Notes to the consolidated financial statements

19 Trade and other receivables

	2,010 £000	2,009 £000
Current
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade receivables	40,928	54,201
Prepayments and other receivables	2,630	2,386
Accrued income	526	181
	44,084	56,768

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and generally on terms of between 30 and 90 days. The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates their fair value.

	2,010 £000	2,009 £000
Non-current
Prepayments and other receivables	746	804

Non-current prepayments and other receivables consist of rental deposits for operating leases.

As at 31 March 2010 the provision for impairment of receivables was £6,629,000 (2009 – £4,823,000) and an analysis of the movements during the year was as follows:

	£000
At 1 April 2008	1,964
Charge for the year, net of amounts reversed	3,523
Utilised	(853)
Exchange adjustment	189
At 31 March 2009	4,823
Charge for the year, net of amounts reversed	1,834
Utilised	(235)
Exchange adjustment	207
As at 31 March 2010	6,629

As at 31 March, the ageing analysis of trade receivables (net of provision for impairment) was as follows:

	Total £000	Neither past due nor impaired £000	Less than four months £000	Four to eight months £000	Eight to twelve months £000	More than twelve months £000
			Past due not impaired
2010	40,928	23,245	14,555	2,426	702	—
2009	54,201	29,457	20,070	4,361	313	—