| For the year ended 31 December 2018 | |||
| Note | 2018 | 2017 | |
| £m | £m | ||
| Cash generated from operations | 37 | 361.2 | 359.0 |
| Tax paid | (21.1) | (14.1) | |
| Interest paid | (43.0) | (62.5) | |
| Interest received | 9.7 | 13.1 | |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 306.8 | 295.5 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired | 19 | (107.4) | (48.2) |
| Deferred consideration for businesses acquired | 19 | (38.5) | (49.0) |
| Proceeds from the disposal of business, net of cash disposed | 19 | - | 42.8 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (160.6) | (124.6) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 48.9 | 17.9 | |
| Payments to acquire intangible assets | (5.8) | (11.9) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets | 10.0 | - | |
| Receipts relating to associates and investments | 1.1 | - | |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (252.3) | (173.0) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | - | ||
| Finance lease principal payments | (49.9) | (34.4) | |
| Increase in borrowings | - | 328.1 | |
| Repayment of borrowings | (94.4) | (356.7) | |
| (Payments)/receipts for the maturity of foreign currency contracts | (27.6) | 5.7 | |
| Purchase of own shares | (9.7) | (8.1) | |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (0.6) | (1.1) | |
| Payments for equity in non-controlling interests | - | (0.2) | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders of the Company | 12 | (70.8) | (64.7) |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | (253.0) | (131.4) | |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (198.5) | (8.9) | |
| Opening cash and cash equivalents | 314.3 | 324.4 | |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (198.5) | (8.9) | |
| Foreign exchange | 1.9 | (1.2) | |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 117.7 | 314.3 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents in continuing operations | 23 | 117.5 | 314.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents classified in assets held for sale | 11 | 0.2 | - |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 117.7 | 314.3 | |
Group Statement of Cash Flows in Excel format [11 KB]
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