Financial Overview

  2011
£m
2010
£m
Non-current assets    
Goodwill 1,069.7 1,331.1
Intangible assets 139.4 112.5
Property, plant and equipment 52.7 61.9
Interests in associates and joint ventures 52.3 48.5
Deferred tax assets 56.3 49.3
Available-for-sale financial assets 4.8 15.6
Derivative financial assets 20.1 8.5
Other financial assets 0.7 0.7
1,396.0 1,628.1
Current assets    
Work in progress 9.0 18.5
Trade and other receivables 2,372.4 2,414.1
Derivative financial assets 2.3 3.2
Cash and short-term deposits 626.1 394.4
3,009.8 2,830.2
Total assets 4,405.8 4,458.3
Current liabilities    
Trade and other payables (2,948.7) (2,917.3)
Borrowings (136.2) (85.6)
Derivative financial liabilities (14.8) (13.4)
Provisions (4.5) (3.3)
Current tax liabilities (16.6) (9.0)
(3,120.8) (3,028.6)
Net current liabilities (111.0) (198.4)
Non-current liabilities    
Borrowings (618.3) (640.1)
Other non-current liabilities (139.8) (35.6)
Derivative financial liabilities (13.3) (36.7)
Provisions (0.1) (4.7)
Deferred tax liabilities (50.8) (44.2)
(822.3) (761.3)
Total liabilities (3,943.1) (3,789.9)
Net assets 462.7 668.4
     
Equity    
Share capital 64.4 64.3
Own shares (31.2) (33.7)
Share premium account 398.7 395.8
Other equity reserves 16.0 20.4
Foreign currency translation reserve 0.1 109.6
Retained earnings 27.6 147.4
Potential acquisition of non-controlling interests (18.5) (48.9)
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 457.1 654.9
Non-controlling interests 5.6 13.5
Total equity 462.7 668.4

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2012
and were signed on its behalf by:
Jerry Buhlmann (Chief Executive Officer) Nick Priday (Chief Financial Officer)