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                                                     Financial Statements








             29. Financial instruments continued

             Liquidity risk
             The Group invests surplus cash in interest bearing assets for various terms. Not more than 80% of available cash is
             generally invested in fixed term assets at any one time. Investments are not made for periods exceeding three months.

             Borrowing facilities
             At 30 June the Group has the following undrawn committed facilities available for which all conditions precedent have
             been met:
                                                                                                   2017     2016
                                                                                                     £m       £m

             Expiring after five years                                                              15.0     25.0



             Financial instruments
             The carrying value of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities are summarised by category below:




                                                                                Group     Group   Parent   Parent
                                                                                  2017     2016    2017     2016
                                                                                   £m       £m       £m       £m

             Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss
             Investment at fair value held by the charities                        7.7       7.1       -        -
             Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at amortised cost
             Trade debtors                                                        29.5       9.4    24.8      3.3
             Amounts owed by group undertakings                                      -        -      6.9      2.4
             Bank accounts                                                        24.5      27.2    16.9     15.8
             Other debtors (including non-current)                                 9.0       4.5     8.9      3.8
             Loans to club                                                         7.7       7.7       -        -

                                                                                  78.4      55.9    57.5     25.3


             Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost
             Trade creditors                                                       1.6       5.6       -      2.2
             Amount owed to group undertakings                                       -        -     13.2     32.4
             Finance leases                                                        0.3       0.7     0.3      0.7
             Debentures                                                          213.0     184.8   213.0    184.8
             Other creditors (including non-current)                              52.9      79.0    52.4     68.6
             Bank loans                                                           34.7      24.6    34.7     24.6

                                                                                 302.5     294.7   313.6    313.3




             Gains and losses on the re-measurement of assets and liabilities held at fair value through the profit and loss account
             at the Balance Sheet date are determined from available market data, including appropriate assumptions about credit
             losses, interest rates and discount rates.

             Loans to clubs, and debentures, are within the scope of concessionary loans and are recognised at face value.







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