Cashflow statements

for the year ended 31 March 2008

Group Notes 2008
£m
2008
£m
2007
£m
2007
£m
Net cash generated from operations          
Cash generated from operations 34   696.5   682.4
Interest paid     (338.3)   (237.5)
Interest received     10.7   12.4
Employer contributions to pension scheme     (2.0)   (3.9)
Taxation (corporation tax paid)     (367.7)   (91.9)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operations     (0.8)   361.5
Cashflows from investing activities          
Investment property development expenditure   (415.3)   (429.4)  
Acquisition of investment properties   (722.6)   (523.7)  
Other investment property related expenditure   (80.0)   (77.2)  
Acquisition of properties by Trillium   (158.3)   (416.5)  
Capital expenditure by Trillium   (35.0)   (26.0)  
Capital expenditure on properties   (1,411.2)   (1,472.8)  
Disposal of non-current investment properties   1,047.0   841.0  
Disposal of non-current operating properties   33.7   28.8  
Net expenditure on properties   (330.5)   (603.0)  
Net expenditure on non-property related non-current assets   (15.4)   (18.8)  
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure   (345.9)   (621.8)  
Receivable finance leases acquired   (82.1)   (43.3)  
Receipts in respect of receivable finance leases   0.8   3.8  
Receipts from the disposal of discontinued activities   424.9      
Net loans (to)/from joint ventures and cash contributed   (75.3)   10.8  
Distributions from joint ventures   75.1   39.2  
Acquisition of PPP investments   (8.2)      
Net cash received from/(advanced to) disposal group   296.5   (372.6)  
Acquisitions of Group undertakings (net of cash acquired) 37 (158.5)   (521.4)  
Net cash received from/(used in) investing activities     127.3   (1,505.3)
Cashflows from financing activities          
Issue of shares   5.2   8.4  
Purchase of own share capital   (87.6)   (36.2)  
Increase in debt   260.6   1,433.9  
Decrease in finance leases payable   (2.0)   (2.2)  
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders 10 (308.4)   (223.0)  
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities     (132.2)   1,180.9
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents for the year     (5.7)   37.1
 
Company Notes 2008
£m
2008
£m
2007
£m
2007
£m
Net cash generated from operations          
Cash generated from operations 34   433.2   184.4
Interest paid     (26.6)   (3.4)
Interest received     14.7   5.7
Taxation (corporation tax received)     8.3  
Net cash inflow from operations     429.6   186.7
Cashflows from financing activities        
Issue of shares   5.2   8.4  
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders 10 (308.4)   (223.0)  
Net cash used in financing activities     (303.2)   (214.6)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for the
year
    126.4   (27.9)