as at 31 March 2001


2001
£000
2000
£000
Cash inflow from operating activities
61,164
20,788
Dividends received from Joint Ventures
645
-
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
521
2,978
Interest received
3,476
3,841
Interest paid
(2,955)
(863)
Taxation paid
(12,223)
(14,399)
Capital expenditure and financial investment
(19,064)
(5,748)
Purchases less disposals of tangible fixed assets
(11,006)
(7,841)
Purchases of fixed asset investments
(3,120)
(990)
Purchases of own shares by EBTs
(7,055)
-
Sales of own shares by EBTs
2,022
3,083
Sale of non-liquid current asset investment
95
-
Acquisitions and disposals
(1,296)
(61,645)
Equity dividends paid
(8,074)
(8,003)
Cash Inflow/(Outflow) before use of liquid resources and financing
21,673
(66,029)
Management of liquid resources
(1,435)
49,108
Financing
(1,807)
17,823
Increase in cash
18,431
902