 |
| |
|
Note |
|
2002
£million |
|
2001
£million |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net cash inflow from operating activities |
|
27a |
|
38.0 |
|
37.9 |
|
|
| Returns on investments and servicing
of finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest received |
|
|
|
5.0 |
|
6.7 |
|
|
| Interest paid |
|
|
|
(4.5 |
) |
(11.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
(4.8 |
) |
|
| Taxation |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
(7.2 |
) |
|
| Capital expenditure and financial
investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase of fixed assets (less grants received) |
|
|
|
(16.2 |
) |
(16.8 |
) |
|
| Disposal of fixed assets |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
0.8 |
|
|
| Disposal of properties - exceptional |
|
|
|
9.4 |
|
- |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
(5.9 |
) |
(16.0 |
) |
|
| Acquisitions and disposals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Acquisition of businesses |
|
25 |
|
(28.2 |
) |
(0.3 |
) |
|
| Disposal of businesses |
|
27e |
|
3.5 |
|
16.6 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
(24.7 |
) |
16.3 |
|
|
| Cash inflow before use of liquid
resources and financing |
|
|
|
9.6 |
|
26.2 |
|
|
| Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Issue of ordinary shares |
|
|
|
- |
|
0.1 |
|
|
| Redemption of B shares |
|
|
|
(9.6 |
) |
(23.1 |
) |
|
| Decrease in borrowings repayable within
one year |
|
|
|
(0.8 |
) |
(0.7 |
) |
|
| Increase/(decrease) in borrowings repayable
after one year |
|
|
|
7.4 |
|
(12.7 |
) |
|
| |
|
|
|
(3.0 |
) |
(36.4 |
) |
|
| Management of liquid resources |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Repayment of cash deposits |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
18.3 |
|
|
| Increase in cash |
|
27d |
|
10.7 |
|
8.1 |
|
|
