| Notes | 2007 £’000 |
2006 £’000 |
|
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 20(a) | (46,342) | (17,977) |
| Investing activities | |||
| Interest received | 3,812 | 3,057 | |
| Proceeds on disposal of plant and equipment | 728 | 33 | |
| Proceeds on disposal of investment properties | 5,989 | 45,076 | |
| Purchase of plant and equipment | (825) | (1,547) | |
| Purchase of investment properties | (4,812) | (6,928) | |
| Purchase of investments | (1,614) | (20,190) | |
| Investment in financial assets | (22,034) | (5,000) | |
| Cash inflow from joint ventures | 12,075 | – | |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (6,681) | 14,501 | |
| Financing activities | |||
| Dividends paid | (2,825) | (2,390) | |
| Issue of new shares | 865 | 23,210 | |
| Purchase of own shares | (2,019) | – | |
| Repayments of borrowings | (42,699) | (18,729) | |
| New bank loans raised | 89,567 | 11,973 | |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 42,889 | 14,064 | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (10,134) | 10,588 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 82,607 | 72,019 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 20(b) | 72,473 | 82,607 |
