Accounting Policies and Notes
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| 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 | |