Annual report and accounts 2008Annual report and accounts 2008

Notes contentsNotes to consolidated financial statements

31. Non-current assets classified as held for sale


In 2007, assets classified as held for sale related to Data Management. The Group recognised an impairment on the goodwill allocated to the Data Management business in anticipation of the loss on disposal (see note 3). There are no assets or liabilities classified as held for sale at the 2008 balance sheet date.

  Notes 2008 2007
Property, plant and equipment 10 — 7
Intangible assets — Goodwill   — 96
Intangible assets — Pre-publication 20 — 2
Inventories   — 4
Trade and other receivables   — 8
Non-current assets classified as held for sale   — 117
Other liabilities   — (9)
Liabilities directly associated with non-current assets classified as held for sale   — (9)
Net assets classified as held for sale   — 108