Notes to the Financial Statements

15 Other investments

 
Consolidated
 
Parent
  Listed
investments
£m
Unlisted and
other investments £m
Total
£m
  Shares in
subsidiaries £m
Loans to
subsidiaries £m
Other
investments
£m
Total
£m
At 1 April 2004 13.6 3.6 17.2   5,027.8 4,438.9 11.1 9,477.8
Additions 5.6 92.3 97.9   1,826.1 1,783.2 0.3 3,609.6
Release on sales         (28.5)     (28.5)
Disposals/depreciation/
write down in value
(3.7) (1.4) (5.1)   (112.4)   (0.6) (113.0)
Exchange fluctuations         2.6     2.6
Revaluations 2.8 40.3 43.1   25.7   0.2 25.9
At 31 March 2005 18.3 134.8 153.1   6,741.3 6,222.1 11.0 12,974.4

Listed investments are held at market value. British Land’s investment in Songbird Estates PLC was valued by a major, independent firm of Chartered Accountants on the basis of open market value at £140m as at 31 March 2005. For the year ended 31 March 2005 dividends and interest from other investments amounted to £0.7m (2004: £1.1m). The historical cost of other Group investments is £113.4m (2004: £18.3m). Shares in subsidiaries are included at cost or directors’ valuation in 1977, 1995, 1997 and 1999 to 2005 inclusive to take account of their underlying net asset value; their historical cost is £6,919.9m (2004: £5,119.7m).

These financial statements include, on a consolidated basis, the results and financial position of the Group’s 100% interest in the Peacock Centre Partnership and the Group’s 50% interest in the Tesco British Land Property Partnership, the Scottish Retail Property Limited Partnership and BL Rosemound Limited Partnership. Accordingly, advantage has been taken of the exemptions provided by Regulation 7 of the Partnerships and Unlimited Companies (Accounts) Regulations 1993.

The head offices of the following partnerships are the same as that for The British Land Company PLC as shown on The Organisations page (except as shown): The Peacock Centre Partnership, The Tesco British Land Property Partnership, BL Rosemound Limited Partnership, The Scottish Retail Property Limited Partnership, 22 Grenville Street, St. Helier JE4 8PX.

Principal operating subsidiaries:

Executive  
The British Land Corporation Limited*  
British Land Developments Limited  
British Land Financing Limited*  
British Land Properties Limited*  
   
Finance, Investment and Management  
British Land Property Management Limited  
Broadgate Financing PLC  
BLSSP (Funding) PLC  
MSC (Funding) PLC  
BLU Nybil Limited  
   
Property  
175 Bishopsgate Holdings Limited  
Adamant Investment Corporation Limited  
BLU Property Management Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 1) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 11) 2005 Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 15a) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 2) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 3) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 4) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 5) 2005 Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 6) 2005 Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 7) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 8) Limited  
Broadgate (PHC 9) Limited  
Broadgate Court Investments Limited  
Clivara (No 1) Limited  
Derby Investment Holdings Limited  
Exchange House Holdings Limited  
Meadowhall Shopping Centre Limited  
Peacocks Centre Limited  
Sealhurst Properties Limited  
Tamagon Limited  
Union Property Corporation Limited  
Union Property Holdings (Investments) Limited  
 
Overseas Property Companies  
British Land Investments Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands)   
Firmount Limited* (Republic of Ireland)   

These companies are wholly owned and except where otherwise stated are registered and operate in England and Wales.
* Directly held by parent.