| 3.Staff Costs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Staff costs for the Group during the year | 2007 £m |
2006 £m |
| Wages and salaries | 14.9 |
13.7 |
| Social security costs | 1.7 |
1.5 |
| Redundancy costs | 0.6 |
1.0 |
| Other pension costs | 0.9 |
0.9 |
| Defined contribution pension costs | 0.9 |
0.9 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
|
| Average monthly number of people employed | 2007 |
2006 |
| Administration | 139 |
130 |
| Elite Rugby | 43 |
47 |
| Retail operations | 19 |
24 |
| Community Rugby | 211 |
202 |
412 |
403 |
|
| 4. Net Finance income | ||
2007 £m |
2006 £m |
|
| Bank interest receivable | 1.1 |
2.1 |
| Bank loans and overdrafts payable | (0.1) |
(0.3) |
1.0 |
1.8 |
|
| 5. Taxation | ||
| (a) Analysis of tax charge/(credit) in year | 2007 £m |
2006 £m |
| United Kingdom taxation: | ||
| Corporation tax – in respect of current year | 0.9 |
1.0 |
| – in respect of prior years | (0.3) |
– |
| Current year charge/(credit) | 0.6 |
1.0 |
| Deferred tax – in respect of current year | 0.1 |
(1.7) |
| – in respect of prior years | (0.2) |
0.2 |
| Deferred tax charge/(credit) | (0.1) |
(1.5) |
| Total tax charge/(credit) | 0.5 |
(0.5) |
| (b) Factors affecting tax charge in year | 2007 £m |
2006 £m |
| Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation | 9.9 |
(1.7) |
| Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities at the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 30% (2006: 30%) |
3.0 |
(0.5) |
| Effects of: | ||
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 2.0 |
1.1 |
| Depreciation on capital expenditure not eligible for tax allowances | 0.7 |
1.0 |
| Net mutual trading income not taxable | (3.1) |
(1.3) |
| Non taxable sale of hospitality rights | (1.5) |
– |
| Other | (0.2) |
0.4 |
| Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods | (0.3) |
0.3 |
| Current tax charge for the year | 0.6 |
1.0 |