Group income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2009
| Year ended 31 December 2009 £000 | Year ended 31 December 2008 £000 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | |||
| Rendering of services | 40,321 | 42,867 | |
| Cost of sales | (24,742) | (26,167) | |
| Gross profit | 15,579 | 16,700 | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | (1,573) | (2,044) | |
| Administrative expenses | (6,337) | (6,299) | |
| Operating profit before exceptional items | 7,669 | 8,357 | |
| Exceptional income | 804 | - | |
| Exceptional costs | (851) | - | |
| Operating profit | 7,622 | 8,357 | |
| Finance costs | (3,171) | (2,424) | |
| Profit before tax | 4,451 | 5,933 | |
| Current tax expense | (955) | (1,287) | |
| Deferred tax credit | 115 | 782 | |
| Effect of indexation on deferred tax provision | 571 | 224 | |
| Total corporation tax expense | (269) | (281) | |
| Profit for the year | 4,182 | 5,652 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the parent | 4,182 | 5,652 | |
| Earnings per share | |||
| – basic for result for the year | 9.1p | 12.3p | |
| – diluted for result for the year | 8.8p | 12.0p |
