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Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2008

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7. inVestment in assoCiates<br />

90 The evoluTion Group plc AnnuAl reporT & AccounTs <strong>2008</strong><br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£'000 £'000<br />

COST<br />

At 1 January – 108<br />

Transfer – (108)<br />

At <strong>31</strong> <strong>December</strong> – –<br />

NET BOOk VALuES<br />

At 1 January – 108<br />

At <strong>31</strong> <strong>December</strong> – –<br />

The investment in associate opening balance relates to WDB capital limited, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of <strong>the</strong> Group on 2 August 2007.<br />

8. tRade and otHeR ReCeiVaBles<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£'000 £'000<br />

CuRRENT<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r receivables 1,193 820<br />

Amounts owed by Group undertakings 2,767 1,563<br />

prepayments and accrued income 7 81<br />

3,967 2,464<br />

9. aVailaBle-FoR-sale FinanCial assets<br />

<strong>2008</strong> 2007<br />

£'000 £'000<br />

At 1 January 10,432 1,139<br />

Additions at fair value 225 10,000<br />

10,657 11,139<br />

Disposals of available-<strong>for</strong>-sale financial assets at fair value – (1,199)<br />

revaluation surplus transfer to equity (note 14) 995 492<br />

At <strong>31</strong> <strong>December</strong> 11,652 10,432<br />

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS INCLuDE THE FOLLOwING:<br />

LISTED SECuRITIES:<br />

equity securities – uK and ireland 11,652 10,432<br />

11,652 10,432<br />

Available-<strong>for</strong>-sale financial assets include amounts invested in <strong>the</strong> WDB capital uK equity Fund limited, an entity managed by WDB capital limited.<br />

The company invested £225,000 into <strong>the</strong> fund during <strong>2008</strong> (2007: £10,000,000) and has adjusted this value to fair value at <strong>31</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2008</strong>.<br />

As a result, <strong>the</strong> investment has been increased by £995,000 (2007: £492,000) with a corresponding credit to fair value and o<strong>the</strong>r reserves.<br />

notes to tHe FinanCial statements CONTINuED<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED <strong>31</strong> DECEMBER

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