12. INVESTMENTS    
  2006
£’000
2005
£’000
Investments in joint ventures 20,464
Investments in associates 673 1,165
Investments accounted for using the equity method 21,137 1,165
     
     
a) Investment in associates
The Group holds a 29 per cent interest in Continental Estates Corporation BV, a company incorporated and registered in The Netherlands, whose principal activity is the holding of investments. The Directors consider that the Group’s share of the assets and liabilities of that company is not material and the equity investment of £256,000 has been provided against in full in previous years.

The Group holds 50 per cent of the Ordinary shares and 10 per cent of the preference shares of Peacock Place Limited, a company incorporated and registered in Jersey, whose principal activity is property development. The rights granted under the shareholder agreement for this company reflect the status of this investment as an associate.

C M Heritage Park Limited and Luneside East Limited, previously classified as associates, have been reclassified as subsidiary undertakings and joint ventures respectively.

The Group’s share of assets of its associates is set out below. These companies have no trading activity and no reported liabilities.
 
  2006       2005
  Peacock
Place
Limited
£’000
CM Heritage
Park
Limited
£’000
Luneside
East
Limited
£’000
Peacock
Place
Limited
£’000
Total
restated
£’000
Summarised balance sheets:          
Current assets 673 218 236 711 1,165
Share of gross assets 673 218 236 711 1,165
           
The associate profit of £1,453,000 in 2005 represents the Group’s share of the result of Stead & Simpson Group Limited. The investment was disposed of during 2005.
 
b) Investment in joint ventures
           
The Group has the following interests in joint ventures:
           
  % of share
capital
  Country of
incorporation
Principal
Activity
Joint venture partner
Wimbledon Phoenix Limited 50   United Kingdom Property development Foinavon Limited
Curzon Park Limited 50   United Kingdom Property development Grainger PLC
Luneside East Limited 50   United Kingdom Property development CTP Limited
 
The Group’s share of the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of its joint ventures are as follows:
         
  Curzon Park
Limited
£’000
Wimbledon
Phoenix
Limited
£’000
Luneside
East
Limited
£’000
2006
Total
£’000
Summarised income statements:        
Administrative expenses (6) (6)
Finance costs 54 54
Finance income 103 103
Profit/(loss) before and after taxation 157 (6) 151
         
Summarised balance sheets:        
Non-current assets 20,020 222 241 20,483
Share of gross assets 20,020 222 241 20,483
Current liabilities (1) (18) (19)
Share of net assets 20,019 204 241 20,464
         
c) Financial assets        
         
      2006
£’000
2005
restated
£’000
Participating development loan     5,000
Interest rate swap     126
Loan notes     755 755
      5,881 755
         
The participating development loan relates to a development project. The asset entitles the Group to a share of development profits based on the internal rate of return of the project.

The fair value of interest rate swaps is calculated by discounting future cash flows (refer note 16).

Loan notes are held in Continental Estates Corporation BV (refer note 12(a)). Interest is earned at a fixed rate of 6.0%.
 
d) Principal subsidiaries
The following were principal subsidiaries at 31st December 2006:
       
  % holding in ordinary
shares at 31st December 2006
  Principal activity
DS Property Developments Limited* 100   Property Development
Development Securities Estates PLC 100   Management and Investment Company
Development Securities (Investments) PLC 100   Property Investment
DS Jersey (No. 1) Limited (100)   Investment
DS Jersey (No. 7) Limited 100   Investment
       
* indirectly held