Consolidated financial statements
Notes to the financial statements
1. Business segments


For management purposes, the Group is organised into five operating divisions: Fit Out, Construction, Infrastructure Services, Affordable Housing, Urban Regeneration and one specialist unit, Investments. Group Activities includes activities of the parent Company, Morgan Sindall plc. The divisions and the specialist unit are the basis on which the Group reports its primary segment information. Segment information about the Group’s continuing operations is presented below:


2009
  Fit Out
£m
Construction
£m
Infrastructure
Services
£m
Affordable
Housing
£m
Urban
Regeneration
£m
Investments
£m
Group
Activities
£m
£m Eliminations
£m
Total
£m
Revenue: external 291.2 743.3 769.9 373.8 31.9 3.4 2,213.5  –  2,213.5
Revenue: internal 2.0 20.5 31.2 1.8 6.1 61.6 (61.6)
Operating profit/(loss)
   before amortisation

13.8

13.0

17.1

14.9

0.6

(3.0)

(6.0)

50.4


50.4
Share of results of associates
   and joint ventures after tax





0.1



0.1


0.1
Profit/(loss) from operations
   before amortisation

13.8

13.0

17.1

14.9

0.7

(3.0)

(6.0)

50.5


50.5
Amortisation of intangible assets (1.1) (0.4) (5.3) (6.8) (6.8)
Profit/(loss) from operations 13.8 11.9 16.7 14.9 (4.6) (3.0) (6.0) 43.7 43.7
Net finance income               1.0   1.0
Profit before income tax expense               44.7   44.7
                     
2008                    
  Fit Out
£m
Construction
£m
Infrastructure
Services
£m
Affordable
Housing
£m
Urban
Regeneration
£m
Investments
£m
Group
Activities
£m
£m Eliminations
£m
Total
£m
Revenue: external 473.7 813.1 799.2 377.2 83.6 1.3 2,548.1 2,548.1
Revenue: internal 0.6 13.1 28.8 5.1 47.6 (47.6)
Operating profit/(loss)
   before amortisation

25.8

9.5

14.4

21.0

6.5

(3.5)

(9.2)

64.5


64.5
Share of results of associates
   and joint ventures after tax





1.3

1.3


2.6


2.6
Profit/(loss) from operations
   before amortisation

25.8

9.5

14.4

21.0

7.8

(2.2)

(9.2)

67.1


67.1
Amortisation of intangible assets (2.1) (0.8) (6.2) (9.1) (9.1)
Profit/(loss) from operations 25.8 7.4 13.6 21.0 1.6 (2.2) (9.2) 58.0 58.0
Net finance income               4.3   4.3
Profit before income tax expense               62.3   62.3
                     

Balance sheet analysis of business segments:

                   
                     

2009

                   

 

    Fit Out
£m
Construction
£m
Infrastructure
Services
£m
Affordable
Housing
£m
Urban
Regeneration
£m
Investments
£m
Group
Activities
£m
Total
£m
Goodwill     68.8 82.4 16.5 16.7 184.4
Other intangible assets     0.3 0.2 16.1 16.6
Equity accounted joint ventures     0.1 35.2 14.9 50.2
Other assets     73.1 196.5 175.9 168.7 14.7 3.8 7.0 639.7
Total assets     73.1 265.6 258.5 185.3 82.7 18.7 7.0 890.9
Total liabilities     (44.0) (143.3) (178.6) (131.0) (39.8) (18.4) (126.5) (681.6)
Other information:    
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets     1.1 0.4 5.3 6.8
Depreciation     1.1 1.6 5.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 9.3
Property, plant and equipment additions     0.1 1.8 6.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 8.5
                     
2008                    

 

    Fit Out
£m
Construction
£m
Infrastructure
Services
£m
Affordable
Housing
£m
Urban
Regeneration
£m
Investments
£m
Group
Activities
£m
Total
£m
Goodwill     68.8 82.4 15.4 16.7 183.3
Other intangible assets     1.5 0.6 21.3 23.4
Equity accounted joint ventures     0.1 41.5 11.4 53.0
Other assets     115.7 224.3 188.7 161.6 24.3 2.7 8.0 725.3
Total assets     115.7 294.6 271.7 177.1 103.8 14.1 8.0 985.0
Total liabilities     (103.5) (282.8) (209.5) (134.6) (35.6) (2.3) (24.4) (792.7)
Other information:    
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets     2.1 0.8 6.2 9.1
Depreciation     1.3 1.3 4.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 8.1
Property, plant and equipment additions     1.5 3.0 12.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 17.6


Significantly all the Group’s operations are carried out in the UK.


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