 |
| |
Note |
2002
Six months
to 30 June
£million |
|
2001
Six months
to 30 June
restated
£million |
|
2001
Year
31 Dec
restated
£million |
|
|
| Net cash inflow from
operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations |
|
13.3 |
|
1.2 |
|
37.1 |
|
|
| Discontinued operations |
|
- |
|
(0.8 |
) |
0.8 |
|
|
| Returns on investments
and servicing of finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest received |
|
0.4 |
|
3.7 |
|
6.7 |
|
|
| Interest paid |
|
(1.1 |
) |
(6.5 |
) |
(11.5 |
) |
|
| Taxation |
|
(1.8 |
) |
(4.6 |
) |
(7.2 |
) |
|
| Capital expenditure
and financial investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase of fixed assets
(less grants received) |
|
(5.0 |
) |
(7.5 |
) |
(16.8 |
) |
|
| Disposal of fixed assets |
|
1.4 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.8 |
|
|
| Acquisitions and disposals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aquisition of businesses
in prior periods |
|
(1.3 |
) |
- |
|
- |
|
|
| Disposal of businesses
in prior years |
|
1.1 |
|
(0.2 |
) |
16.3 |
|
|
| Cash inflow/(outflow)
before use of liquid resources and financing |
|
7.0 |
|
(14.6 |
) |
26.2 |
|
|
| Financing and management
of liquid resources |
7 |
(12.0 |
) |
10.7 |
|
(18.1 |
) |
|
| (Decrease)/increase
in cash |
8 |
(5.0 |
) |
(3.9 |
) |
8.1 |
|
|
|
| |
2002
Six months
to 30 June
£million |
|
2001
Six months
to 30 June
restated
£million |
|
2001
Year
to 31 Dec
restated
£million |
|
|
| Operating profit/(loss) |
8.0 |
|
3.7 |
|
(4.1 |
) |
|
| Goodwill amortisation |
7.0 |
|
6.9 |
|
14.0 |
|
|
| Depreciation (less grants credited) |
9.6 |
|
9.4 |
|
18.8 |
|
|
| Share of profits of associated undertakings |
- |
|
- |
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
| Exceptionals in operating profit |
(0.5 |
) |
5.1 |
|
5.1 |
|
|
| Cash inflow/(outflow) on exceptionals |
1.0 |
|
(4.3 |
) |
(5.2 |
) |
|
| (Increase)/decrease in stocks |
(1.1 |
) |
(5.1 |
) |
6.6 |
|
|
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors |
(9.2 |
) |
(9.5 |
) |
13.5 |
|
|
| Decrease in creditors |
(1.0 |
) |
(6.4 |
) |
(10.3 |
) |
|
| Decrease in provisions |
(1.7 |
) |
(1.5 |
) |
(2.3 |
) |
|
| Increase in net pensions liability |
1.2 |
|
2.1 |
|
1.9 |
|
|
| Net cash inflow from operating activities |
13.3 |
|
0.4 |
|
37.9 |
|
|
