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Profit and Loss Account |
Year ended
31 January
2000
£000 |
Year ended
31 January
1999
£000 |
Year ended
31 January
1998
£000 |
Year ended
31 January
1997
£000 |
Year ended
31 January
1996
£000 |
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Turnover
Cost of sales
|
184,936
(153,458) |
191,345
(156,485) |
128,793
(104,924) |
69,755
(56,832) |
38,555
(31,115) |
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Gross profit
Administrative expenses -
Before Exceptional
Administrative expenses -
Exceptional |
31,478
(24,049)
(1,582) |
34,860
(22,301)
(3,485) |
23,869
(14,329)
— |
12,923
(7,151)
(180) |
7,440
(3,857)
— |
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Operating profit
Net interest payable |
5,847
(889) |
9,074
(986) |
9,540
(497) |
5,592
(161) |
3,583
(163) |
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Profit on ordinary activities
before taxation
Tax on profit from activities |
4,958
(1,523) |
8,088
(2,678) |
9,043
(3,140) |
5,431
(1,905) |
3,420
(1,131) |
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Profit on ordinary activities
after taxation
Dividends |
3,435
(2,551) |
5,410
(2,547) |
5,903
(1,832) |
3,526
(1,219) |
2,289
(1,420) |
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Retained profit
|
884 |
2,863 |
4,071
|
2,307
|
869
|
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Basic Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share (p) - before exceptional
Earnings per share (p) - after exceptional
Dilluted Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share (p) - before exceptional
Earnings per share (p) - after exceptional
Balance Sheet
Tangible fixed assets |
24.2
17.4
24.1
17.3
2,251 |
39.9
27.4
39.3
27.0
2,480 |
30.0
30.0
30.0
30.0
1,896 |
18.1
18.1
18.1
18.1
1,442 |
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.1
645 |
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Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand |
35,537
— |
46,421
432 |
32,396
354 |
14,905
82 |
7,804
63 |
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35,537
|
46,853
|
32,750
|
14,987
|
7,867 |
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Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
|
17,925 |
28,278 |
18,591 |
10,402 |
6,752 |
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Net current assets
|
17,612 |
18,575 |
14,159 |
4,585 |
1,115 |
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Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors:
amounts falling due after one year
Provisions for liabilities and charges |
19,863
5,047
949 |
21,055
5,298
2,809 |
16,055
6,042
— |
6,027
157
— |
1,760
188
— |
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Net assets
|
13,867 |
12,948 |
10,013 |
5,870 |
1,57 |
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
Share premium account
Profit and loss account |
1,021
1,159
11,687 |
1,020
1,125
10,803 |
1,018
1,055
7,940 |
1,016
985
3,869 |
10
—
1,562 |
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Equity shareholders’ funds |
13,867 |
12,948 |
10,013 |
5,870 |
1,572 |
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