11Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable

 

2008
£000

2007
£000

Trade debtors (including receivables from related parties – see note 27)

60,732

45,249

Less: Provision for impairment of trade debtors

(1,744)

(1,504)

Trade debtors, net

58,988

43,745

Amounts recoverable on contracts

17,926

24,487

Current accounts receivable

76,914

68,232

Movements in the Group’s provision for impairment of trade receivables are as follows:

Movements in the Group’s provision for impairment of trade receivables

 

2008
£000

2007
£000

At 1 January

(1,504)

(2,556)

Charged to income statement

(641)

(215)

Utilised/reclassification

430

1,253

Foreign exchange

(29)

14

At 31 December

(1,744)

(1,504)

The other classes within current accounts receivable do not contain impaired assets. See also note 19 for further disclosure regarding the credit quality of the Group’s gross trade receivables.

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