Cash flow statements
| Year ended 30 June 2007 |
Year ended 30 June 2008 |
Year ended 30 June 2009 |
Year ended 30 June 2010 |
Year ended 30 June 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Net cash from operating activities, after tax | 7,741 | 34,670 | 56,951 | 71,530 | 84,257 |
| Investing activities | |||||
| Interest received | 1,228 | 3,004 | 2,438 | 804 | 1,443 |
| Dividends received from trading investments | 202 | 109 | 96 | 50 | 53 |
| Proceeds on disposal of available-for-sale investments | 14,281 | 27 | 748 | 228 | 121 |
| Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | 102 | 78 |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (1,437) | (950) | (1,007) | (7,834) | (1,596) |
| Purchase of intangible fixed assets | (53) | (381) | (345) | (263) | (349) |
| Acquisition of investments | (212) | - | (1,317) | - | - |
| Proceeds on sale of investment in associated undertaking | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net cash from/(used in) investing activities | 14,009 | 1,809 | 613 | (6,913) | (250) |
| Financing activities | |||||
| Purchases of own shares | - | (3,101) | (3,832) | (3,590) | (2,155) |
| Proceeds on sale of own shares | 25,645 | 935 | 1,671 | 62 | 258 |
| Receipt from repayment of loan | 250 | - | - | - | - |
| Dividends paid | (13,298) | (14,164) | (36,228) | (77,260) | (31,404) |
| Net cash (used in)/from financing activities | 12,597 | (16,330) | (38,389) | (80,788) | (33,301) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 34,347 | 20,149 | 19,175 | (16,171) | 50,706 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 13,745 | 48,092 | 68,241 | 87,416 | 71,245 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 48,092 | 68,241 | 87,416 | 71,245 | 121,951 |