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| (years
ending 31 March) |
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| |
| Income Statement |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
UK GAAP |
| |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| REVENUE |
105,564 |
98,179 |
92,555 |
78,687 |
68,164 |
| Administrative
expenses |
(95,225) |
(84,672) |
(81,194) |
(69,657) |
(62,701) |
| OPERATING
PROFIT |
10,339 |
13,507 |
11,361 |
9,030 |
5,463 |
| Interest payable |
(100) |
(46) |
(153) |
(118) |
(55) |
| Interest
receivable |
2,078 |
2,151 |
1,825 |
1,605 |
1,100 |
| UNDERLYING PROFIT |
12,317 |
15,612 |
13,033 |
10,517 |
6,508 |
| Profit on disposal of investments |
80 |
1,974 |
948 |
- |
74 |
| PROFIT
BEFORE TAX |
12,397 |
17,586 |
13,981 |
10,517 |
6,582 |
| Taxation |
(3,459) |
(5,235) |
(4,377) |
(3,688) |
(2,773) |
| PROFIT AFTER TAX |
8,938 |
12,351 |
9,604 |
6,829 |
3,809 |
| Profit attributable to minority interest |
- |
22 |
(34) |
(9) |
- |
| PROFIT
ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS |
8,938 |
12,373 |
9,570 |
6,820 |
3,809 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| BASIC EARNINGS
PER SHARE |
20.76 |
25.98 |
20.45 |
16.18 |
8.94 |
| DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE |
20.08 |
25.01 |
19.62 |
15.47 |
8.54 |
| DIVIDENDS
PER SHARE DECLARED FOR THE YEAR |
8.60 |
8.10 |
6.75 |
5.25 |
4.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GROSS MARGIN % |
11.67% |
15.90% |
14.08% |
13.37% |
9.55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Balance Sheet |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
| |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| FIXED
ASSETS |
| Goodwill |
23,238 |
15,434 |
15,603 |
15,575 |
11,846 |
| Intangible assets |
5,561 |
3,169 |
- |
- |
- |
| Property, plant and equipment |
7,420 |
6,128 |
5,480 |
5,995 |
5,493 |
| Available for sale investments |
4,907 |
4,942 |
7,170 |
4,787 |
3,670 |
| Retirement benefit asset |
|
|
- |
- |
73 |
|
|
| |
41,126 |
29,673 |
28,253 |
26,357 |
21,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CURRENT
ASSETS |
| Trade and other receivables |
299,052 |
267,474 |
239,890 |
232,055 |
171,489 |
| Held for trading investments |
2,575 |
1,234 |
- |
1,108 |
908 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
32,527 |
42,305 |
48,108 |
44,234 |
33,993 |
|
|
| |
334,154 |
311,013 |
287,998 |
277,397 |
206,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| Financial liabilities |
(519) |
(881) |
(1,001) |
(991) |
(509) |
| Trade and other payables |
(297,341) |
(271,214) |
(253,190) |
(249,357) |
(181,059) |
| Current tax liabilities |
(798) |
(3,011) |
(3,099) |
(2,250) |
(2,016) |
|
|
| |
(298,658) |
(275,106) |
(257,290) |
(252,598) |
(183,584) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NET
CURRENT ASSETS |
35,496 |
35,907 |
30,708 |
24,799 |
22,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| Financial liabilities |
(1,404) |
(97) |
(556) |
(600) |
(293) |
| Retirement benefit liability |
(1,952) |
(1,521) |
(2,429) |
(111) |
- |
| Deferred tax liabilities |
(195) |
(36) |
(504) |
(831) |
(385) |
| Other non-current liabilities |
(1,992) |
- |
(100) |
(1,079) |
(1,125) |
|
|
| |
(5,543) |
(1,654) |
(3,589) |
(2,621) |
(1,803) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NET
ASSETS |
71,079 |
63,926 |
55,372 |
48,535 |
42,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| Ordinary shares |
11,029 |
10,592 |
10,541 |
10,538 |
10,537 |
| Share
premium |
1,855 |
379 |
21 |
3 |
- |
| Other reserves |
2,509 |
2,289 |
3,955 |
2,863 |
1,876 |
| Retained earnings |
55,589 |
50,569 |
40,675 |
34,928 |
29,428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
70,982 |
63,829 |
55,192 |
48,332 |
41,841 |
| Minority interest in equity |
97 |
97 |
180 |
203 |
244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL EQUITY |
71,079 |
63,926 |
55,372 |
48,535 |
42,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE |
161.11 |
150.55 |
131.34 |
115.15 |
99.85 |
| RETURN ON INVESTMENT |
17.33% |
24.42% |
23.54% |
21.67% |
15.46% |
|
|
|
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| |
| **Earnings per share, gross margin and return on investment are all calculated on underlying profit. |
| |
| The financial information set out in these schedules is unaudited and does not comprise statutory accounts for the purposes of Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. |
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