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15Fixed asset investments
Group £’000
At 29 March 2003 (restated) 11,072
Additions 257
Disposals (see note 6c) (5,432)
At 27 March 2004 5,897
As explained in note 12, the Group’s investment in an Employee Share Ownership Trust has been transferred to reserves as a prior year adjustment,
in accordance with UITF 38.
Company £’000
At 29 March 2003 264,783
Additions 155,203
Disposals (4,750)
Foreign exchange (3,284)
At 27 March 2004 411,952
Principal Group investments
The Company and the Group have investments in the following subsidiary undertakings, which principally affected the profits or losses or net assets
of the Group. To avoid a statement of excessive length, details of investments which are not significant have been omitted. All holdings are in equity
share capital and give the Group an effective holding of 100% on consolidation.
Country of incorporation
Name or registration Nature of business
The Carphone Warehouse Limited* England Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Carphone Warehouse UK Limited England Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House SA Belgium Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House SA France Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House Deutschland GmbH Germany Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Carphone Warehouse Limited Ireland Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House Netherlands BV Netherlands Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House Lda* Portugal Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House SL Spain Retail of mobile communication equipment
GEAB Teleshop AB Sweden Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Phone House SA Switzerland Retail of mobile communication equipment
The Carphone Warehouse Services Limited England Telecoms services
Value Telecom Limited England Telecoms services
Opal Telecom Limited* England Telecoms services
TalkTalk Telecom Limited* England Telecoms services
The Phone House Services Telecom-CMC SA France Telecoms services
The Phone House Telecom GmbH
(formerly Hutchison Telecommunications GmbH) Germany Telecoms services
Xtra Telecom SA* Spain Telecoms services
N Tel Com GmbH* Switzerland Telecoms services
The Carphone Warehouse Insurance Limited Isle of Man Insurance underwriting
The Phone House Insurance Limited Isle of Man Insurance underwriting
New Technology Insurance Limited Ireland Insurance underwriting
Telecoms Insurance Services SA Switzerland Insurance brokerage
MViva Limited England Data services
Cooch 1020 Ltd Isle of Man Investment in commercial property
Ise-Net Solutions Limited England Information technology services
The Phone House Holdings (UK) Limited* England Holding company
Cellcom Limited England Holding company
Evergreen Services Holdings Limited England Holding company
Beheer-en Beleggingsmaatschappij Antika BV* Netherlands Holding company
The Phone House BV Netherlands Holding company
*held directly by the Company.
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