Financial Figures at a Glance

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSThe financial figures below have been extracted from the Annual Report and Accounts which can be accessed in full in the Financial Reports sectionon the website: 

   

 

 

 
    2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    
  INCOME STATEMENT (£m)  
  Turnover 100.5 98.9 93.6 82.2 75.9
 
  Profit before tax 11.1 14.6 9.3 10.3 8.7
  Profit after tax 8.6 12.4 7.2 10.1 7.6
  Dividends 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.4

1.8
  Special dividend 1.0 - - - -
       
  BALANCE SHEET (£m)    
  Property, plant and equipment 128.3 120.9 120.6 116.0 109.8
  Net current assets/(liabilities) 29.1 30.4. 23.8 24.3 22.3
  Non-current liabilities (33.0) (28.1) (29.4) (26.7) (27.5)
  Net assets 140.9 141.7 129.3 135.0 130.4
       
  FINANCIAL RATIOS AND STATISTICS    
  Earnings per ordinary share (pence)* 28.05 40.20 23.50 32.90 24.70  
  Gross dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)* 13.06 12.44 11.81 9.25 7.31
  Net dividend paid per ordinary share (pence)* 10.45 9.95 9.45 7.40 5.85
  Dividend cover (times) 2.1 4.0 2.5 4.4 4.2
  Cash at bank/ (net debt) (£m) 24.5 22.7 16.8 16.1 16.4
  Capital expenditure (£m) 15.6 8.4 12.8 13.6 8.9
       
  ELECTRICITY STATISTICS    
  Units sold (m) 651 645 642 639 608
  % movement 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% 5.1%

(2.6%)
  % of units imported 95.6% 93.5% 92.3% 96.3% 88.7%
  % of units generated locally 4.4% 6.5% 7.6% 3.7% 11.3%
  Maximum demand (megawatts) 154 158 153 156 142
  Number of customers 47,990 47,494 47,072 46,587 46,357
   Customer Minutes Lost 45 10 9  5  59   
  Average price per kilowatt hour sold 11.4p 11.5p 11.2p 9.6p 9.1p
     
  MANPOWER STATISTICS    
  Energy 191 192 187 192 185
  Other 136 136 124 132 128
  Trainees 10 5
7
4
4
 
  Total 337 333 318 328 317
       
  Units sold per energy employee (000's) 3,408 3,359 3,436 3,328 3,286
  Number of customers per energy employee 251 247 252 243 251
   
 

* The figures for 2007 to 2010 have been restated to reflect the 20 for 1 sub-divsion of its listed 'A' Ordinary Share capital passed by special resolution at the Annual General Meeting on 3 March 2011.