| |
|
Note |
|
2006 £m |
|
2005 £m |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Profit after tax |
|
|
|
61.4 |
|
35.2 |
| Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tax |
|
11 |
|
24.2 |
|
15.6 |
| Profit on disposal of business |
|
5 |
|
(9.5) |
|
|
| Finance costs |
|
10 |
|
15.6 |
|
20.7 |
| Financial income |
|
10 |
|
(9.0) |
|
(6.6) |
| Depreciation |
|
16 |
|
13.2 |
|
12.6 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets |
|
15 |
|
1.9 |
|
1.3 |
| Goodwill impairment charge |
|
14 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
| Goodwill reduction |
|
14 |
|
1.2 |
|
|
| Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
0.3 |
| Equity settled share-based payment expense |
|
28 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.3 |
| Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions |
|
|
|
100.1 |
|
86.8 |
| Increase in trade and other receivables |
|
|
|
(8.9) |
|
(4.5) |
| (Increase)/decrease in inventories |
|
|
|
(1.0) |
|
6.2 |
| Increase in trade and other payables |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
2.8 |
| Increase/(decrease) in provisions and employee benefits |
|
|
|
7.4 |
|
(0.7) |
| Corporation tax paid |
|
|
|
(21.5) |
|
(15.8) |
| Net cash from operating activities |
|
|
|
80.5 |
|
74.8 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
(10.5) |
|
(12.3) |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
0.1 |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
30 |
|
(13.6) |
|
(2.3) |
| Disposal of subsidiary undertakings |
|
|
|
13.3 |
|
|
| Interest received |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
1.1 |
| Dividend income |
|
|
|
|
|
0.1 |
| Other financial income |
|
|
|
|
|
1.7 |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities |
|
|
|
(8.8) |
|
(11.6) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest paid |
|
|
|
(13.2) |
|
(13.8) |
| Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent |
|
12 |
|
(20.2) |
|
(18.1) |
| Share options exercised by issue of share capital |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
1.3 |
| Share options exercised from shares held by Employee Benefit Trust |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
1.2 |
| Sale of own shares by Employee Benefit Trust |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
9.5 |
| Cancellation of cross-currency swap |
|
|
|
(2.9) |
|
|
| Repayment of borrowings |
|
|
|
(65.9) |
|
(0.2) |
| Decrease in finance lease liabilities |
|
|
|
(0.4) |
|
|
| Net cash flows used in financing activities |
|
|
|
(96.4) |
|
(20.1) |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
(24.7) |
|
43.1 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
|
|
76.1 |
|
34.1 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes |
|
|
|
(4.4) |
|
(1.1) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
19 |
|
47.0 |
|
76.1 |
| |
| Reconciliation of changes in cash and cash equivalents to movements in net debt (as defined in Note 20) |
|
Note |
|
2006 £m |
|
2005 £m |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
(24.7) |
|
43.1 |
| Repayment of borrowings |
|
|
|
65.9 |
|
0.2 |
| Decrease/(increase) in finance lease liabilities |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
(0.5) |
| Borrowings acquired on acquisitions |
|
30 |
|
|
|
(0.7) |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes |
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
(3.1) |
| Movement in net debt |
|
|
|
48.2 |
|
39.0 |
| Net debt at start of year |
|
20 |
|
(119.9) |
|
(158.9) |
| Net debt at end of year |
|
20 |
|
(71.7) |
|
(119.9) |