for the year ended 31 March 2004
|
| 2004
£m | 2003
£m |
|---|
| Profit for the financial year |
473 |
251 |
|---|
| Dividends |
(271) |
(232) |
|---|
| |
202 |
19 |
|---|
| Goodwill credited to reserves on disposal of subsidiary undertakings |
35 |
19 |
|---|
| Shares issued under option schemes |
31 |
3 |
|---|
| Shares cancelled on purchase |
– |
(1) |
|---|
| Revaluation of properties |
3 |
15 |
|---|
| Currency translation differences |
33 |
71 |
|---|
| Net change in shareholders’ funds |
304 |
126 |
|---|
| Opening shareholders’ funds |
2,543 |
2,417 |
|---|
| Closing shareholders’ funds |
2,847 |
2,543 |
|---|
|
