Consolidated Balance Sheet
   
31 December
   
2004
 
2003
  Assets  
 
   
  Cash And Short Term Funds

$ 60,083,421

$ 38,114,894
   
 
  Long Term Investments
204,975,620
197,937,713
 
  Loans  
276,387,346
 
284,560,558
 
  Unlisted Investments  
58,937,319
 
55,978,750
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment  
26,268,514
   
18,237,213
 
  Deferred Income Tax Asset
74,794
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  Pension Fund Surplus
9,932,900
8,797,900
 
  Other Assets  
6,456,670
 
22,141,668
 
  Total Assets  
22,150,022
 

21,895,770
  Liabilities
   
   
  Long Term Borrowings  
496,276,738
 
488,530,713
   
 
Dividends
4,333,930
3,733,144
   
  Other Liabilites  
17,688,469
 
20,100,724
     

 

  Total Liabilities  
518,299,137
 
512,364,581
  Net Assets  
$ 124,817,447

 

$ 113,404,115

  Minority Interest
908,322
1,405,082
 

 
  Shareholders Equity
  Ordinary Shares  
$ 30,039,300
 
$ 30,039,300
  Preference Shares
26,600,000
26,600,000
  Reserves  
31,706,894
 
24,276,718
  Retained earnings    
35,562,931
31,083,015
 

  Capital and Reserves    
$ 123,909,125
$ 111,999,033
  Shareholders' Equity    
$ 124,817,447


$ 113,404,115


 
     
 

Our Mission
Our business is to make profitable use of financial and human capital to create and expand viable, private business enterprises in Caribbean countries. By supporting entrepreneurship and sound business practices at all levels, we will help to meet urgent demands for change and development in the Caribbean in a volatile, intensely competitive international environment.

Our Vision
To achieve our mission, we must integrate people, strategy and operations to achieve execution. We must therefore build a culture where natural teams thrive, where are able to build upon our strengths whilst compensating for our weaknesses. Our culture will continue to be shaped by the idea of freedom and responsibility within a framework. The company's culture will be driven by self-disciplined people who are willing to go to extreme lengths to fulfil their responsibilities.

 
     

 

 
         
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