 |
| |
Note |
2003
Six months
to 30 June
£million |
|
2002
Six months
to 30 June
£million |
|
2002
Year to
31 Dec
£million |
|
|
| Net cash (outflow)/inflow
from operating activities |
6 |
(8.2 |
) |
13.3 |
|
38.0 |
|
|
| Returns on investments
and servicing of finance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest received |
|
1.1 |
|
0.4 |
|
5.0 |
|
|
| Interest paid |
|
(1.8 |
) |
(1.1 |
) |
(4.5 |
) |
 |
| |
|
(0.7 |
) |
(0.7 |
) |
0.5 |
|
|
| Taxation |
|
(0.8 |
) |
(1.8 |
) |
1.7 |
|
|
| Capital expenditure
and financial investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase of fixed assets
|
|
(8.7 |
) |
(5.0 |
) |
(16.2 |
) |
|
| Disposal of fixed assets
|
|
0.3 |
|
1.4 |
|
0.9 |
|
|
| Disposal of properties
– exceptional |
|
1.0 |
|
– |
|
9.4 |
|
|
| |
|
(7.4 |
) |
(3.6 |
) |
(5.9 |
) |
|
| Acquisitions and disposals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Acquisition of businesses
in prior periods |
|
(0.4 |
) |
(1.3 |
) |
(28.2 |
) |
|
| Disposal of businesses
in prior periods |
|
– |
|
1.1 |
|
3.5 |
|
|
| |
|
(0.4 |
) |
(0.2 |
) |
(24.7 |
) |
|
| Cash outflow/(inflow)
before use of liquid resources and financing |
|
(17.5 |
) |
7.0 |
|
9.6 |
|
|
| Financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Redemption of B shares
|
|
(4.8 |
) |
(4.7 |
) |
(9.6 |
) |
|
| Decrease in borrowings
due within one year |
|
(0.6 |
) |
(0.7 |
) |
(0.8 |
) |
|
| Increase in borrowings
repayable after one year |
|
15.6 |
|
1.8 |
|
7.4 |
|
|
| |
|
10.2 |
|
(3.6 |
) |
(3.0 |
) |
|
| Management of liquid
resources |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Decrease/(increase) in
cash deposits |
|
4.1 |
|
(8.4 |
) |
4.1 |
|
|
| (Decrease)/increase
in cash |
|
(3.2 |
) |
(5.0 |
) |
10.7 |
|
|
