Financial Statements

Notes to the Group financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2006

		Databases	Internal use	Internally	Acquisition		Total
			software	generated	intangibles
				software
16. Other intangible assets	Notes	£m	£m	£m	£m		£m
Cost
At 1 April 2005		274	196	77	69		616
Differences on exchange		16	5	2	6		29
Additions through business combinations	11	1	–	–	219		220
Other additions		53	39	19	–		111
Transfer between assets		–	–	–	22		22
Disposal of subsidiaries		–	(15)	–	(12)		(27)
Disposals		(8)	(21)	(3)	–		(32)
At 31 March 2006		336	204	95	304		939
Amortisation and impairment losses
At 1 April 2005		154	98	40	11		303
Differences on exchange		7	2	–	2		11
Transfer between assets		–	–	–	2		2
Charge for the year		49	32	12	37		130
Disposal of subsidiaries		–	(7)	–	(3)		(10)
Disposals		(7)	(21)	(1)	–		(29)
At 31 March 2006		203	104	51	49		407
Net Book Value at 31 March 2005		120	98	37	58		313
Net Book Value at 31 March 2006		133	100	44	255		532

 

	Databases	Internal use	Internally	Acquisition		Total
		software	generated	intangibles
		use	software	software
	£m	£m	£m	£m		£m
Cost
At 1 April 2004	257	155	86	–		498
Differences on exchange	(4)	(1)	–	–		(5)
Additions through business combinations	4	(1)	1	62		66
Other additions	48	46	13	–		107
Transfer between assets	(1)	–	–	7		6
Disposal of subsidiaries	–	–	(7)	–		(7)
Disposals	(30)	(3)	(16)	–		(49)
At 31 March 2005	274	196	77	69		616
Amortisation and impairment losses
At 1 April 2004	139	70	44	–		253
Differences on exchange	(3)	–	–	–		(3)
Transfer between assets	(1)	–	1	–		–
Charge for the year	46	30	14	11		101
Disposal of subsidiaries	–	–	(5)	–		(5)
Disposals	(27)	(2)	(14)	–		(43)
At 31 March 2005	154	98	40	11		303
Net Book Value at 31 March 2004	118	85	42	–		245
Net Book Value at 31 March 2005	120	98	37	58		313