Notes to the Company Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2007

1. Profit for the year
  As permitted under section 230 of the Companies Act 1985 the Company has elected not to present its own profit and loss account for the year. Bodycote International plc reported a profit for the financial year ended 31 December 2007 of £1.5m (2006: £53.0m). The auditors’ remuneration for audit services to the Company was £0.1m (2006: £0.1m). Total employee costs (including Executive Directors) were:
         
    2007   2006
    £m   £m
  Wages and salaries 4.6   4.5
  Social security costs 0.5   0.4
  Other pension costs 0.3   0.2
    5.4   5.1