| |
|
2005
Six months
ended
30 June
|
|
2004
Six months
ended
30 June
|
|
2004
Year
ended
31 Dec
|
|
| |
Note |
£million
|
|
£million
|
|
£million
|
|
 |
| Cash flow from operating activities |
9 |
1.3
|
|
(11.0
|
) |
13.5
|
|
|
| Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest received |
|
0.3
|
|
0.3
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
| Disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
5.8
|
|
|
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
(0.9
|
) |
(9.7
|
) |
(22.0
|
) |
|
| Acquisition of business |
|
- |
|
(34.8 |
) |
(36.3 |
) |
|
| Disposal of businesses |
|
7.8 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
| Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(0.9
|
) |
(44.2
|
) |
(51.1
|
) |
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Issue of shares |
|
0.6
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
| Redemption of B shares |
|
(4.6
|
) |
(4.6
|
) |
(9.2
|
) |
|
| (Decrease) in borrowings due within one year |
|
(3.0
|
) |
(0.6
|
) |
(0.8
|
) |
|
| Increase in borrowings repayable after one year |
|
2.7
|
|
65.6
|
|
35.8
|
|
|
| Repayments of obligations under finance leases |
|
(0.2
|
) |
-
|
|
(0.2
|
) |
|
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities |
|
(4.5
|
) |
60.4
|
|
25.6
|
|
|
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(4.1
|
) |
5.2
|
|
(12.0
|
) |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
10.3
|
|
22.6
|
|
22.6
|
|
|
| Foreign exchange |
|
0.2
|
|
(0.8
|
) |
(0.3
|
) |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
6.4
|
|
27.0
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
