Consolidated profit and loss account

for the year ended 31 December 2001

	Note	2001 Continuing operations £000	2001 Continuing operations Acquisitions £000	2001 Continuing operations Total £000	Restated 2000 Continuing operations Total £000
Turnover	2	401,749	20,499	422,248	312,954
Operating costs	3	(377,919)	(20,151)	(398,070)	(296,747)
Operating profit before restructuring costs and amortisation of goodwill		24,449	980	25,429	17,706
Amortisation of goodwill		(619)	(632)	(1,251)	(322)
Restructuring costs		-	-	-	(1,177)
Operating profit	2	23,830	348	24,178	16,207
Net interest payable	5			(1,785)	(760)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation	2			22,393	15,447
Taxation	6			(8,684)	(5,791)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation				13,709	9,656
Equity minority interests				(342)	140
Profit for the financial year				13,367	9,796
Dividends paid and proposed	7			(5,401)	(4,829)
Retained profit for the financial year	20			7,966	4,967
Basic earnings per share	8			23.6p	17.3p
Earnings per share before amortisation of goodwill	8			25.8p	17.9p
Diluted earnings per share	8			23.4p	17.2p
Diluted earnings per share before amortisation of goodwill	8			25.6p	17.8p

There is no difference between the profit on ordinary activities before taxation and the retained profit for the financial year stated above, and their historical cost equivalents.