Financial figures and reports

These at-a-glance financial statements have been taken from the corresponding Annual Report and Accounts.

INCOME STATEMENT (£m)
	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Turnover	97.2	100.5	98.9	93.6	82.2

Profit before tax	5.7	11.1	14.6	9.3	10.3
Profit after tax	3.9	8.6	12.4	7.2	10.1
Dividends	3.4	3.2	3.0	2.9	2.4
Special dividend	-	1.0	-	-	-

BALANCE SHEET (£m)
Property, plant and equipment	138.1	128.3	120.9	120.6	116.0
Net current assets/(liabilities)	17.7	29.1	30.4.	23.8	24.3
Non-current liabilities	(35.0)	(33.0)	(28.1)	(29.4)	(26.7)
Net assets	136.2	140.9	141.7	129.3	135.0

FINANCIAL RATIOS AND STATISTICS
Earnings per ordinary share (pence)	12.55	28.05	40.20	23.50	32.90
Gross dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)	13.70	13.06	12.44	11.81	9.25
Net dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)	11.00	10.45	9.95	9.45	7.40
Dividend cover (times)*	1.1	2.1	4.0	2.5	4.4
Cash at bank/ (net debt) (£m)	14.2	24.5	22.7	16.8	16.1
Capital expenditure (£m)	18.5	15.6	8.4	12.8	13.6

ELECTRICITY STATISTICS
Units sold (m)	637	651	645	642	639
% movement	(2.1%)	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	5.1%
% of units imported	92.1%	95.6%	93.5%	92.3%	96.3%
% of units generated locally (including energy from waste plant)	7.9%	4.4%	6.5%	7.6%	3.7%
Maximum demand (megawatts)	161	154	158	153	156
Number of customers	48,452	47,990	47,494	47,072	46,587
Customer Minutes Lost	293	45	10	9	5
Average price per kilowatt hour sold	11.4	11.4p	11.5p	11.2p	9.6p

MANPOWER STATISTICS
Energy	203	191	192	187	192
Other	126	136	136	124	132
Trainees	12	10	5	7	4
Total	341	337	333	318	328

Units sold per energy employee (000's)	3,136	3,408	3,359	3,436	3,328
Number of customers per energy employee	239	251	247	252	243