Group income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2010
| Year ended 31 December 2010 £000 | Year ended 31 December 2009 £000 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | |||
| Rendering of services | 43,409 | 40,321 | |
| Cost of sales | (26,007) | (24,742) | |
| Gross profit | 17,402 | 15,579 | |
| Selling and distribution expenses | (1,561) | (1,573) | |
| Administrative expenses | (6,766) | (6,337) | |
| Operating profit before exceptional items | 9,075 | 7,669 | |
| Exceptional income | 632 | 804 | |
| Exceptional costs | (579) | (851) | |
| Operating profit | 9,128 | 7,622 | |
| Finance costs | (3,309) | (3,171) | |
| Profit before tax | 5,819 | 4,451 | |
| Current tax expense | (2,016) | (955) | |
| Deferred tax credit | (97) | 115 | |
| Effect of indexation on deferred tax provision | 582 | 571 | |
| Total corporation tax expense | (1,531) | (269) | |
| Profit for the year | 4,288 | 4,182 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the parent | 4,288 | 4,182 | |
| Earnings per share | |||
| – basic for result for the year | 9.3p | 9.1p | |
| – diluted for result for the year | 8.9p | 8.8p |
