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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Land and buildings
£m

Infrastructure assets
£m

Operational properties
£m

Fixed and mobile plant, vehicles and computers
(Restated note 5)
£m

Landfill restoration
£m

Construction in progress
£m

Total
(Restated note 5)
£m

Group

Cost:

At 1 April 2008

331.8

1,260.8

585.5

1,136.8

44.7

134.7

3,494.3

Arising on acquisitions

2.4

-

-

0.7

-

-

3.1

Additions

40.3

53.7

1.7

27.9

-

108.2

231.8

Other

-

-

-

-

1.4

-

1.4

Grants and contributions

-

(1.9)

-

-

-

-

(1.9)

Disposals

(0.3)

(0.7)

-

(6.6)

-

-

(7.6)

Transfers/reclassifications

11.9

34.0

10.5

38.9

-

(95.3)

-

At 31 March 2009

386.1

1,345.9

597.7

1,197.7

46.1

147.6

3,721.1

Arising on acquisitions

8.7

-

-

13.5

-

-

22.2

Additions

20.7

36.0

0.8

33.3

-

99.4

190.2

Other (note 31)

-

-

-

-

2.6

-

2.6

Grants and contributions

-

(0.4)

-

-

-

-

(0.4)

Disposals

-

(0.7)

(0.2)

(19.8)

-

-

(20.7)

Transfers/reclassifications

1.9

36.3

8.1

97.5

-

(143.8)

-

At 31 March 2010

417.4

1,417.1

606.4

1,322.2

48.7

103.2

3,915.0

Depreciation:

At 1 April 2008

137.3

55.4

142.3

505.0

9.6

-

849.6

Charge for year

19.5

18.7

10.8

80.8

3.0

-

132.8

Disposals

(0.1)

(0.7)

-

(6.3)

-

-

(7.1)

At 31 March 2009

156.7

73.4

153.1

579.5

12.6

-

975.3

Charge for year

15.8

20.5

10.9

86.9

2.4

-

136.5

Disposals

-

(0.7)

(0.2)

(18.6)

-

-

(19.5)

At 31 March 2010

172.5

93.2

163.8

647.8

15.0

-

1,092.3

Net book value:

At 31 March 2009

229.4

1,272.5

444.6

618.2

33.5

147.6

2,745.8

At 31 March 2010

244.9

1,323.9

442.6

674.4

33.7

103.2

2,822.7

Of the total depreciation charge of £136.5m (2009 £132.8m), £1.4m (2009 £1.5m) has been charged to capital projects and £135.1m (2009 £131.3m) against profits.

Asset lives and residual values are reviewed annually.

Assets held under finance leases included above were:

Land and buildings

£m

Infrastructure assets

£m

Operational properties

£m

Fixed and mobile plant, vehicles and computers

£m

Landfill restoration

£m

Construction in progress

£m

Total

£m

Cost:

At 31 March 2009

-

350.1

444.9

335.3

-

14.8

1,145.1

At 31 March 2010

-

355.0

459.9

322.8

-

8.1

1,145.8

Depreciation:

At 31 March 2009

-

15.4

73.8

172.0

-

-

261.2

At 31 March 2010

-

20.6

81.4

165.3

-

-

267.3

Net book amount:

At 31 March 2009

-

334.7

371.1

163.3

-

14.8

883.9

At 31 March 2010

-

334.4

378.5

157.5

-

8.1

878.5

Fixed and mobile plant, vehicles and computers

£m

Company

Cost

At 1 April 2008

0.3

At 31 March 2009

0.3

Additions

0.1

At 31 March 2010

0.4

Depreciation:

At 1 April 2008

0.1

At 31 March 2009

0.1

Charge for year

0.1

At 31 March 2010

0.2

Net book value:

At 31 March 2009

0.2

At 31 March 2010

0.2

Asset lives and residual values are reviewed annually.