ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Prudential plc
ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Prudential plc
ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Prudential plc
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BALANCE SHEET OF THE COMPANY<br />
31 DECEMBER <strong>2001</strong><br />
<strong>2001</strong> 2000<br />
Note £m £m<br />
Fixed assets<br />
Investments:<br />
Shares in subsidiary undertakings 28 5,179 4,972<br />
Loans to subsidiary undertakings 28 2,920 1,673<br />
8,099 6,645<br />
Current assets<br />
Debtors:<br />
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings 185 307<br />
Tax recoverable 9 –<br />
Other debtors 24 6<br />
Cash at bank and in hand 16 35<br />
234 348<br />
Less liabilities: amounts falling due within one year<br />
Bank loans and overdrafts – (20)<br />
Commercial paper 31 (1,417) (160)<br />
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings (204) (260)<br />
Tax payable – (20)<br />
Final dividend (332) (322)<br />
Sundry creditors (31) –<br />
Accruals and deferred income (44) (47)<br />
(2,028) (829)<br />
Net current liabilities (1,794) (481)<br />
Total assets less current liabilities 6,305 6,164<br />
Less liabilities: amounts falling due after more than one year<br />
Debenture loans 31 (1,698) (967)<br />
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings (2,729) (3,206)<br />
(4,427) (4,173)<br />
Total net assets 1,878 1,991<br />
Capital and reserves<br />
Share capital 27 100 99<br />
Share premium 27 533 458<br />
Profit and loss account 29 1,245 1,434<br />
Shareholders’ funds 1,878 1,991<br />
The financial statements on pages 36 to 70 and the supplementary information on pages 75 to 84 were approved by the Board of<br />
directors on 14 March 2002.<br />
Sir Roger Hurn<br />
Chairman<br />
Jonathan Bloomer<br />
Group Chief Executive<br />
Philip Broadley<br />
Group Finance Director<br />
42 <strong>Prudential</strong> <strong>plc</strong> Annual Report <strong>2001</strong>