Financial Statements

19 Notes to the cash flow statement

Reconciliation of profit on ordinary activities before tax to cash generated from operations

  2006
£m
2005
£m
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 1,590   738
Non-cash movements    
Net valuation gains on investment properties and investments    
Revaluation of properties (1,203)   (550)
Revaluation of investments (92)   (43)
Gains on investment property disposals and property derivatives (166)  (16)
  (1,461)  (609)
Share of profits after tax of funds and joint ventures (311)   (158)
Spreading of tenant incentives, guaranteed rent uplifts and letting fees (55)   (38)
Impairment of goodwill 240    
Negative goodwill   (2)
Depreciation and amortisation 11   1
Share options, share awards and pension funding 20   8
  (1,556)   (798)
Changes to working capital and other cash movements    
Net financing costs 369   326
Refinancing charges (as described in note 7) 122   180
Dividends received (16)    
Share options, share awards and pension funding (6)    
Decrease in trading properties   6
(Increase) decrease in debtors (9)   1
(Decrease) increase in creditors (39)  11
  421   524
Cash generated from operations 455   464

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