Cash flow statements
| Year ended 30 June 2005 |
Year ended 30 June 2006 |
Year ended 30 June 2007 |
Year ended 30 June 2008 |
Year ended 30 June 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Net cash from operating activities, after tax | 11,225 | 6,776 | 7,741 | 34,670 | 56,951 |
| Investing activities | |||||
| Interest received | 1,047 | 993 | 1,228 | 3,004 | 2,438 |
| Dividends received from associates | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dividends received from trading investments | 786 | 1,926 | 202 | 109 | 96 |
| Proceeds on disposal of available-for-sale investments | - | - | 14,281 | 27 | 748 |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (775) | (830) | (1,437) | (950) | (1,007) |
| Purchase of intangible fixed assets | (130) | (17) | (53) | (381) | (345) |
| Acquisition of investments | (31) | (69) | (212) | - | (1,317) |
| Proceeds on sale of investment in associated undertaking | 418 | 85 | - | - | - |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities | 1,345 | (17,315) | 14,009 | 1,809 | 613 |
| Financing activities | |||||
| Purchases of own shares | (105) | (19,667) | - | (3,101) | (3,832) |
| Proceeds on sale of own shares | 125 | 264 | 25,645 | 935 | 1,671 |
| Receipts on issue of ordinary shares | 85 | - | - | - | - |
| Receipt from repayment of loan | - | - | 250 | - | - |
| Dividends paid | (2,498) | (7,863) | (13,298) | (14,164) | (36,228) |
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities | (2,413) | (7,863) | 12,597 | (16,330) | (38,389) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 10,157 | (18,402) | 34,347 | 20,149 | 19,175 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 21,990 | 32,147 | 13,745 | 48,092 | 68,241 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 32,147 | 13,745 | 48,092 | 68,241 | 87,416 |