 |
| |
|
2001
Six months
to 30 June |
2000
Six months
to 30 June |
2000
Year
to 31 Dec |
| |
Note |
£million |
£million |
£million |
|
| Net
cash inflow from operating activities |
|
0.4 |
18.1 |
58.4 |
|
|
Returns on investments and servicing of finance |
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest received |
|
3.7 |
4.4 |
9.3 |
|
| Interest paid |
|
(6.5) |
(6.1) |
(14.4) |
|
| Taxation |
|
(4.6) |
(2.0) |
(4.5) |
|
| Capital
expenditure and financial investment |
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase of fixed assets |
|
(7.5) |
(14.9) |
(22.1) |
|
| Disposal of fixed assets |
|
0.1 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
|
| Acquisitions
and disposals |
|
|
|
|
|
| Disposal of businesses in
prior years |
|
(0.2) |
(0.4) |
(1.0) |
|
| Cash
(outflow)/inflow before use of liquid resources and financing |
|
(14.6) |
5.2 |
32.4 |
|
| Financing
and management of liquid resources |
6 |
10.7 |
(6.4) |
(35.7) |
|
| Decrease
in cash |
7 |
(3.9) |
(1.2) |
(3.3) |
|
