Annual Review and summary financial statement

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Summary financial statement

Summary group balance sheet
for the year ended 31 March 2005

 

2005

 

2004

(c)

 

£m

 

£m

 



 


 

Fixed assets

16,654

 

16,015

 



 


 

Current assets

10,296

 

10,550

 

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

(12,461

)

(8,523

)



 


 

Net current (liabilities) assets

(2,165

)

2,027

 



 


 

Total assets less current liabilities

14,489

 

18,042

 



 


 

Creditors: amounts falling due after one year

8,091

 

12,426

 

Provisions for liabilities and charges

2,497

 

2,504

 

Minority interests

50

 

46

 

Capital and reserves (d)

3,851

 

3,066

 



 


 

 

14,489

 

18,042

 



 


 

(d) BT Group plc, the company, had capital and reserves at 31 March 2005 of £9.5 billion.

 

 

 

 

Net debt as at 31 March

Fixed assets
This is mainly exchange and network equipment, property and similar items which we own and use to run our business, goodwill and investments.

Current assets
Principally, amounts which we have billed our customers but not yet received and short term investments.

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Principally, amounts due to suppliers and loans due for repayment within one year.

Creditors: amounts falling due after one year
Money borrowed on a long term basis to fund our operations.

Provisions for liabilities and charges
Amounts set aside for liabilities that are not yet certain.