BOC Report and accounts 2005 - Alle jaarverslagen

116 The BOC Group plc Annual report and accounts 2005 Notes to the financial statements
13. Fixed assets – investments continued
b) Valuation
2005 2004
£ million £ million
Listed on stock exchanges in the UK and overseas 28.6 34.7
Unlisted – equity 356.8 300.6
– other 228.5 212.9
Total book value 613.9 548.2
All investments are stated at cost less provisions.
Market value of listed investments 80.2 85.8
c) Income
2005 2004 2003
£ million £ million £ million
Listed securities 3.0 9.9 4.7
Unlisted securities 48.2 69.4 32.0
51.2 79.3 36.7
Less: Dividends receivable from joint ventures 47.8 69.0 31.7
Dividends receivable from associates 3.3 10.1 3.3
Income from other fixed asset investments 0.1 0.2 1.7
d) Parent
Amounts
Investments due from
in subsidiary subsidiary Other
undertakings undertakings investments Provisions Total
£ million £ million £ million £ million £ million
At 1 October 2004 2,137.7 857.9 7.8 (20.8) 2,982.6
Additions 19.3 – – – 19.3
Charged to profit – – – (1.0) (1.0)
Advances/repayments (net) – 172.3 (7.4) – 164.9
At 30 September 2005 2,157.0 1,030.2 0.4 (21.8) 3,165.8
Provisions relate to investments in subsidiary undertakings (£17.9 million), amounts due from subsidiary undertakings (£3.5 million) and other investments
(£0.4 million).
14. Stocks
Group
2005 2004
£ million £ million
Raw materials 87.8 89.5
Work in progress 75.4 68.0
Gases and other finished goods 174.0 162.3
Payments on account (30.9) (35.4)
306.3 284.4
Amounts relating to long-term contracts included in work in progress were £0.7 million (2004: £0.4 million).There were no stocks on the balance sheet of
The BOC Group plc at either 30 September 2005 or 30 September 2004.