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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5. PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT

Accounting policy for service concession arrangements

The application of IFRIC 12 “Service concession arrangements” has required a restatement of amounts for prior years. Where a contract for the provision of public services meets the scope of IFRIC 12 the service concession is to be treated as a contract receivable, split between the profit on the construction of assets, operation of the service and provision of finance through interest receivable. The Group's existing contract with West Sussex County Council for the provision of waste collection and disposal services falls within the scope of IFRIC 12.

As a result of the above change in accounting policy and other restatements required, comparative figures have been restated :

Year ended 31 March 2009

Previously reported

£m

Application of IFRIC 12

£m

Restated now reported

£m

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

952.9

5.3

958.2

Other operating expenses

(394.2)

(8.0)

(402.2)

Depreciation

(132.0)

0.7

(131.3)

Finance income

43.5

2.3

45.8

Taxation - current tax

(30.7)

(0.6)

(31.3)

Taxation - deferred tax

(36.9)

(1.4)

(38.3)

Profit for the year

91.5

(1.7)

89.8

31 March 2009

31 March 2008

Previously reported

£m

Application of IFRIC 12

£m

Restated now reported

£m

Previously reported

£m

Application of IFRIC 12

£m

Restated now reported

£m

BALANCE SHEET

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

2,774.2

(28.4)

2,745.8

2,665.8

(21.1)

2,644.7

Other non-current assets

10.6

35.6

46.2

10.4

28.0

38.4

Current liabilities

Current tax

(43.2)

(1.6)

(44.8)

(43.1)

(1.0)

(44.1)

Non-current liabilities

Deferred tax

(326.3)

(2.1)

(328.4)

(306.7)

(0.7)

(307.4)

Shareholders' equity

Retained earnings

Brought forward

341.3

5.2

346.5

318.2

2.9

321.1

Profit for the year

91.5

(1.7)

89.8

133.6

2.3

135.9

Carried forward

317.6

3.5

321.1

341.3

5.2

346.5

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Cash generated from operations

Profit for the year

91.5

(1.7)

89.8

133.6

2.3

135.9

Depreciation charge

132.0

(0.7)

131.3

127.9

(0.7)

127.2

Finance income

(43.5)

(2.3)

(45.8)

(42.0)

(1.8)

(43.8)

Taxation

67.6

2.0

69.6

16.0

0.4

16.4

Increase in trade and other receivables

(15.4)

(5.3)

(20.7)

(29.9)

(4.4)

(34.3)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(245.9)

8.0

(237.9)

(219.2)

4.2

(215.0)

During the year the Group's joint venture Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Limited was established; its operations also fall within the scope of IFRIC 12.