Annual Report 2015 | Page 93

Group Five Year Summary
Group 2015
2014 2013 2012 2011

£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Turnover
  South Staffs Water
126,930
122,504
117,314
102,100
87,843
   Non-regulated service businesses
139,657
129,534
113,609
112,277
92,740
  Inter-divisional
(27,669)
(27,337)
(25,896)
(25,581)
(21,131)

Operating profit
  South Staffs Water
   Non-regulated service businesses

238,918 224,701 205,027 188,796 159,452

36,043
10,058

35,858
11,647

33,313
9,477

25,623
9,682

21,658
6,424

Exceptional profit on sale of tangible fixed assets
Finance charges (net)

—
(10,115)

—
(12,420)

—
(13,127)

—
(12,209)

1,465
(8,744)

Profit before tax

35,986

35,085

29,663

23,096

20,803

EBITDA
Profit for the financial year
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Average number of employees
Capital investment (before contributions)
Net assets
Net debt (book value)
Net debt (covenant value)

46,101 47,505 42,790 35,305 28,082

77,995 80,179 74,083 63,223 51,986
27,683
33,721
28,683
22,216
20,506
82,773
75,035
65,957
61,023
56,424
2,493
2,370
2,193
2,083
1,857
40,349
42,089
46,833
40,730
34,918
53,145 57,142 40,144 28,488 32,429
349,696
349,756
353,867
338,914
281,733
335,529
337,689
341,800
326,158
266,467

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