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2025 £m |
| Revenue |
727.1 |
757.1 |
802.5 |
743.6 |
615.8 |
| Profit: |
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| Adjusted operating profit |
114.3 |
129.0 |
127.6 |
112.2 |
94.8 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible assets |
(9.7) |
(10.4) |
(8.1) |
(9.3) |
(10.3) |
| Acquisition costs |
(0.1) |
(2.4) |
(0.3) |
(0.9) |
(0.7) |
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| Operating profit prior to exceptional items |
104.5 |
116.2 |
119.2 |
102.0 |
83.8 |
| Exceptional items |
(20.9) |
(78.3) |
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– |
– |
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| Operating profit |
83.6 |
37.9 |
119.2 |
102.0 |
83.8 |
| Net finance charge |
(9.1) |
(9.5) |
(7.5) |
(6.7) |
(6.3) |
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| Profit/(loss) before taxation |
74.5 |
28.4 |
111.7 |
95.3 |
77..5 |
| Taxation |
(19.1) |
(7.7) |
(24.9) |
(21.0) |
(17.5) |
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| Profit after taxation |
55.4 |
20.7 |
86.8 |
74.3 |
60.0 |
| Non-controlling interests |
(0.5) |
(0.7) |
(1.2) |
(0.6) |
(0.5) |
| Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent |
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20.0 |
85.6 |
73.7 |
59.5 |
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| Adjusted earnings per share (pence) |
44.4 |
48.6 |
48.4 |
42.7 |
35.8 |
| Full year dividend per share (pence) |
23.0 |
23.0 |
22.7 |
21.3 |
20.0 |
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| Assets employed |
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| Intangible assets |
299.7 |
321.4 |
332.7 |
344.7 |
322.0 |
| Property, plant and equipment |
477.7 |
481.2 |
504.9 |
516.3 |
489.3 |
| Other assets (liabilities) |
30.1 |
(0.9) |
6.4 |
20.4 |
(9.5) |
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807.5 |
801.7 |
844.0 |
881.4 |
801.8 |
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| Financed by |
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| Share capital |
30.0 |
31.6 |
33.1 |
33.1 |
33.1 |
| Reserves |
610.2 |
636.5 |
757.7 |
747.8 |
651.6 |
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| Shareholders’ funds |
640.2 |
668.1 |
790.8 |
780.9 |
684.7 |
| Non-controlling interests |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
| Net debt |
60.8 |
131.8 |
51.7 |
99.4 |
116.4 |
| Capital employed |
104.8 |
801.7 |
844.0 |
881.4 |
801.8 |
| Net assets per share (pence) |
807.5 |
365.3 |
413.0 |
407.9 |
357.6 |
| Average capital employed1 |
804.6 |
822.9 |
862.8 |
841.6 |
789.9 |
| Return on capital employed1 (%): |
14.2 |
15.7 |
14.8 |
13.3 |
12.0 |
1 Adjusted operating profit divided by the average of opening and closing capital employed
