Five Year Summary of Financial Statements
| |
|
IFRS |
|
UK GAAP |
| Year |
|
2007i |
2006i |
2005i |
|
2004ii |
2003iii
Restated |
| Group revenue £m |
|
3,046.1 |
2,431.4 |
2,484.7 |
|
2,516.0 |
2,171.0 |
| Profit before tax £m |
|
427.8 |
391.4 |
394.3 |
|
367.7 |
288.7 |
| Share capital and reserves £m |
|
2,911.0 |
1,539.9 |
1,325.6 |
|
1,116.1 |
908.9 |
| Per ordinary share : |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings (basic) pence |
|
116.2 |
115.3 |
119.9 |
|
111.4 |
89.1 |
| Dividend paid pence |
|
32.07 |
28.33 |
23.67 |
|
21.58 |
17.26 |
| Net assets pence |
|
840 |
633 |
548 |
|
465 |
381 |
| Dividend cover |
|
3.9 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
|
5.2 |
5.2 |
Notes:
i Information relating to 2007, 2006 and 2005 is presented under IFRS.
ii Information relating to 2004 and 2003 is presented under UK GAAP, as directed by IFRS 1.
iii The Group adopted Urgent Issues Task Force Abstract 38 : 'Accounting for ESOP trusts' in 2004. As a result of the implementation of the requirements of this Abstract, shares is the Company held through an employee share scheme trust which were previously reported as investments are now recorded as a deduction from equity shereholders' funds.
