Annual Report and Accounts 2006 - DCC plc

119indexpageAccounting Policies 58Acquisitions and Development 10Amalgamation of Accounts 117Annual General Meeting 117Approval of Financial Statements 112Associates 86Audit Committee 38Auditors' Report 49Board Renewal 11Board Committees 38Borrowings 91Business Combinations 101Capital Commitments 100Capital Grants 97Cash and Cash Equivalents 89Cash Generated from Operations 100Chairman's Statement 10Chief Executive's Review 12Combined Code 38Commodity Price Risk Management 32Company Balance Sheet 55Company Cash Flow Statement 57Company Statement of Changes in Equity 56Contingencies 100Corporate Governance 38Corporate Information 118Corporate & Social Responsibility 33Credit Risk Management 32CREST 117Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements 68Current Tax 81Deferred Acquisition Consideration 96Deferred Income Tax 81, 93Depreciation 84Derivative Financial Instruments 90Directors' and Company Secretary's Interests 47Directors of the Company 6Directors' Remuneration 44Directors' Report 42Directors' Share Options 46Dividend Cover 29Dividend Withholding Tax 117Dividends 82, 117Earnings Per Share 83Employment 75Environment, Health and Safety 33Events Since the Year End 42Exceptional Items 79pageFinance Costs and Finance Revenue 80Finance Leases 101Financial Calendar 117Financial Review 28Financial Risk Management 31, 66Five Year ReviewInside Back CoverForeign Currency 80Foreign Exchange Risk Management 32Going Concern 41Group at a Glance 2Group Balance Sheet 53Group Cash Flow Statement 54Group Directory 113Group Income Statement 51Group Statement of Changes in Equity 52Group Statement of Recognised Income and Expense 52Health and Safety 33Income Tax 81Intangible Assets 85Interest Rate Risk and Debt/Liquidity Management 32Internal Control 40International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 30Inventories 87Investor Relations 117Joint Ventures 74Minority Interest 99Movement in Working Capital 88Net Debt 92Nomination Committee 39Notes to the Financial Statements 58Operating Costs 73Operating Leases 101Operating Reviews 16DCC Energy 16DCC SerCom 18DCC Healthcare 20DCC Food & Beverage 22DCC Environmental 24Associates 25Other Reserves 98Payables, Trade and Other 88Pensions - Directors 44Performance Evaluation 40Principal Risks and Uncertainties 42Property, Plant and Equipment 84Provisions for Liabilities and Charges 97