Group Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2007
| Notes | 2007 £'000 |
2006 £'000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Intangible exploration and evaluation assets | 9 | 956,580 | 820,437 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 10 | 832,111 | 934,368 |
| Investments | 11 | 447 | 496 |
| 1,789,138 | 1,755,301 | ||
| Current Assets | |||
| Inventories | 12 | 24,897 | 13,735 |
| Trade receivables | 87,746 | 74,609 | |
| Other current assets | 13 | 33,351 | 28,963 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 14 | 82,224 | 99,478 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 17 | – | 16,065 |
| Assets held for sale | 18 | 73,846 | – |
| 302,064 | 232,850 | ||
| Total assets | 2,091,202 | 1,988,151 | |
| LIABILITIES | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 15 | (177,397) | (161,797) |
| Hardman acquisition payable | – | (333,912) | |
| Other financial liabilities | 16 | (9,793) | (7,516) |
| Current tax liabilities | (31,457) | (20,549) | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 17 | (89,509) | – |
| Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale | 18 | (4,756) | – |
| (312,912) | (523,774) | ||
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Trade and other payables | 15 | (15,586) | (17,137) |
| Other financial liabilities | 16 | (540,272) | (206,883) |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 20 | (307,615) | (311,925) |
| Provisions | 20 | (133,612) | (124,868) |
| Derivative financial instruments | 17 | (68,535) | (37,088) |
| (1,065,620) | (697,901) | ||
| Total liabilities | (1,378,532) | (1,221,675) | |
| Net assets | 712,670 | 766,476 | |
| EQUITY | |||
| Called up share capital | 22 | 71,961 | 65,190 |
| Share premium | 22 | 128,465 | 126,075 |
| Other reserves | 23 | 210,089 | 69,791 |
| Shares to be issued | – | 235,621 | |
| Retained earnings | 21 | 286,668 | 269,799 |
| Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent | 697,183 | 766,476 | |
| Minority interest | 24 | 15,487 | – |
| Total equity | 712,670 | 766,476 |
Approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 11 March 2008
| Aidan Heavey | Tom Hickey |
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
View the Accounting Policies and Notes to the Financial Statements
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