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Business and financial review

Consolidated cash flow statement

Notes 52 weeks to
31 March 2007
£000
52 weeks to
1 April 2006
£000
Net cash inflow from operating activities 25 50,754 53,362
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (10,053) (11,878)
Purchase of computer software (847) (717)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 3,609 1,032
Development costs capitalised (3,893) (2,500)
Interest received 1,035 1,026
Acquisition of businesses 25 (27,499) (36,178)
Disposal of businesses - 14,641
Net cash used in investing activities (37,648) (34,574)
Financing activities
Dividends paid (25,922) (24,468)
Proceeds from issue of share capital 4,916 644
Purchase of treasury shares (1,272) -
Interest paid (1,894) (1,455)
Repayment of borrowings 25 - (3,050)
Net cash used in financing activities (24,172) (28,329)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents 25 (11,066) (9,541)
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward 35,826 45,348
Exchange adjustments (2,709) 19
Cash and cash equivalents carried forward 22,051 35,826