17 Intangible assets
a Group
| £ million |
Goodwill |
Landing rights |
Software |
Group total |
| Cost |
|
|
|
|
| Balance at April 1, 2006 |
72 |
144 |
135 |
351 |
| Additions |
|
31 |
10 |
41 |
| Disposals |
|
|
(2) |
(2) |
| Impairment |
(32) |
|
|
(32) |
| Balance at March 31, 2007 |
40 |
175 |
143 |
358 |
| Additions |
|
28 |
12 |
40 |
| Disposals |
|
|
(2) |
(2) |
| Balance at March 31, 2008 |
40 |
203 |
153 |
396 |
| Amortisation |
|
|
|
|
| Balance at April 1, 2006 |
|
29 |
89 |
118 |
| Disposals |
|
|
(2) |
(2) |
| Charge for the year |
|
7 |
23 |
30 |
| Balance at March 31, 2007 |
|
36 |
110 |
146 |
| Disposals |
|
|
(2) |
(2) |
| Charge for the year |
|
8 |
23 |
31 |
| Balance at March 31, 2008 |
|
44 |
131 |
175 |
| Net book amounts |
|
|
|
|
| March 31, 2008 |
40 |
159 |
22 |
221 |
| March 31, 2007 |
40 |
139 |
33 |
212 |
b Company
| £ million |
Landing rights |
Software |
Company total |
| Cost |
|
|
|
| Balance at April 1, 2006 |
118 |
135 |
253 |
| Additions |
31 |
10 |
41 |
| Reclassifications |
16 |
|
16 |
| Net transfer from subsidiary companies |
10 |
|
10 |
| Disposals |
|
(2) |
(2) |
| Balance at March 31, 2007 |
175 |
143 |
318 |
| Additions |
28 |
11 |
39 |
| Disposals |
|
(1) |
(1) |
| Balance at March 31, 2008 |
203 |
153 |
356 |
| Amortisation |
|
|
|
| Balance at April 1, 2006 |
22 |
89 |
111 |
| Reclassifications |
2 |
|
2 |
| Charge for the year |
11 |
22 |
33 |
| Net transfer from subsidiary companies |
1 |
|
1 |
| Disposals |
|
(2) |
(2) |
| Balance at March 31, 2007 |
36 |
109 |
145 |
| Charge for the year |
8 |
23 |
31 |
| Disposals |
|
(1) |
(1) |
| Balance at March 31, 2008 |
44 |
131 |
175 |
| Net book amounts |
|
|
|
| March 31, 2008 |
159 |
22 |
181 |
| March 31, 2007 |
139 |
34 |
173 |
Landing rights are depreciated over a period of 20 years.
c Analysis of Group intangible asset additions
| |
|
|
Group total |
| £ million |
Landing rights |
Software |
2008 |
2007 |
| Cash paid |
21 |
12 |
33 |
36 |
| Non-cash additions |
7 |
|
7 |
5 |
| Total additions |
28 |
12 |
40 |
41 |
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