Consolidated income statement

For the year ended 31 March Notes   2008
£m
  2007  
£m  
Continuing operations          
Turnover     80.9   75.2  
Cost of sales     (52.8)   (49.3)  
Gross profit     28.1   25.9  
Other operating income 4   5.7   6.8  
Selling and marketing costs     4.9)   (4.4)  
Administrative expenses     (19.0)   (18.9)  
  Analysed as:          
    Administrative expenses before significant one-off items (17.9)   (19.7)  
  Significant one-off items:          
    Curtailment loss in pension scheme 27     (0.8)  
    Exceptional past service credit in pension scheme 27     2.0  
    Re-financing costs       (0.4)  
    Acquisition and Rights Issue costs 37   (1.1)   –  
Operating profit 5   9.9   9.4  
Finance costs 6   (20.7)   (16.7)  
Finance income 7   18.8   15.3  
Profit before taxation     8.0   8.0  
Income tax credit 8   0.5   –  
Profit for the year from continuing operations     8.5   8.0  
Discontinued operations          
Loss for the period from discontinued operations 9     (0.7)  
Profit on disposal of businesses 9     17.4  
Discontinued operations       16.7  
Profit for the year     8.5   24.7  
Attributable entirely to:          
Equity holders of the Company     8.5   24.7  
Earnings per share on continuing operations attributable to the equity holders of the Company during the year          
Basic (pence) 10   7.0p   6.8p  
Diluted (pence) 10   6.8p   6.7p  
Earnings per share on continuing and discontinued operations attributable to the equity holders of the Company during the year          
Basic (pence) 10   7.0p   20.9p  
Diluted (pence) 10   6.8p   20.6p  


The Notes to the financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.