Consolidated balance sheet

At 28 February 2009

  Notes 28 February
2009
£m
1 March
2008
£m
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Goodwill 14 1,541.0 1,922.7
Other intangible assets 15 103.6 83.7
Property, plant and equipment 16 559.3 731.8
Investment in joint ventures and associates 17 8.4 7.7
Deferred tax assets 26 87.4 46.6
Trade and other receivables 19 3.4 4.8
Retirement benefit assets 24 83.7
Other financial assets 25 9.2 14.2
Total non-current assets   2,312.3 2,895.2
Current assets
Inventories 18 930.3 1,004.8
Trade and other receivables 19 593.7 597.8
Current tax assets   15.1 16.9
Other financial assets 25 53.7 4.3
Current asset investments 20 75.0
Cash and cash equivalents 21 209.4 174.0
Total current assets   1,877.2 1,797.8
Total assets   4,189.5 4,693.0
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables 22 (64.0) (41.3)
Provisions 23 (198.6) (72.6)
Deferred tax liabilities 26 (26.3) (67.4)
Retirement benefit obligations 24 (46.4)
Total non–current liabilities   (335.3) (181.3)
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 22 (999.2) (1,089.5)
Provisions 23 (51.6) (26.1)
Other financial liabilities 25 (1.5) (2.8)
Current tax liabilities   (43.5) (48.1)
Total current liabilities (1,095.8) (1,166.5)
Total liabilities (1,431.1) (1,347.8)
Net assets   2,758.4 3,345.2
EQUITY
Share capital 27,28 87.7 87.7
Merger reserve 28 (348.4) (348.4)
Other reserves 28 35.4 3.9
Retained earnings 28 2,983.7 3,602.0
Total equity   2,758.4 3,345.2

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 29 April 2009 and were signed on its behalf by:

Terry Duddy,
Chief Executive

Richard Ashton,
Finance Director