GROUP BALANCE SHEET

as at 3rd October, 2004

	Note		2004 £m		2003 (restated) £m
Fixed Assets
Intangible assets	19		793.0		650.8
Tangible assets	20		502.6		503.2
Investments
Joint ventures:
Share of gross assets		44.3		55.0
Share of gross liabilities		(21.0)		(24.0)
	22	23.3		31.0
Associates	22	118.2		135.7
Other investments	24	37.4		40.8
			178.9		207.5
			1,474.5		1,361.5
Current Assets
Stocks	25		24.8		29.3
Debtors	26		429.3		417.5
Short term investments	28		4.7		3.6
Cash at bank and in hand			88.0		44.8
			546.8		495.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year	29		(852.8)		(601.9)
Net Current Liabilities			(306.0)		(106.7)
Total Assets less Current Liabilities			1,168.5		1,254.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after more than one year	29		(703.8)		(897.6)
Provisions for Liabilities and Charges	30		(62.6)		(60.1)
Net Assets			402.1		297.1
Capital and Reserves
Called up share capital	32		50.2		50.2
Share premium account	33		7.3		7.1
Revaluation reserve	33		72.1		74.2
Other reserves	33		(25.7)		(27.5)
Profit and loss account	33		306.8		206.6
Equity Shareholders’ Funds			410.7		310.6
Equity minority interests			(8.6)		(13.6)
Non-equity minority interests			–		0.1
			402.1		297.1

The accounts on Group Profit and Loss Account to Notes to the Balance Sheets were approved by the Directors on 1st December, 2004 and signed on their behalf by:

Rothermere
C.J.F.Sinclair
Directors

* See Note 34

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