The average number of persons employed by the Group (including Directors) during the year, analysed by category, was as follows:

 
                                Number of employees 
                                     2014        2013 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Selling and administration           401         397 
 Production and distribution        1,400       1,411 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
                                    1,801       1,808 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were as follows

 
                                                           2014    2013 
                                                   Note  GBP000  GBP000 
-------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
Wages and salaries                                       37,165  36,512 
Share--based payments - Long term incentive plan   25        82       - 
Share--based payments - Share option scheme        25         -      22 
Social security costs                                     3,050   2,911 
Other pension costs                                       2,498   2,057 
-------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
                                                         42,795  41,502 
-------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
 

For information on Directors' remuneration please refer to the sections titled "Executive share options" and "Directors' remuneration" within the Directors' remuneration report.

7 Other operating income

 
                                                             2014    2013 
                                                     Note  GBP000  GBP000 
---------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
Grant income received                                         570     550 
Sub-lease rentals credited to the income statement            304     191 
Other                                                       (137)      62 
---------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
                                                              737     803 
Exceptional item                                     10       147       - 
---------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
                                                              884     803 
---------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
 

8 Finance expenses

 
                                                                                  2014    2013 
                                                                          Note  GBP000  GBP000 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
Interest payable on bank loans and overdrafts                                    2,463   2,676 
Other similar charges                                                              536     719 
Finance charges in respect of finance leases                                       110      57 
Unwinding of fair value discounts                                                    7      57 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
Interest payable under the effective interest method                             3,116   3,509 
Derivative financial instruments at fair value through income statement             61    (43) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
                                                                                 3,177   3,466 
Exceptional item                                                          10       439       - 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
                                                                                 3,616   3,466 
------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ------  ------ 
 

9 Taxation

Recognised in the income statement

 
                                                   2014     2013 
                                                 GBP000   GBP000 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
Current tax expenses 
Current year - UK corporation tax                   173        - 
Current year - foreign tax                        1,372      516 
Adjustments for prior years                       (324)      482 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
                                                  1,221      998 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
Deferred tax expense 
Original and reversal of temporary differences      390      887 
Adjustments in respect of previous periods        (152)    (284) 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
                                                    238      603 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
Total tax in income statement                     1,459    1,601 
-----------------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
 

Reconciliation of effective tax rate

 
                                        2014     2013 
                                      GBP000   GBP000 
------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
Profit before tax                      5,187    5,677 
------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
Profit before tax multiplied by 
 the standard rate of 
corporation tax rate of 23% in the 
 UK (2013: 24%)                        1,193    1,362 
Effects of: 
Expenses not deductible for tax 
 purposes                                219       38 
Unrecognised tax losses                    -      684 
Movement in unprovided deferred 
 tax                                   (295)  (1,220) 
Deferred tax effect on tax rate 
 changes                                 213       35 
Differences between UK and overseas 
 tax rates                               200      396 
Other items                              405      108 
Adjustments in respect of prior 
 years                                 (476)      198 
------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
Total tax in income statement          1,459    1,601 
------------------------------------  ------  ------- 
 

10 Exceptional items

 
                                                         Other 
                                            Cost of  operating   Finance 
                                              sales     income  expenses   Total 
2014                                         GBP000     GBP000    GBP000  GBP000 
------------------------------------------  -------  ---------  --------  ------ 
Restructuring of operational activities 
Efficiency programmes in the UK (a)           2,006      (147)         -   1,859 
Accelerated amortisation of bank fees (b)         -          -       439     439 
------------------------------------------  -------  ---------  --------  ------ 
Total restructuring costs                     2,006      (147)       439   2,298 
------------------------------------------  -------  ---------  --------  ------ 
Income tax credit                                                          (381) 
------------------------------------------  -------  ---------  --------  ------ 
                                                                           1,917 
------------------------------------------  -------  ---------  --------  ------ 
 
 
                                          Cost of   Selling     Admin 
                                            sales  expenses  expenses   Total 
2013                                       GBP000    GBP000    GBP000  GBP000 
----------------------------------------  -------  --------  --------  ------ 
Restructuring of operational activities 
- bad debt (c)                                  -       455         -     455 
- China factory disruptions (d)               953         -         -     953 
- management restructuring (e)                  -         -       195     195 
----------------------------------------  -------  --------  --------  ------ 
Total restructuring costs                     953       455       195   1,603 
----------------------------------------  -------  --------  --------  ------ 
Income tax credit                                                       (289) 
----------------------------------------  -------  --------  --------  ------ 
                                                                        1,314 
----------------------------------------  -------  --------  --------  ------ 
 

(a) Costs associated with major upgrade to manufacturing facilities in Wales and restructuring of UK operations. Other operating income relates to accelerated release of a grant.

(b) Accelerated amortisation of bank arrangement fees as a result of renegotiating banking facilities to fund the investment in Wales.

(c) Bad debt arising from major customer entering administration.

(d) Costs associated with disruption caused by a strike in the China factory.

(e) Redundancy costs arising from restructuring of management at a UK subsidiary.

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