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Cosalt plc Annual report & financial statements 2008

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Financial <strong>statements</strong> Notes to the <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong><br />

Notes to the <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong><br />

continued<br />

26. Operating leases<br />

The future minimum lease payments of commitments due under non-cancellable operating leases are:<br />

(i) Land and buildings<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£000 £000<br />

Leases which expire within one year 1,821 1,599<br />

Between two and five years 5,313 5,009<br />

In five years or more 2,311 2,623<br />

9,445 9,231<br />

(ii) Plant<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£000 £000<br />

Leases which expire within one year 393 159<br />

Between two and five years 2,742 1,074<br />

In five years or more 17 –<br />

3,152 1,233<br />

Total leases 12,597 10,464<br />

The majority of leases of land and buildings are subject to rent reviews.<br />

(iii) Operating lease receivables<br />

The Group both rents out its Investment properties and also sub-lets various leased buildings under operating leases.<br />

At the Balance Sheet date, the following future minimum lease payments are contractually receivable from tenants:<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£000 £000<br />

Within one year 62 107<br />

Between two and five years – –<br />

After five years – –<br />

Total minimum lease payments 62 107<br />

27. Retirement benefit obligations<br />

As at 26 October <strong>2008</strong>, the assumption adopted regarding the life expectancy of Members was in line with the following tables:<br />

Deferreds/actives: PA92 (YOB=1965) mc rated up 1 year.<br />

Pensioners: PA92 (YOB=1935) mc rated up 1 year.<br />

The above equates to an average life expectancy from age 65 for male deferreds/actives of 22.5 years and an average life<br />

expectancy from age 65 for male pensioners of 21.2 years.<br />

The assets of the defined benefit scheme have been calculated at fair value and the liabilities, at each balance sheet date under<br />

IAS 19 (revised) have been calculated based on the following <strong>financial</strong> assumptions:<br />

26 October 28 October<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

% pa % pa<br />

Discount rate 7.4 5.8<br />

General pay increases n/a n/a<br />

Inflation assumption 3.5 3.3<br />

Pension increases – Limited Price Indexation<br />

Expected return on Scheme assets<br />

3.4 3.2<br />

Equities 8.2 7.8<br />

Bonds 4.7 5.8<br />

Cash 4.0 4.8<br />

Property 7.2 7.3<br />

68 <strong>Cosalt</strong> <strong>plc</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> & <strong>financial</strong> <strong>statements</strong> <strong>2008</strong>

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