4
313.4 421.6
Total assets 842.9 957.6
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings 19 (49.8) (35.0)
Derivative financial instruments 20 (9.2)
Trade and other payables 21 (150.7) (197.9)
Current tax liabilities (36.1) (38.4)
Provisions 22 (25.3) (23.1)
(261.9) (303.6)
Net current assets 51.5 118.0
Non-current liabilities
Medium- and long-term borrowings 19 (92.4) (173.6)
Derivative financial instruments 20 (21.1) (16.9)
Other payables 21 (9.3) (10.1)
Retirement benefit obligations 8 (23.5) (8.5)
Deferred tax liability 23 (3.8) (1.7)
(150.1) (210.8)
Total liabilities (412.0) (514.4)
Net assets 430.9 443.2
Equity
Issued share capital 24 6.2 6.2
Share premium 231.4 231.4
Retained earnings 119.5 117.3
Translation reserve 70.9 93.0
Hedging reserve (0.5) (8.1)
Merger reserve 3.1 3.1
Capital redemption reserve 0.3 0.3
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company 430.9 443.2
Total equity and liabilities 842.9 957.6
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 23 February 2010 and were signed on its behalf by: