NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS l Note 15
Company           Group   
2020 
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    2019 
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        2020 
Rm 
    2019 
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          15.     Investments           
          15.1     Investments           
8      8        Investment in subsidiaries           
149      135        Equity instruments – at cost           
157      143        Directors' valuation of unlisted investments           
              Investments in subsidiaries are carried at cost less accumulated impairment. A list of subsidiaries appears in note 37.           
              Equity instruments in the Company's records relates to the notional investment cost as a result of the Group share-based payment schemes as disclosed in note 6.           
              These amounts are carried at cost less accumulated impairment.           
          15.2     Investments in associates           
              Easylife Kitchens Management (Pty) Ltd           
              On 1 February 2020 the Group acquired a 25,1% investment in Easylife Kitchens.           
              Carrying value of investment in Easylife Kitchens Management (Pty) Ltd:           
              Cost  18      –    
              Share of profit and reserve movements post commencement of equity accounting (net of dividends) #      –    
              Total of carrying amount of investments in associate  18         
              The following tables illustrate the summarised financial information of the Group's investment in Easylife Kitchens Management (Pty) Ltd:           
              Statement of financial position:           
              Non-current assets  25      –    
              Current assets  24      –    
              Non-current liabilities  (5)     –    
              Current liabilities  (7)     –    
              Equity  37      –    
                Statement of comprehensive income since acquisition:           
                Turnover  12      –    
                Loss for the year  (2)     –    
                Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of Italtile Limited  #      –    
              Less: Dividends  –      –    
              Share of associated company's income  #      –    
              Advanced Tiling Techniques (Pty) Ltd           
                On 23 October 2018 the Group acquired a 30% investment in Advanced Tiling Techniques.           
              Carrying value of investment in Advanced Tiling Techniques (Pty) Ltd:           
              Cost  3      –    
              Share of profit and reserve movements post commencement of equity accounting (net of dividends) #      –    
              Total of carrying amount of investments in associates  3         
              The following tables illustrate the summarised financial information of the Group's investment in Advanced Tiling Techniques:           
              Statement of financial position:           
              Non-current assets  3      –    
              Current assets  #      –    
              Non-current liabilities  #      –    
              Current liabilities  #      –    
              Equity  3      –    
              Statement of comprehensive income:           
              Turnover  2      –    
              Loss for the year  #      –    
              Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of Italtile Limited  #      –    
              Less: Dividends  –      –    
              Share of associated company's income  #      –    
              SER-Export s.p.a.           
              During the 2015 financial year, the Group disposed of a 20% stake in SER-Export s.p.a. to its existing partner in this entity, reducing the Group's effective shareholding to 30%.           
              Carrying value of investment in SER-Export s.p.a.:           
              Cost  19      19    
              Share of profit and reserve movements post commencement of equity accounting (net of dividends) 9      7    
              Total carrying amount of investments in associates  28      26    
              The following tables illustrate the summarised financial information of the Group's investment in SER-Export s.p.a.:           
              Statement of financial position:           
              Non-current assets  70      66    
              Current assets  204      145    
              Non-current liabilities        –    
              Current liabilities  (115)     (80)   
              Equity  159      131    
              Statement of comprehensive income:           
              Turnover  178      195    
              Profit for the year  6      9    
              Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of Italtile Limited  2      3    
              Less: Dividends  –      –    
              Share of associated company's income  2      3    
              Totals           
              Total associate carrying amount:           
              Easylife Kitchens Management (Pty) Ltd  18      –    
              Advanced Tiling Techniques (Pty) Ltd  3      –    
              SER-Export s.p.a.  28      26    
                49      26    
              Total share of associated company income:           
              Easylife Kitchens Management (Pty) Ltd  #      –    
              Advanced Tiling Techniques (Pty) Ltd  #      –    
              SER-Export s.p.a.  2      3    
                1      3    
              # Less than R1 million. 


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS l Note 15