British Land's summary share of profits of funds and joint ventures

Year ended
31 March
2005
£m
   
 
2005
£m
 
 
2004
£m
73 Gross rental income 48 36
68 Net rental income 46 33
(4) Other expenditure (4) (2)
1 Other income   1
(34) Net financing costs (28) (17)
31 Net underlying profit before tax 14 15
169 Net valuation gains on property and investments 82 90
200 Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 96 105
(42) Taxation (current and deferred) (16) (22)
158 Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 80 83
Summary movement for the period Equity
£m
Loans
£m
Total
£m
At 1 April 2005 660 40 700
Acquired with Pillar Property PLC 675 5 680
Additions   3 3
Disposals including repayment of capital and loans (240) (26) (266)
Share of profit after taxation 80   80
Distributions and dividends (5)   (5)
Hedging movements (7)   (7)
At 30 September 2005 1,163 22 1,185

The Group's share of fund and joint venture external net debt is £1,234 million (31 March 2005: £502 million; 30 September 2004: £438 million).

The Group's share of the market value of fund and joint venture debt as at 30 September 2005 was £5 million more than the Group's share of the book value (31 March 2005: £4 million; 30 September 2004: £4 million).

The Group's share of fund and joint venture properties as at 30 September 2005 was £2,574 million (31 March 2005: £1,353 million; 30 September 2004: £1,221 million).

 
 
Summary of British Land's share of investments
British Land
interest
 
Net rental
income
£m
Underlying
profit
£m
Profit for
the period
£m
Gross
assets
£m
Gross
liabilities
£m
Net
investment
£m
Funds (for the two month period ended 30 September 2005)              
City of London Office Unit Trust(CLOUT) 35.9% 2     263 (200) 63
Hercules Unit Trust(HUT) 34.6% 7 2 23 958 (382) 576
Pillar Retail Europark Fund (PREF) 36.4%       67 (40) 27
Hercules Income Fund (HIF) 26.1%     2 40 (4) 36
Others         12 (10) 2
    9 2 25 1,340 (636) 704
Joint ventures              
BL Fraser Limited 50.0% 3 1 8 139 (86) 53
Tesco BL Holdings Limited 50.0% 7 2 17 282 (197) 85
BLT Properties Limited 50.0% 4 1 9 168 (118) 50
The Tesco British Land Property Partnership 50.0% 2 1 8 88 (62) 26
BL Davidson Limited 50.0% 11 4 6 317 (171) 146
The Scottish Retail Property Limited Partnership 50.0% 8 3 3 343 (269) 74
BL Rosemound 50.0% 3 (1) 2 35 (30) 5
BL West (remaining 50% acquired in period)   2 1 2      
Other joint ventures         47 (5) 42
    40 12 55 1,419 (938) 481
Total share of funds and joint ventures   49 14 80 2,759 (1,574) 1,185

The total investment in joint ventures is £544 million, comprising £63 million being CLOUT and its associated ventures (Basinghall Street Unit Trust and Austral House Unit Trust) and £481 million for other joint ventures.

HUT, PREF and HIF are treated as associates.