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Financial Statements 95<br />

21. Inventories<br />

Group<br />

2008 2007<br />

£m £m<br />

Raw materials and consumables 0.3 0.4<br />

The directors consider that the carrying amount of inventories approximates their fair value.<br />

There were no amounts of inventories written off during the year (2007: nil).<br />

22. Trade and other receivables<br />

Group<br />

Company<br />

2008 2007 2008 2007<br />

£m £m £m £m<br />

Current assets:<br />

Trade receivables 224.1 209.9 – –<br />

Less: Provision for impairment of receivables (13.0) (11.8) – –<br />

Trade receivables – net 211.1 198.1 – –<br />

Amounts recoverable on contracts 44.7 43.6 – –<br />

Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings (note 39) – – 8.4 8.5<br />

Amounts due from Joint Ventures (note 39) 9.7 15.8 – –<br />

Other receivables 20.3 20.8 – –<br />

Prepayments and accrued income 13.9 5.7 – –<br />

299.7 284.0 8.4 8.5<br />

The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates their fair value.<br />

At 31 March 2008 £172.2m (2007: £161.1m) of trade receivables were within normal payment terms and considered to be fully<br />

performing. A further £38.8m (2007: £35.6m) were past due date and aged up to six months from invoice date, which carried<br />

a provision for impairment of £1.3m (2007: £nil). Trade receivables aged beyond six months of invoice date totalled £13.1m<br />

(2007: £13.2m) and carried a provision for impairment of £11.7m (2007: £11.8m).<br />

Movements in the Group provision for impairment of trade receivables were as follows:<br />

Group<br />

2008 2007<br />

£m £m<br />

Provision for impairment at beginning of year (11.8) (12.2)<br />

Increase in provisions (4.1) (5.1)<br />

Release of provisions 3.1 4.4<br />

Receivables written off as uncollectable 0.3 1.6<br />

Difference on exchange (0.5) (0.5)<br />

Provision for impairment at end of year (13.0) (11.8)<br />

The creation and release of the provision have been included within revenue in the income statement.<br />

None of the financial assets that are fully performing were renegotiated during the year.<br />

Amounts due from Joint Ventures are shown net of contract-related provisions of £22.6m (2007: £nil) which was previously held<br />

within amounts recoverable on contracts. The other classes of financial assets shown within trade and other receivables were<br />

unimpaired both at 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2007.<br />

Introduction Reviews Governance Financial Statements Investor Information<br />

WS <strong>Atkins</strong> plc Annual Report 2008

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