+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Due within one year | | | 18,676 | | 17,940 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
26 Cash and cash equivalents
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | GBP000 | | GBP000 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | | | |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Cash at bank and in hand | | | 25,419 | | 15,940 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | 25,419 | | 15,940 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | | | |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| The effective interest rate on short term bank | | | 5.76% | | 5.29% |
| deposits was: | | | | | |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
Included in cash and cash equivalents held by the AP Group as at each period end
are balances totalling GBP2.1m not available for use by the AP Group. Of this
amount, GBP1m is held in trust to guarantee claims liabilities and GBP1.1m is
held in escrow to guarantee deferred acquisition consideration.
27 Financial liabilities
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+--+----------+--+----------+
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+--+----------+--+----------+
| | | | GBP000 | | GBP000 |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+--+----------+--+----------+
| Expected to be settled more than 12 months after | | | | | |
| the balance sheet date | | | | | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+--+----------+--+----------+
| Deferred purchase consideration | | | 1,100 | | - |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+--+----------+--+----------+
| Total financial liabilities | | | 1,100 | | - |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------+--+----------+--+----------+
Deferred purchase consideration is expected to be settled by 31March 2010
28 Accruals and deferred income
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | GBP000 | | GBP000 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| | | | | | |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| Accruals | | | 1,507 | | 1,138 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| Deferred income | | | 6,602 | | 6,370 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
| Total accruals and deferred income | | | 8,109 | | 7,508 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+----------+-+----------+
29 Trade and other payables
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | GBP000 | | GBP000 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| | | | | | |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Other trade payables | | | 11,123 | | 11,751 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Other taxes and social security | | | 564 | | 419 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Other payables | | | 229 | | 173 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
| Total trade and other payables | | | 11,916 | | 12,343 |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------+-+---------+-+----------+
Trade and other payables are all expected to be settled within twelve months of
the balance sheet date.
30 Share capital
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| a) Authorised share capital | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | 2008 | | | | 2007 |
+----------------------------------+--+--------------------------+--+------+---+--------------------------+
| | | Number of | | Nominal | | | | Number of | | Nominal |
| | | shares | | value | | | | shares | | value |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | GBP000 | | | | | | GBP000 |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| Ordinary shares of 1p each | | 150,000,000 | | 1,500 | | | | 150,000,000 | | 1,500 |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | 150,000,000 | | 1,500 | | | | 150,000,000 | | 1,500 |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| b) Issued share capital | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| Allotted, called up and fully | | | | | | | | | | |
| paid | | | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | 2008 | | | | 2007 |
+----------------------------------+--+--------------------------+--+------+---+--------------------------+
| | | Number of | | Nominal | | | | Number of | | Nominal |
| | | shares | | value | | | | shares | | value |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| | | | | GBP000 | | | | | | GBP000 |
+----------------------------------+--+-------------+--+---------+--+------+---+-------------+--+---------+
| Ordinary shares of 1p each | | 99,994,773 | | 1,000 | | | | 99,994,773 | | 1,000 | |