| | Continuing operations
2009
£m | Continuing operations
2008
£m
(as restated)* |
|---|
| Group turnover (including Group share of equity accounted investments) |
1,095.7 |
845.4 |
|---|
| Revenue (excluding Group share of equity accounted investments) |
1,023.6 |
730.9 |
|---|
| Financing costs |
(6.8) |
(4.0) |
|---|
| Profit before tax – excluding exceptional items |
60.5 |
45.5 |
|---|
| Exceptional items |
(28.3) |
- |
|---|
| Total profit before taxation |
32.2 |
45.5 |
|---|
| Taxation |
(7.1) |
(8.4) |
|---|
| Profit for the year from continuing operations |
25.1 |
37.1 |
|---|
| Profit from discontinued operations (net of tax) |
83.5 |
20.9 |
|---|
| Profit for the year |
108.6 |
58.0 |
|---|
* To improve comparability with our peer companies we have changed our accounting policy in respect of pension financing costs or income moving them from operating profit to financing costs. We have restated comparatives to reflect this change.