Note 6: Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
|
2007
£'000 |
|
2006
£'000 |
|
|
| This is arrived at after charging/(crediting): |
|
|
|
|
| Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets |
1,423 |
|
1,438 |
|
| Depreciation of assets held under finance leases |
42 |
|
11 |
|
| Amortisation of intangible assets |
826 |
|
727 |
|
| Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets |
151 |
|
4 |
|
| Defined contribution pension cost |
909 |
|
788 |
|
| Share-based payment3 |
262 |
|
229 |
|
| Operating lease income |
(98 |
) |
(119 |
) |
| Operating lease rentals - property |
2,394 |
|
2,333 |
|
| - plant and machinery |
158 |
|
195 |
|
| Exchange loss |
85 |
|
169 |
|
| Audit fees payable to Group auditors1 |
227 |
|
175 |
|
| Other payments to Group auditors2 |
94 |
|
251 |
|
|
1 Of the Group audit fee, the parent company fee was £90,000 (2006: £52,000).
2 The 2007 figure of £94,000 relates to non-audit tax services. The 2006 figure of £251,000 comprises two elements: (1) £200,000 relating to the restructuring of the Group’s operations in the US (see note 4) minus
£29,000 for other fees related to the same restructuring but not payable to the
Group’s auditors, and (2) £80,000 related to tax audit services.
3 See note 19.