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Notes to the financial statements

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19. Trade and other payables

  Group
as at
31 March
2009
£m
Group
as at
31 March
2008
£m
Company
as at
31 March
2009
£m
Company
as at
31 March
2008
£m
Current payables        
Matched principal trade payables 30,446 36,906
Deposits received for securities loaned 865 771
Other trade payables 7 8
Amounts owed to subsidiaries 614 235
Amounts owed to associates 2 3
Derivative financial instruments 48 21
Accruals 328 268
Other tax and social security 17 20
Other payables 94 81
  31,807 38,078 614 235
Non-current payables        
Amounts owed to subsidiaries 140
Accruals 26 18
Other payables 31 140
  57 18 140

As at 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2008, the fair value of trade and other payables is not materially different from their book values.

The interest rate and maturity profiles of the Group’s financial liabilities together with discussion of risk management are included in note 23.

Matched principal trade payables and deposits received for securities loaned are described in note 18.

In March 2009, the Company simplified its intra-Group lending and borrowing by netting amounts owed to or from subsidiaries.