5 Year Summary
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| 2008* £m |
2007* £m |
2006 £m |
2005 £m |
2004 £m |
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| Revenue - continuing operations | 250.3 | 173.4 | 116.6 | 115.6 | 82.4 |
| Cost of sales | (7.5) | (3.3) | - | - | - |
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| Trading profit | 242.8 | 170.1 | 116.6 | 115.6 | 82.4 |
| Administrative expenses | (190.9) | (143.7) | (98.6) | (91.9) | (62.2) |
| Impairment of intangible assets | (13.9) | - | - | - | - |
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| Operating profit - continuing operations | 38.0 | 26.4 | 18.0 | 23.7 | 20.2 |
| Profit before taxation - continuing operations | 39.2 | 31.6 | 22.1 | 26.8 | 23.1 |
| Taxation | (16.4) | (10.2) | (7.2) | (8.9) | (7.4) |
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| Profit for the year - continuing operations | 22.8 | 21.4 | 14.9 | 17.9 | 15.7 |
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| Cash flow | |||||
| 2008 £m |
2007 £m |
2006 £m |
2005 £m |
2004 £m |
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| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 57.9 | 52.4 | 8.4 | 30.4 | 19.0 |
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| Balance sheet | |||||
| 2008 £m |
2007 £m |
2006 £m |
2005 £m |
2004 £m |
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| Non-current assets | 87.2 | 98.9 | 90.7 | 46.3 | 17.1 |
| Trade and other receivables (including income tax receivable) | 55.2 | 44.2 | 31.1 | 25.7 | 17.0 |
| Cash and short-term deposits | 184.4 | 115.3 | 74.8 | 55.1 | 44.1 |
| Current liabilities | (159.0) | (106.3) | (70.1) | (67.7) | (40.7) |
| Non-current liabilities | (65.4) | (68.1) | (61.1) | (11.6) | (9.4) |
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| 102.4 | 84.0 | 65.4 | 47.8 | 28.1 | |
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| Statistics | |||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
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| Earnings per share - basic | 41.9p | 101.9p | 86.6p | 116.8p | 86.0p |
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| Dividends per share | 42.0p | 40.0p | 36.0p | 32.0p | 25.0p |
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*Before exceptional item.