for the year ended 31 October 2005

Note £000 2005
£000		 £000 2004
£000
Net cash inflow from operating activities A 21,141 14,462
Returns on investments and servicing of finance B (3,131) (3,045)
Taxation (7,612) (2,291)
Capital expenditure B (7,953) (5,580)
Acquisitions and disposals B (21,767) 482
Equity dividends paid (2,736) (2,219)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow before financing (22,058) 1,809
Financing - issue of shares B 574 6,061
- increase/(decrease) in debt B (25,967) (4,478)
26,541 (1,583)
Increase in cash C 4,483 3,392
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt
Increase in cash 4,483 3,392
Cash (inflow)/outflow from the (increase)/decrease in debt (25,967) 4,478
Change in net debt resulting from cash flows (21,484) 7,870
New finance leases (103) (354)
Translation difference (1,109) 1,157
Amortisation of debt finance costs (70) -
Movement in net debt (22,766) 8,673
Opening net debt (30,008) (38,681)
Closing net debt (52,774) (30,008)

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