Consolidated income statement

Year ended 31 March 2023

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  2023
£m
2022
£m
Continuing operations    
Revenue  441.0 396.3
Underlying operating profit  47.3 41.8
IAS 19R administrative expenses  (1.6) (1.7)
Acquisition related costs  (8.4) (4.8)
Exceptional operating items  (9.8) 0.9
Operating profit  27.5 36.2
Finance costs  (6.4) (2.8)
IAS 19R finance credit/(cost)  0.6 (0.4)
Profit before taxation  21.7 33.0
Taxation  (4.9) (7.3)
Profit for the year from continuing operations  16.8 25.7
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the Company    
Basic earnings per share:    
From profit for the year  19.1p 31.8p
Diluted earnings per share:    
From profit for the year  18.8p 31.2p
Weighted average number of shares for basic earnings per share (millions)  88.1 80.9
Alternative performance measures    
Underlying profit before taxation (£m)  41.8 39.3
Underlying earnings (£m)  33.5 31.5
Basic underlying earnings per share  38.0p 38.9p
Diluted underlying earnings per share  37.4p 38.2p

All note references relate to the 2023 Annual Report.