| For the year ended 31 December 2017 | |||
| Note | 2017 | 2016 (restated) | |
| £m | £m | ||
| Cash generated from operations | 37 | 359.0 | 330.2 |
| Tax paid | (14.1) | (13.6) | |
| Interest paid | (62.5) | (13.6) | |
| Interest received | 13.1 | (13.6) | |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 295.5 | 316.6 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired | 19 | (48.2) | (58.9) |
| Deferred consideration for businesses acquired | 19 | (49.0) | (24.4) |
| Proceeds from the disposal of business, net of cash disposed | 19 | 42.8 | 0.9 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (124.6) | (130.3) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 17.9 | 14.4 | |
| Payments to acquire intangible assets | (11.9) | (6.3) | |
| Payments to acquire investments | - | (0.2) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (173.0) | (197.7) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Finance lease principal payments | (34.4) | (37.9) | |
| Increase in borrowings | 328.1 | 404.4 | |
| Repayment of borrowings | (356.7) | (50.3) | |
| Recipts/(Payments) for the maturity of foreign currency contracts | 5.7 | (46.3) | |
| Purchase of own shares | (8.1) | (0.9) | |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | (1.1) | (0.6) | |
| Payments for equity in non-controlling interests | (0.2) | – | |
| Dividends paid to shareholders of the Company | 12 | (64.7) | (58.9) |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | (131.4) | 138.9 | |
| Decrease/(increase) in cash and cash equivalents | (8.9) | 257.8 | |
| Opening cash and cash equivalents | 324.4 | 60.4 | |
| Decrease/(increase) in cash and cash equivalents | (8.9) | 257.8 | |
| Foreign exchange | (1.2) | 6.2 | |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 314.3 | 324.4 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents in continuing operations | 314.3 | 318.1 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents classified in assets held for sale | - | 6.3 | |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents | 314.3 | 324.4 | |
Group Statement of Cash Flows in Excel format [11 KB]
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