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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONTINUED
For the financial year year ended ended 29 29 August August 2015 2015
13 Intangible assets
Goodwill
£m
Acquired
licences and
trademarks
£m
Internally
generated
software
£m
Expenditure during the financial year on assets in the course of construction, included in software, was as follows:
Amortisation of intangible assets
Amortisation of the Group’s intangible assets has been charged to the income statement as follows:
Purchased
software
£m
Cost
At 31 August 2013 819.0 7.2 101.3 13.7 941.2
Additions – – 23.6 6.4 30.0
Exchange rate movement (0.5) – (0.2) – (0.7)
Disposals and write-offs – – (5.7) (3.2) (8.9)
At 30 August 2014 818.5 7.2 119.0 16.9 961.6
Additions – – 38.3 17.7 56.0
Exchange rate movement (0.5) – (0.9) – (1.4)
Disposals and write-offs – – (4.8) (0.3) (5.1)
At 29 August 2015 818.0 7.2 151.6 34.3 1,011.1
Accumulated amortisation
At 31 August 2013 – 3.0 52.4 9.3 64.7
Charge for the financial year – 0.7 10.7 1.9 13.3
Exchange rate movement – – (0.3) – (0.3)
Disposals and write-offs – – (5.7) (3.2) (8.9)
At 30 August 2014 – 3.7 57.1 8.0 68.8
Charge for the financial year – 0.7 13.2 2.6 16.5
Exchange rate movement – – (0.6) – (0.6)
Disposals and write-offs – – (4.8) (0.3) (5.1)
At 29 August 2015 – 4.4 64.9 10.3 79.6
Net book value
At 29 August 2015 818.0 2.8 86.7 24.0 931.5
At 30 August 2014 818.5 3.5 61.9 8.9 892.8
At 31 August 2013 819.0 4.2 48.9 4.4 876.5
29 August
2015
£m
Total
£m
30 August
2014
£m
Assets in the course of construction 41.4 15.8
29 August
2015
£m
30 August
2014
£m
Included within:
‒ Cost of sales 13.3 11.0
‒ Distribution costs 0.4 0.3
‒ Administrative expenses 2.8 2.0
16.5 13.3
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Debenhams plc Annual Report & Accounts & Accounts 2015 2015