| Note | 2017
£m | 2016
£m |
| Revenue | | 690.2 | 600.6 |
| Cost of sales and overheads | | (570.8) | (505.5) |
| Operating profit prior to exceptional items | | 119.4 | 95.1 |
| Acquisition costs | 5 | – | (0.6) |
| Operating profit | 3 | 119.4 | 94.5 |
| Investment revenue | 6 | 0.1 | – |
| Finance costs | 7 | (2.5) | (2.6) |
| Profit before taxation | | 117.0 | 91.9 |
| Tax impact in relation to change in US tax rate | | 6.4 | – |
| Taxation | | (26.1) | (24.9) |
| Taxation charge | 8 | (19.7) | (24.9) |
| Profit for the year | | 97.3 | 67.0 |
| Attributable to: | | | |
| Equity holders of the parent | | 97.1 | 67.0 |
| Non-controlling interests | | 0.2 | – |
| | 97.3 | 67.0 |
| | | |
| Earnings per share | 10 | | |
| | Pence | Pence |
| Basic | | 51.0 | 35.2 |
| Diluted | | 51.0 | 35.2 |
All activities have arisen from continuing operations.