Notes to the Company financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2009

6. Trade and Other Receivables
7. CURRENT Financial Assets
8. Cash and Cash Equivalents
9. Provisions
10. Trade and Other Payables

 

 

 

6. Trade and Other Receivables

 

31 March

2009
€’000

31 March

2008
€’000

     
Trade debtors 59 83
Prepayments and accrued income 199 1,042
Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings 577,090 742,095
VAT 81 -
Other receivables 2,274 4,376
     
  579,703 747,596

 

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7. CURRENT Financial Assets

 

31 March

2009
€’000

31 March

2008
€’000

     
Proceeds in escrow due from sale of Airtricity Holdings Limited 63,274 474

 

 

The movement during the year was:

 
€’000
   
Balance at 1 April 2007 -
Escrow arising on sale of Airtricity Holdings Limited 456
Effect of movement in foreign exchange 18
   
Balance at 1 April 2008 474
Airtricity sale escrow transferred from non-current financial assets 56,067
Escrow related professional fees (172)
Additional escrow arising in year 2,659
Effect of movement in foreign exchange 4,246
   
Balance at 31 March 2009 63,274

 

€32.1m of the escrow monies due from the sale of Airtricity Holdings Limited were received since the year end, in accordance with the escrow agreement.

 

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8. Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

31 March

2009
€’000

31 March

2008
€’000

     
Cash and cash equivalents in the Company balance sheet and statement of cashflows 1,731 3,035

 

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9. Provisions

 

Restructuring
Provision

€’000

Other
€’000
Total
€’000
       
Balance at 1 April 2007 - - -
Provisions made during the year 10,000 20,000 30,000
       
Balance at 1 April 2008 10,000 20,000 30,000
Provisions released during the year - (1,221) (1,221)
Provisions made during the year 2,121 2,457 4,578
Expenditure during the year (1,567) - (1,567)
Transfer from trade and other payables - 430 430
       
Balance at 31 March 2009 10,554 21,666 32,220
       
Payable within one year 10,554 - 10,554
Payable after more than one year - 21,666 21,666
       
  10,554 21,666 32,220

 

Restructuring
The restructuring provision is in relation to the cost of restructuring programmes. It is expected that all costs will become payable within one year.

 

Other
Other provisions are provisions for costs associated with discontinued operations.

 

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10. Trade and Other Payables

 

31 March

2009
€’000

31 March

2008
€’000

     
Trade and other payables 24,608 40,213
VAT - 169
PAYE/PRSI 462 257
Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings 212,069 202,180
     
  237,139 242,819

 

Amounts owed to subsidiary undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

 

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