Annual Report and Accounts 2007

Financial Statements

Parent company balance sheet

At 31 December 2007

  Notes 2007
£m
2006
£m
Fixed assets investments      
Investments in Group undertakings 2 4,371 4,746
Other financial assets   44 88
    4,415 4,834
Current assets      
Amounts owed by Group undertakings   3 2
Other debtors   12 23
Total debtors   15 25
Cash at bank   210 180
    225 205
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year      
Convertible bonds 3 - (283)
Loan notes 3 (44) (18)
Amounts owed to Group undertakings   (15) (17)
    (59) (318)
Net current assets/(liabilities)   166 (113)
Total assets less current liabilities   4,581 4,721
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year      
Provisions 4 (8) (84)
Total creditors falling due after more than one year   (8) (84)
Total assets less liabilities   4,573 4,637
Capital and reserves      
Called-up share capital 5 234 214
Share premium 5 2,372 2,051
Other equity 6 810 810
Revaluation reserve 7 750 1,266
Retained earnings 7 407 296
Equity shareholders' funds   4,573 4,637

The financial statements were approved by the Board of directors on 18 March 2008.

Sir Adrian Montague
Executive Chairman

Jim Smart
Chief Financial Officer