Statistic

              2005

              2006

              2007

Sales

£7,236,121

£6,606,300

£7,633,866

Gross Profit

£1,384,673

£1,603,604

£1,716,753

Operating Profit

£114,453

£288,510

£528,913

Pre tax Profit

£126,188

£288,737

£533,143

Retained Profit

£13,847

£240,409

£297,007

Working Capital

£518,708

£711,765

£821,573

Capital Employed

£1,318,503

£1,559,812

£1,739,235

Funding

£1,318,503

£1,559,812

£1,739,235

Gross Profit Margin

19.14%

24.27%

22.49%

Operating Profit Margin

1.58%

4.37%

6.93%

Pretax Profit Margin

1.74%

4.37%

6.98%

Return on Capital Employed

9.57%

18.51%

30.65%