|
02
segmental analysis |
| Turnover by geographical
market |
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
| |
£’000
|
|
£’000 |
|
| United Kingdom and other
EU states |
74,010 |
|
48,833 |
|
| Asia Pacific |
17,485 |
|
11,269 |
|
 |
 |
 |
  |
 |
| |
91,495 |
|
60,102 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
| |
|
|
| |
Geographical operations |
|
| |
United
Kingdom
and other EU states |
|
Asia
Pacific |
|
Rest
of World |
|
Total |
|
Total |
| |
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
| |
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
|
£’000 |
| Turnover
|
74,010 |
|
50,760 |
|
17,485 |
|
9,342 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
91,495 |
|
60,102 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Profit/(loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| before interest |
16,119 |
|
10,557 |
|
5,766 |
|
3,059 |
|
(935) |
|
(468) |
|
20,950 |
|
13,148 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Net assets/(liabilities)
|
69,493 |
|
45,663 |
|
4,723 |
|
3,338 |
|
(946) |
|
(340) |
|
73,270 |
|
48,661 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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 |
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|
|

|
| |
Turnover in United Kingdom and other EU states includes £6,281,000
(2002: £5,700,000) in respect of amounts billed under PFI
(Private Finance Initiative) type contracts, where a corresponding
finance repayment is forwarded to the third party provider of
capital and recorded in operating costs. |
|
| |
The principal activity of the Group is the development and supply
of software applications to the healthcare sector. |
|

|
03
operating
profit |
| Continuing operations |
Note |
|
Ongoing |
|
Acquisitions |
|
Total
|
|
Total |
|
| |
|
|
2003 |
|
2003 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
| |
|
|
£’000
|
|
£’000
|
|
£’000
|
|
£’000 |
|
| Turnover
|
|
|
78,878 |
|
12,617 |
|
91,495 |
|
60,102 |
|
| Other external
charges |
|
|
(26,229) |
|
(4,551) |
|
(30,780) |
|
(14,696) |
|
| Staff costs |
6 |
|
(21,955) |
|
(2,541) |
|
(24,496) |
|
(19,711) |
|
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets |
12 |
|
(571) |
|
(21) |
|
(592) |
|
(513) |
|
| Goodwill amortisation |
11 |
|
(3,369) |
|
(1,281) |
|
(4,650) |
|
(3,271) |
|
| Other operating charges |
|
|
(8,819) |
|
(1,208) |
|
(10,027) |
|
(8,763) |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
  |
 |
  |
 |
  |
 |
| Total
operating costs |
|
|
(60,943) |
|
(9,602) |
|
(70,545) |
|
(46,954) |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
  |
 |
  |
 |
  |
 |
| Operating profit
|
|
|
17,935 |
|
3,015 |
|
20,950 |
|
13,148 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|

|
04
net interest payable and similar charges |
| |
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
| |
£’000
|
|
£’000 |
|
| Interest receivable comprises: |
|
|
|
|
| Bank interest |
328 |
|
192 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Interest
payable comprises: |
|
|
|
|
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
(2,338) |
|
(1,132) |
|
| Amortisation of loan arrangement fees |
(51) |
|
(14) |
|
| Finance leases |
(9) |
|
(16) |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
(2,398) |
|
(1,162) |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Net interest payable and similar
charges |
(2,070) |
|
(970) |
|
 |
 |
 |
  |
 |
|
|

|
05
profit on ordinary activities before taxation |
| |
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
| |
£’000
|
|
£’000 |
|
| This is arrived at for the Group after
charging/(crediting): |
|
|
|
|
| Research
and development: |
|
|
|
|
| – Current period expenditure |
7,896 |
|
5,270 |
|
| Auditors’
remuneration in respect of: |
|
|
|
|
| – Audit services |
100 |
|
71 |
|
| – Other services |
171 |
|
48 |
|
| (Profit)/loss
on disposal of fixed assets |
(3) |
|
78 |
|
| Depreciation
and amortisation: |
|
|
|
|
| – Goodwill |
4,650 |
|
3,271 |
|
| – Tangible fixed assets, owned |
526 |
|
424 |
|
| – Tangible fixed assets, held
under finance leases |
66 |
|
89 |
|
| Operating
lease rentals: |
|
|
|
|
| – Premises |
718 |
|
515 |
|
| – Vehicles and equipment |
678 |
|
622 |
|
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 |
 |
  |
 |
|
|
|
|