 |
| |
|
2000 |
1999 |
| |
Note |
£million |
£million |
£million |
£million |
|
| Net cash inflow from
operating activities |
|
|
58.4 |
|
74.1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Returns on investments
and servicing of finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest received |
|
9.3 |
|
8.8 |
|
|
| Interest paid |
|
(14.4) |
|
(14.4) |
|
|
| |
|
|
(5.1) |
|
(5.6) |
|
| Taxation |
|
|
(4.5) |
|
(4.7) |
|
| Capital expenditure
and financial investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase of fixed assets |
|
(22.1) |
|
(43.9) |
|
|
| Disposal of fixed assets |
|
6.7 |
|
12.0 |
|
|
| |
|
|
(15.4) |
|
(31.9) |
|
| Acquisitions and disposals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Acquisition of businesses
in prior years |
|
- |
|
(0.2) |
|
|
| Disposal of businesses in
prior years |
|
(1.0) |
|
(0.5) |
|
|
| |
|
|
(1.0) |
|
(0.7) |
|
| Equity dividends paid |
|
|
- |
|
(21.6) |
|
| Cash inflow before use
of liquid resources and financing |
|
|
32.4 |
|
9.6 |
|
| Financing and management
of liquid resources |
27b |
|
(35.7) |
|
(1.7) |
|
| (Decrease)/Increase
in cash |
27e |
|
(3.3) |
|
7.9 |
|
