Company balance sheet at 31 March

  Notes   2010
£m
  2009
£m
Fixed assets          
Investments 2   7,865   7,840
Current assets          
Debtors (amounts falling due within one year) 3   8,655   11,157
Debtors (amounts falling due after more than one year) 3   1,702   1,799
Derivative financial instruments (amounts falling due within one year) 5   218   329
Derivative financial instruments (amounts falling due after more than one year) 5   655   558
Current asset investments 6   377   509
Cash at bank     1   1
      11,608   14,353
Creditors (amounts falling due within one year)          
Borrowings 7   (1,183)   (1,422)
Derivative financial instruments 5   (174)   (375)
Other creditors 4   (6,731)   (6,926)
 
  (8,088)   (8,723)
Net current assets     3,520   5,630
Total assets less current liabilities     11,385   13,470
Creditors (amounts falling due after more than one year)          
Borrowings 7   (5,307)   (6,471)
Derivative financial instruments 5   (431)   (511)
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings     (537)   (1,062)
      (6,275)   (8,044)
Net assets employed     5,110   5,426
Capital and reserves          
Called up share capital 8   298   294
Share premium account 9   1,366   1,371
Cash flow hedge reserve 9   14   12
Other equity reserves 9   171   146
Profit and loss account 9   3,261   3,603
Total shareholders’ funds 10   5,110   5,426

Commitments and contingencies are shown in note 11 to the Company financial statements.

The Company notes form part of the individual financial statements of the Company, which were approved by the Board of Directors on 19 May 2010 and were signed on its behalf by:

Sir John Parker Chairman
Steve Lucas Finance Director

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