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17. Trade and other receivables

Current 2008
£m
2007
£m
Trade receivables 306.6 245.9
Other receivables 37.2 29.5
Gross amounts due from customers on construction contracts 17.8 11.1
Prepayments and accrued income 222.0 169.9
583.6 456.4
Non-current 2008
£m
2007
£m
Other receivables 1.8 1.5
Prepayments and accrued income 6.3 9.6
8.1 11.1

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on 30 days’ terms.

At 31 December 2008, trade receivables at a nominal value of £7.1m (2007: £4.2m) were impaired and fully provided for.

Movements in the provision for impairment of trade receivables were as follows:

2008
£m
2007
£m
At 1 January 4.2 4.4
Charge for year 5.7 3.3
Amounts written off (1.0) (0.9)
Unused amounts reversed (1.8) (2.6)
7.1 4.2

As at 31 December, the analysis of trade receivables that were past due but not impaired is as follows:

Total £m Neither past
due nor
impaired
£m
Past due but not impaired
0 – 3 months
£m
4 – 6 months
£m
7 – 12 months
£m
More than
12 months
£m
2008 306.6 245.6 52.6 8.4
2007 245.9 197.4 42.7 5.8

The Group monitors the level of trade receivables on a monthly basis, continually assessing the risk of default by any counterparty.