Final Results -4-

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  Consolidated statement of cash flows 
for the year to 30 September 2009 
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|                                                 |        |      2009 |   |       2008 | 
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|                                                 | Notes  | Unaudited |   |    Audited | 
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|                                                 |        |   GBP'000 |   |    GBP'000 | 
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| Operating activities                            |        |           |   |            | 
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| Profit for the year                             |        |       757 |   |      2,530 | 
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| Adjustments to reconcile profit for the year to |        |           |   |            | 
| net cash inflow                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| from operating activities                       |        |           |   |            | 
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| Tax on continuing operations                    |        |       319 |   |      1,204 | 
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| Net finance costs                               |        |       696 |   |        619 | 
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| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   |        |     2,824 |   |      2,382 | 
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| Amortisation of intangible assets               |        |       167 |   |        153 | 
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| Share-based payment charge                      |        |        90 |   |         62 | 
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| Loss on disposal of property, plant and         |        |         - |   |          5 | 
| equipment                                       |        |           |   |            | 
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| Increase in inventories                         |        |   (5,717) |   |    (1,975) | 
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| Decrease/(increase) in trade and other          |        |     1,728 |   |    (1,667) | 
| receivables                                     |        |           |   |            | 
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| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables |        |       876 |   |    (1,121) | 
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| Movement in deferred government grants          |        |      (57) |   |       (57) | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| Cash generated from operations                  |        |     1,683 |   |      2,135 | 
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| Income taxes paid                               |        |     (686) |   |          - | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| Net cash flow from operating activities         |        |       997 |   |      2,135 | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| Investing activities                            |        |           |   |            | 
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| Payments to acquire property, plant and         |        |   (3,360) |   |    (4,694) | 
| equipment                                       |        |           |   |            | 
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| Payments to acquire intangible assets           |        |   (1,774) |   |    (1,934) | 
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| Receipts of government grants                   |        |       370 |   |          - | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| Net cash flow from investing activities         |        |   (4,764) |   |    (6,628) | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| Financing activities                            |        |           |   |            | 
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| Interest paid and bank fees                     |        |     (672) |   |      (488) | 
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| Interest element of hire purchase payments      |        |      (28) |   |      (144) | 
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| Dividends paid to equity shareholders of the    |        |     (375) |   |      (590) | 
| parent company                                  |        |           |   |            | 
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| New borrowings                                  |        |     3,836 |   |      7,281 | 
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| Repayment of borrowings                         |        |     (427) |   |       (89) | 
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| Repayment of capital element of hire purchase   |        |     (669) |   |      (680) | 
| contracts                                       |        |           |   |            | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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|                                                 |        |           |   |            | 
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| Net cash flow from financing activities         |        |     1,665 |   |      5,290 | 
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| (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash            |        |   (2,102) |   |        797 | 
| equivalents                                     |        |           |   |            | 
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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  |   7    |     1,204 |   |        407 | 
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| Cash and cash equivalents at the year end       |   7    |     (898) |   |      1,204 | 
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Notes 
 
 
 
 
1. Basis of preparation 
The preliminary results have been prepared under the historical cost convention