TIDMMLO 
 
RNS Number : 1617M 
Melorio PLC 
19 May 2010 
 

19 May 2010 
 
                                  Melorio plc 
 
                           ("Melorio" or the "Group") 
 
                              Preliminary Results 
 
Melorio (AIM: MLO), the support services group providing training and assessment 
services to the information technology, construction, logistics and healthcare 
sectors, is pleased to announce its results for the year ended 31 March 2010. 
 
Highlights 
 
·     Continued levels of strong growth: 
-     Revenue up 86% to GBP58.4m (2009: GBP31.4m) 
-     EBITDA* up 65% to GBP16.5m (2009: GBP10.0m) 
-     Basic earnings per share up 29% to 20.0p (2009: 15.5p) 
-     Diluted earnings per share up 27% to 19.0p (2009: 15.0p) 
 
·     105% (2009: 93%) conversion of EBITDA to operating cash flow; net debt 
increased to GBP15.0m (2009: GBP14.4m) reflecting the impact of the achievement 
of the Zenos earn-out 
 
·     13 new sites opened and a further six opened post the year end 
 
·     Board expects EBITDA of GBP25.1m for the financial year to 31 March 2011 
 
·     Recommended cash offer from Pearson plc of 225 pence per ordinary share 
 
 
* EBITDA comprises operating profit (GBP13.6m) before depreciation, amortisation 
of acquired intangible assets, restructuring costs and share-based payment 
charge. 
 
Hugh Aldous, Chairman of Melorio, said: 
 
"Even after upgrades we have again finished the year to 31 March 2010 ahead of 
market expectations.   Our business has caught the tide of both the changing 
government objectives on skills and training and the needs of the key sectors we 
serve.  Our success is built on the urgent need in the UK for really competent 
training and assessment in key industry sectors, trends we expect to see 
continuing this year. 
 
"I am pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with Pearson plc on the 
terms of a recommended cash offer of 225p per 10p ordinary share in Melorio 
which values Melorio's issued and to be issued share capital at approximately 
GBP99.3m.  The offer has come at an early stage in Melorio's development and the 
prospects for the year ahead are strong, however the offer price is a 31% 
premium to Melorio's closing share price on 17 May 2010, the last business day 
prior to the date that we announced we had received an approach that might lead 
to an offer for Melorio.   Pearson is an international education and information 
company with world-leading businesses in education, business information and 
consumer publishing.  Pearson believes that the acquisition of Melorio will 
support its vocational education strategy by combining Melorio's training 
delivery skills with Pearson's complementary strengths in educational 
publishing, technology and assessments.   The Melorio board believes that 
shareholders should have the opportunity to consider the offer and have 
therefore agreed unanimously to recommend the offer." 
 
 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
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| Melorio plc                              | Tel: 020 7389 6800 | 
| Hugh Aldous, Chairman                    |                    | 
| Alex Sheffield, Group Finance Director   |                    | 
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| Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD and broker) | Tel: 020 7397 8900 | 
| Stephen Keys / Beth McKiernan            |                    | 
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| Financial Dynamics (Financial public     | Tel: 020 7831 3113 | 
| relations)                               |                    | 
| Billy Clegg / Caroline Stewart / Alex    |                    | 
| Beagley                                  |                    | 
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NOTES TO EDITORS 
Melorio plc / http://www.melorio.com 
 
Melorio is one of the UK's leading vocational training groups. Operating 
nationwide, Melorio offers a flexible and responsive service which has been 
developed to meet both the needs of employers, and the needs of learners. 
Dedicated to maintaining a first class service, and high achievement rates, 
Melorio delivers training and skills solutions across a number of major 
industries - ICT, Construction, Logistics, and Health and Social Care - focusing 
expertise and experience onto two main groups of learners:  school leavers and 
adult learners. 
 
 
Aligned to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills' (UKCES) agenda, Melorio 
delivers training and development to more than 15,000 people every year, 
operating from 49 training centres across the United Kingdom. Melorio aims to 
drive the constant up-skilling of the UK's workforce - which is vital for a 
productive and growing economy. Melorio develops young people to equip them for 
the transition from formal education to sustainable, rewarding careers and works 
with hundreds of organisations to ensure they have the skills required for 
successful businesses and are able to work in ever competitive markets. 
 
Melorio's commitment, experience and high standards position it at the forefront 
of the development of the UK's workforce. 
 
Committed to developing the workforce of tomorrow, the Melorio group includes 
Zenos (ICT) and Learning World Academies (Construction). These organisations 
offer unequalled training and apprenticeships to young people, providing them 
with the skills needed for a rewarding and sustainable career, and supporting 
hundreds of businesses by developing accomplished and productive young 
employees. 
 
As part of our commitment to up-skilling the UK's workforce, Melorio includes 
nationwide providers of adult learning - committed to on-site, high quality and 
bespoke services. Passionate about lifelong learning, Melorio's businesses 
include Construction Learning World, Logic4Training, Logistics Learning World 
and Health and Social Care Learning World. 
 
Chairman's statement 
 
Even after upgrades we have again finished the year to 31 March 2010 ahead of 
market expectations. Our business has caught the tide of both the changing 
government objectives on skills and training and the needs of the key sectors we 
serve.  Our success is built on the urgent need in the UK for really competent 
training and assessment in key industry sectors and is demonstrated by our 
growth in revenue from GBP31.4m in the year to 31 March 2009 to GBP58.4m for the 
year just ended.  Profit before tax increased from GBP7.6m to GBP11.7m. 
 
I am pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with Pearson on the 
terms of a recommended cash offer of 225p per 10p ordinary share in Melorio 
which values Melorio's issued and to be issued share capital at approximately 
GBP99.3m.  The offer has come at an early stage in Melorio's development and the 
prospects for the year ahead are strong, however the offer price is a 31% 
premium to Melorio's closing share price on 17 May 2010, the last business day 
prior to the date that we announced we had received an approach that might lead 
to an offer for Melorio.   Pearson is an international education and information 
company with world-leading businesses in education, business information and 
consumer publishing.  Pearson believes that the acquisition of Melorio will 
support its vocational education strategy by combining Melorio's training 
delivery skills with Pearson's complementary strengths in educational 
publishing, technology and assessments.   The Melorio board believes that 
shareholders should have the opportunity to consider the offer and have 
therefore agreed unanimously to recommend the offer. 
 
The Board now expects that the EBITDA of Melorio for the financial year ending 
31 March 2011 will be GBP25.1m. 
 
There is a dire need for up-skilling workforces, not only in the UK but in many 
countries around the world.  In the UK there is a particular need in helping 
school leavers become trained and properly ready for work and we do that very 
well.  In the forthcoming year we expect to help nearly 5,000 young people 
become fully competent as IT and construction professionals.  We will have 
up-skilled adults in construction and logistics, made good progress in the 
healthcare industry and launched businesses focused on other sectors.  Any 
country that overlooks the importance of anyone, young or adult, acquiring the 
necessary skills or qualifications relevant to a growing economy will continue 
to lose out to those countries which recognise their value. 
 
We continue to deliver all our training and assessment with a relentless focus 
on quality of delivery and achievement, a strong emphasis on employers and the 
employability of our learners and constant regard to the calibre of our 
management and trainers. 
 
Young people 
 
In the UK the apprenticeship system was once the envy of the world.  It needs to 
be so again.  Through Zenos and Learning World Academies we have an 
apprenticeship platform for the future and a model that can be further developed 
and potentially exported. 
 
The 2009 Apprenticeship Act has cross party support and received Royal Assent, 
passing into statute at the end of last year. The Act creates a statutory 
obligation on any government to provide funded Apprenticeship places for any 
eligible 16-18 year old who wishes to undertake such training. Approximately 80% 
of our service delivery now relates to providing apprenticeships to 16-18 year 
olds and we intend to expand our activities to meet demand that we know exists 
for our differentiated offering in light of this obligation. We have stayed 
close to the development of cross-party thinking on apprenticeships and we 
believe that we are one of the country's leading providers. 
 
A major achievement to date has been, and continues to be, the high proportion 
of our learners who not only succeed but take their qualification into new 
careers:  94% of those young learners who start our demanding IT apprenticeship 
courses complete them and gain their qualifications, with a high proportion 
embarking on exciting careers in IT or moving into higher education. 
 
We have responded to continued demand from learners, the IT industry and the 
National Apprenticeship Service by opening four new IT academies in February and 
four more in early April, post the year end.  This has taken the total number of 
IT academies to 31 and classes to 100.  In the February 2010 intake, we 
recruited 1,700 IT apprentices into our Zenos academies compared to 600 in the 
previous February.   Zenos was recently awarded Beacon status, an accolade only 
received by a small number of providers judged to have outstanding leadership 
and management and quality of provision. 
 
In construction we have doubled the number of learners on programme to 600 
compared to a year ago.  We are very pleased with the development of the 
business and see real opportunity to continue to build on the quality and 
capacity that we are developing.  We have significantly strengthened the senior 
management team and have opened new academies in areas where there is 
demonstrable demand for our offering. 
 
We continue to invest heavily to improve the quality of teaching and the 
experience for our young learners and, ultimately, to make them more successful 
as they embark on their careers. 
 
Adults 
 
Our adult business principally comprises: (i) Construction Learning World in the 
construction sector; (ii) Logistics Learning World in the logistics and allied 
industries; and (iii) Gas Logic and Logic Certification in building services. 
 
Demand for NVQ qualifications and our other training services was strong during 
the period and we continued to partner with employers and other stakeholders 
within industries that have a strategic importance to the UK economy and have a 
strong requirement for training and qualifications. 
 
Financial performance was constrained somewhat by the level and timing of 
funding available from the Learning and Skills Council, which overspent its 
budget for the 2008/2009 academic year and consequently came under severe 
financial pressure in 2009/2010. 
 
Since the year end, activity levels have increased as our funding contracts 
support a higher volume of learners from 1 April.  The development of our 
non-government funded activities continues to progress well and we are expanding 
both product offering and geographic coverage. 
 
Achievement rates remain high, with 83% of adults starting on Learning World's 
40 or so qualifications completing the process and gaining their NVQ or 
equivalent. 
 
New markets 
 
The success of our model means that we have been able to develop a service for 
the healthcare industry and in particular for the NHS where we have this year 
embarked on training and assessment with delivery to 200 learners now underway. 
 
 
Our people 
 
Naturally I would like to thank all our people for their dedication, hard work 
and the quality of what they do, all evidenced, among other things, by the high 
quality awards we have received, such as the Beacon Award. 
 
Financial 
 
Reported revenue has grown to GBP58.4m (2009: GBP31.4m), EBITDA (EBITDA 
represents operating profit before depreciation, amortisation of acquired 
intangible assets, restructuring costs and share-based payment charge) was 
GBP16.5m (2009: GBP10.0m) and profit before tax was GBP11.7m (2009: GBP7.6m). 
Restructuring costs of GBP0.4m relating to redundancies and site closure costs 
were incurred in the year. 
 
Basic earnings per share were 20.0p (2009: 15.5p), diluted EPS 19.0p (2009: 
15.0p) and adjusted diluted EPS were 23.3p (2009: 17.9p) before share-based 
payment charge, restructuring costs and amortisation of intangible assets. 
 
During the year, 105% (2009: 93%) of EBITDA was converted to operating cash 
flow. 
 
Net debt increased to GBP15.0m (2009: GBP14.4m) reflecting the impact of the 
achievement of the Zenos earn-out and the acquisition of Gas Logic Limited and 
Logic Certification Limited. Capital expenditure during the year was also higher 
at GBP2.4m as a result of our continuing to invest heavily in expanding and 
enhancing our facilities to ensure that we can provide the best possible service 
to our clients and learners. 
 
Our cash generation and the continued reduction in the levels of our debt 
relative to earnings means that, were we not recommending the Pearson offer, we 
would be taking steps to introduce a progressive dividend policy. 
 
Outlook 
 
Melorio is very well positioned to meet government objectives for skills and 
training and has shown itself to be adept at responding to changes in both the 
funding environment and the needs of the key markets that we serve. 
Notwithstanding the recommended offer from Pearson, prospects for the year ahead 
are strong. 
 
Consolidated income statement 
for the year ended 31 March 2010 
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|                                           |      |      Year |      Year |          | 
|                                           |      |     ended |     ended |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           |      | 31 Mar-10 | 31 Mar-09 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           | Note |   GBP'000 |   GBP'000 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Revenue                                   |    2 |    58,387 |    31,420 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Cost of sales                             |      |  (29,179) |  (14,403) |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Gross profit                              |      |    29,208 |    17,017 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Administrative expenses                   |      |  (15,623) |   (8,376) |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Operating profit analysed between:        |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Operating profit before amortisation of   |      |           |           |          | 
| acquired intangible assets, restructuring |      |    15,626 |     9,790 |          | 
| costs and share-based payment charge      |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Amortisation of acquired intangible       |      |     (990) |     (663) |          | 
| assets                                    |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Restructuring costs                       |      |     (430) |         - |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Share-based payments                      |      |     (621) |     (486) |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Operating profit                          |      |    13,585 |     8,641 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Finance income                            |      |         3 |        69 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Finance costs                             |      |   (1,907) |   (1,086) |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Profit before income tax analysed         |      |           |           |          | 
| between:                                  |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Profit before income tax before           |      |           |           |          | 
| amortisation of acquired intangible       |      |           |           |          | 
| assets, restructuring costs and           |      |    13,722 |     8,773 |          | 
| share-based payment charge                |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Amortisation of acquired intangible       |      |     (990) |     (663) |          | 
| assets                                    |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Restructuring costs                       |      |     (430) |         - |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Share-based payments                      |      |     (621) |     (486) |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Profit before income tax                  |      |    11,681 |     7,624 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Income tax expense                        |    3 |   (3,945) |   (2,376) |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Profit for the year                       |      |     7,736 |     5,248 |          | 
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|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
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|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
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| Attributable to:                          |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Equity holders of the parent              |      |     7,810 |     5,248 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
| Minority interest                         |      |      (74) |         - |          | 
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|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                                     |           |                   | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------+-------------------+ 
| Profit for the year                       |      |     7,736 |     5,248 |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+-----------+-----------+----------+ 
|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
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|                                           |      |           |           |          | 
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|                                           |      |  |        |  |        |          | 
+-------------------------------------------+------+--+--------+--+--------+----------+ 
 
+---------------------------------------+---+---------+----------+ 
| Basic earnings per share (pence)      | 4 |    20.0 |     15.5 | 
+---------------------------------------+---+---------+----------+ 
|                                       |   |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------+---+---------+----------+ 
| Diluted earnings per share (pence)    | 4 |    19.0 |     15.0 | 
+---------------------------------------+---+---------+----------+ 
Statement of financial position 
as at 31 March 2010 
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|                                         |      |        2010 |     2009 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                         | Note |     GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Assets                                  |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Non-current assets                      |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Property, plant and equipment           |      |       3,320 |    1,402 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Goodwill                                |    5 |      62,233 |   58,901 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Acquired intangible assets              |    5 |       3,287 |    4,277 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Trade and other receivables             |      |          48 |        - | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                         |      |      68,888 |   64,580 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                         |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Current assets                          |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Trade and other receivables             |      |       9,634 |    8,540 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Deferred income tax asset               |      |         144 |      311 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Cash and cash equivalents               |    6 |       4,592 |    1,272 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                         |      |      14,370 |   10,123 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total assets                            |      |      83,258 |   74,703 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Liabilities                             |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Current liabilities                     |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Financial liabilities - borrowings      |    7 |     (5,578) |  (4,758) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Trade and other payables                |      |     (6,732) |  (4,897) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Current income tax liabilities          |      |     (2,030) |  (1,623) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                         |      |    (14,340) | (11,278) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Net current assets/(net current         |      |          30 |  (1,155) | 
| liabilities)                            |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Non-current liabilities                 |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Financial liabilities - borrowings      |    7 |    (14,050) | (10,945) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Other financial liabilities             |    8 |     (3,813) |  (9,829) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                         |      |    (17,863) | (20,774) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total liabilities                       |      |    (32,203) | (32,052) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Net assets                              |      |      51,055 |   42,651 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Shareholders' equity                    |      |             |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Share capital                           |    9 |       3,911 |    3,910 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Share premium                           |      |      32,119 |   32,113 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Hedging reserve                         |      |       (253) |    (307) | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Retained earnings                       |      |      15,366 |    6,935 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                         |      |      51,143 |   42,651 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
| Minority interest                                 | (88)     |        - | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
|                                                   |          |          | 
+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
| Total equity                            |      |      51,055 |   42,651 | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+-------------+----------+ 
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+---------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+ 
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|                                         |      |  |          |          | 
+-----------------------------------------+------+--+----------+----------+ 
Statement of cash flows 
for the year ended 31 March 2010 
 
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|                                        |      |    Year |     Year | 
|                                        |      |   ended |    ended | 
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|                                        |      |      31 |       31 | 
|                                        |      |  Mar-10 |   Mar-09 | 
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|                                        | Note | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Cash flows from operating activities   |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Cash generated from operations         |   10 |  17,366 |    9,347 | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Finance income received                |      |       3 |       69 | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Finance costs on bank loans and        |      |   (934) |    (842) | 
| overdrafts                             |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Income tax paid                        |      | (3,423) |  (2,488) | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
|                                        |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
|                                               |         |          | 
+-----------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Net cash inflow from operating         |      |  13,012 |    6,086 | 
| activities                             |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
|                                        |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Cash flows from investing activities   |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Purchase of property, plant and        |      | (2,403) |    (544) | 
| equipment                              |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant  |   10 |      14 |        - | 
| and equipment                          |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Acquisition of subsidiaries - net of   |      |   (223) | (14,715) | 
| cash acquired                          |      |         |          | 
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|                                               |         |          | 
+-----------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Net cash outflow from investing        |      | (2,612) | (15,259) | 
| activities                             |      |         |          | 
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|                                        |      |         |          | 
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| Cash flows from financing activities   |      |         |          | 
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| Proceeds from issue of ordinary share  |      |       7 |      405 | 
| capital                                |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Share issue costs                      |      |       - |     (65) | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Proceeds from borrowings               |      |   1,000 |   15,000 | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Loan arrangement costs                 |      |       - |    (855) | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Repayment of borrowings                |      | (7,787) |  (5,250) | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
| Repayment of finance lease liabilities |      |   (300) |    (104) | 
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+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
|                                               |         |          | 
+-----------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Net cash (outflow)/inflow from         |      | (7,080) |    9,131 | 
| financing activities                   |      |         |          | 
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|                                               |         |          | 
+-----------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash and    |      |   3,320 |     (42) | 
| cash equivalents                       |      |         |          | 
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|                                        |      |         |          | 
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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning |      |   1,272 |    1,314 | 
| of the period                          |      |         |          | 
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+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
|                                               |         |          | 
+-----------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of    |    6 |   4,592 |    1,272 | 
| the period                             |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
|                                        |      |         |          | 
+----------------------------------------+------+---------+----------+ 
 
 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity 
As at 31 March 2009 
 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |   Share |   Share | Hedging | Retained |         | Minority |   Total | 
|                                          | capital | premium | reserve | earnings |   Total | interest |  equity | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          | GBP'000 | GBP'000 | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | GBP'000 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| At 1 April 2008                          |   3,145 |  26,311 |    (34) |    1,201 |  30,623 |        - |  30,623 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Comprehensive income                     |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Profit for the year                      |       - |       - |       - |    5,248 |   5,248 |        - |   5,248 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Other comprehensive income               |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Loss on cash flow hedge                  |       - |       - |   (379) |        - |   (379) |        - |   (379) | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Deferred income tax on loss on cash flow |       - |       - |     106 |        - |     106 |        - |     106 | 
| hedge                                    |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Other adjustments                        |       - |     132 |       - |        - |     132 |        - |     132 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Total other comprehensive income         |       - |     132 |   (273) |        - |   (141) |        - |   (141) | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Transactions with owners                 |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Issue of shares                          |     765 |   5,735 |       - |        - |   6,500 |        - |   6,500 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Costs of share issue                     |       - |    (65) |       - |        - |    (65) |        - |    (65) | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Recognition of share-based payments      |       - |       - |       - |      486 |     486 |        - |     486 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Total transactions with owners           |     765 |   5,670 |       - |      486 |   6,921 |        - |   6,921 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| At 31 March 2009                         |   3,910 |  32,113 |   (307) |    6,935 |  42,651 |        - |  42,651 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity(continued) 
As at 31 March 2010 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |   Share |   Share | Hedging | Retained |         | Minority |   Total | 
|                                          | capital | premium | reserve | earnings |   Total | interest |  equity | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          | GBP'000 | GBP'000 | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | GBP'000 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| At 1 April 2009                          |   3,910 |  32,113 |   (307) |    6,935 |  42,651 |        - |  42,651 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Comprehensive income                     |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Profit for the year                      |       - |       - |       - |    7,810 |   7,810 |     (74) |   7,736 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Other comprehensive income               |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Gain on cash flow hedge                  |       - |       - |      75 |        - |      75 |        - |     75  | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Deferred income tax on gain on cash flow |       - |       - |    (21) |        - |    (21) |        - |    (21) | 
| hedge                                    |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Total other comprehensive income         |       - |       - |      54 |        - |      54 |        - |      54 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Transactions with owners                 |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Issue of shares                          |       1 |       6 |       - |        - |       7 |        - |       7 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Recognition of share-based payments      |       - |       - |       - |      621 |     621 |        - |     621 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Total contributions by and distributions |       1 |       6 |       - |      621 |     628 |        - |     628 | 
| to owners                                |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Acquisition of interests in subsidiaries |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
| that do not result in complete control   |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
| by the owners                            |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Minority interest arising on business    |       - |       - |       - |        - |       - |     (14) |    (14) | 
| combination                              |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| Total transactions with owners           |       1 |       6 |       - |      621 |     628 |     (14) |     614 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
| At 31 March 2010                         |   3,911 |  32,119 |   (253) |   15,366 |  51,143 |     (88) |  51,055 | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
|                                          |         |         |         |          |         |          |         | 
+------------------------------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------+---------+----------+---------+ 
 
 
Notes to the preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2010 
 
 
1.         Basis of preparation 
 
The financial information contained in this unaudited preliminary announcement 
does not constitute accounts as defined by section 435 of the Companies Act 
2006.  The financial information for the year ended 31 March 2009 is derived 
from the statutory accounts for that period which have been delivered to the 
Registrar of Companies.  The auditors reported on those accounts; their report 
was unqualified and did not contain a statement under either section 498 (2) or 
section 498 (3) of the Companies Act 2006.  The statutory accounts for the year 
ended 31 March 2010 will be finalised based on the information in this unaudited 
preliminary announcement and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies 
following the annual general meeting to be held on 28 July 2010.  The Group has 
prepared its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2010 
in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as 
adopted by the European Union. 
 
 
2.         Segmental reporting 
 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
| 2010                            |   Young |  Adults |    Total | 
|                                 |  people |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 | GBP'000 | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
| Revenue                         |  37,087 |  21,300 |   58,387 | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
| Adjusted EBITDA                 |  13,085 |   3,403 |   16,488 | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
| 2009                            |   Young |  Adults |    Total | 
|                                 |  People |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 | GBP'000 | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
| Revenue                         |   9,857 |  21,563 |   31,420 | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
| Adjusted EBITDA                 |   3,123 |   6,912 |   10,035 | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
|                                 |         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+ 
 
A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to profit before income tax is provided as 
follows: 
 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
|                               |                    2010 |      2009 | 
|                               |                GBP'000  |   GBP'000 | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
|                               |                         |           | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Adjusted EBITDA               |                  16,488 |    10,035 | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Amortisation of acquired      |                   (990) |     (663) | 
| intangible assets             |                         |           | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Depreciation                  |                   (862) |     (245) | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Restructuring costs           |                   (430) |         - | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Share-based payment charge    |                   (621) |     (486) | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Finance income                |                       3 |        69 | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Finance costs                 |                 (1,907) |   (1,086) | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
|                               |                         |           | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
|                               |                         |           | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
| Profit before income tax      |                  11,681 |     7,624 | 
| expense                       |                         |           | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
|                               |                         |           | 
+-------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------+ 
 
All income is derived from the United Kingdom. 
 
Notes to the preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2010 (continued) 
 
 
3.         Income tax expense 
 
Tax charged in the income statement 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |    Year |     Year | 
|                                             |   ended |    ended | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |      31 |       31 | 
|                                             |  Mar-10 |   Mar-09 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             | GBP'000 |  GBP'000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Current income tax expense - UK corporation |   3,799 |    2,511 | 
| tax                                         |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Deferred income tax expense -               |     146 |    (135) | 
| Charge/(credit) for the year                |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
| Total income tax expense                    |   3,945 |    2,376 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
|                                             |         |          | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+----------+ 
 
The tax rate is higher than the standard UK corporation tax rate of 28% 
principally as a result of expenses not deductible for tax purposes, the most 
significant of which is the amortisation of intangible assets. 
 
4.         Earnings per share 
 
The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the earnings 
attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of 
shares in issue during the period. 
 
Options and other instruments were in issue over 4,218,665 of the Company's 
ordinary shares, and warrants were in issue over 3,774,000 of the Company's 
ordinary shares as at 31 March 2010. 
 
To understand the underlying trading performance, the Directors consider it 
appropriate to disclose earnings per share before and after amortisation of 
acquired intangible assets, restructuring costs and the costs of share-based 
payments.  The calculation of adjusted earnings per share is set out below: 
 
+------------------------------------------------+-+---------------------------------------------+----+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                       Year ended |       Year | 
|                                                  |                                                  |      ended | 
+                                                  +--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                        31 Mar-10 |         31 | 
|                                                  |                                                  |     Mar-09 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders   |                                            7,810 |      5,248 | 
| (GBP'000)                                        |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Post-tax amortisation of acquired intangible     |                                              990 |        663 | 
| assets (GBP'000)                                 |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Post-tax restructuring costs (GBP'000)           |                                              310 |          - | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Post-tax share-based payment charge (GBP'000)    |                                              447 |        350 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                |                                               |                 | 
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Adjusted profit on ordinary activities after     |                                            9,557 |      6,261 | 
| income tax (GBP'000)                             |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Weighted average number of shares - basic        |                                       39,098,664 | 33,922,202 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Weighted average number of shares - diluted      |                                       41,051,778 | 34,970,100 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Basic earnings per share (pence)                 |                                            19.98 |      15.48 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Amortisation of acquired intangible assets       |                                             2.53 |       1.95 | 
| (pence)                                          |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Restructuring costs (pence)                      |                                             0.79 |          - | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Cost of share-based payments (pence)             |                                             1.14 |       1.03 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                |                                               |                 | 
+------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence)        |                                            24.44 |      18.46 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                  |                                                  |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Diluted earnings per share (pence)               |                                            19.03 |      15.01 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share (pence)      |                                            23.28 |      17.90 | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                | |                                             |    |            | 
+------------------------------------------------+-+---------------------------------------------+----+------------+ 
 
Diluted earnings per share are calculated by adjusting for the weighted average 
number of ordinary shares outstanding assuming conversion of all dilutive 
potential ordinary shares. 
Notes to the preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2010 (continued) 
 
 
5.         Intangible assets 
+----------------------------------+----------+----+-------+---+--------+---+ 
|                                  |          |   Acquired |            |   | 
|                                  |          | intangible |            |   | 
|                                  | Goodwill |     assets |      Total |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |  GBP'000 |    GBP'000 |    GBP'000 |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
| Cost                             |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
| At 1 April 2009                  |   58,901 |      5,440 |     64,341 |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
| Additions                        |    3,332 |          - |      3,332 |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                                  |           |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+ 
| At 31 March 2010                 |   62,233 |      5,440 |     67,673 |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
| Amortisation                     |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
| At 1 April 2009                  |        - |    (1,163) |    (1,163) |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
| Charge for the year              |        - |      (990) |      (990) |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                                  |           |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+ 
| At 31 March 2010                 |        - |    (2,153) |    (2,153) |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                                  |           |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+ 
| Net book amount at 31 March 2010 |   62,233 |      3,287 |     65,520 |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                                  |           |            | 
+--------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+ 
| Net book amount at 31 March 2009 |   58,901 |      4,277 |     63,178 |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |            |            |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+------------+------------+---+ 
|                                  |          |    |       |   |        |   | 
+----------------------------------+----------+----+-------+---+--------+---+ 
Acquired intangible assets represent non-monetary assets separately identifiable 
from goodwill and represent the value of customer relationships. They are 
amortised over their useful economic lives, ranging from one to five years, 
matching the amortisation to the expected generation of profit from the asset. 
 
No impairment of goodwill or acquired intangible assets has taken place in the 
year. 
 
6.         Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents 
 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-+ 
|                                                |     2010 |               2009 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |  GBP'000 |            GBP'000 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Bank balances                                  |    4,592 |              1,272 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |                     |           | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+ 
| Cash and cash equivalents                      |    4,592 |              1,272 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |          |         | | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-+ 
 
Notes to the preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2010 (continued) 
 
 
7.         Financial liabilities - borrowings 
 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-+ 
|                                                |     2010 |               2009 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |  GBP'000 |            GBP'000 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Current                                        |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Bank loans                                     |    5,426 |              4,522 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Other loans                                    |       53 |                  - |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Finance lease liabilities                      |       99 |                236 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |                     |           | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+ 
|                                                |    5,578 |              4,758 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Non-current                                    |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Bank loans                                     |    6,708 |             10,848 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Other loans                                    |      212 |                  - |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Loan notes                                     |    7,113 |                  - |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
| Finance lease liabilities                      |       17 |                 97 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |                     |           | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+ 
|                                                |   14,050 |             10,945 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |                     |           | 
+------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-----------+ 
| Total borrowings                               |   19,628 |             15,703 |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |                    |  | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+--------------------+-+ 
|                                                |          |          |         | | 
+------------------------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-+ 
8.         Other financial liabilities 
 
Other financial liabilities include GBP2,941,000 (2009: GBP9,663,000) which 
represents the present value of the deferred consideration for the acquisition 
of Zenos Limited that was recognised at 31 March 2010. 
 
9.         Authorised and issued share capital 
 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |    2010 |    2009 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             | GBP'000 | GBP'000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
| Authorised                                  |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
| 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p        | 100,000 | 100,000 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
| Allotted, issued and fully paid             |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
| 39,106,223 (2009: 39,097,061) ordinary      |   3,911 |   3,910 | 
| shares of 10p                               |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |   3,911 |   3,910 | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
|                                             |         |         | 
+---------------------------------------------+---------+---------+ 
 
The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carry equal voting rights, 
and no right to fixed income. 
Notes to the preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2010 (continued) 
 
10.        Cash generated from operations 
 
+----------------------------------------------+--+--------+--+--------+---+ 
|                                              |      Year |      Year |   | 
|                                              |     ended |     ended |   | 
|                                              | 31 Mar-10 | 31 Mar-09 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |   GBP'000 |   GBP'000 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
| Profit before income tax                     |    11,681 |     7,624 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
| Adjustments for:                             |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|  - Depreciation                              |       862 |       245 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|  - Amortisation                              |       990 |       663 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
| - Loss on disposal of property, plant and    |         3 |         2 |   | 
| equipment                                    |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|  - Share-based payments                      |       621 |       486 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|  - Finance costs (net)                       |     1,904 |     1,017 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
| Changes in working capital (excluding the    |           |           |   | 
| effects of acquisition):                     |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|  - Trade and other receivables               |     (470) |   (1,551) |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|  - Trade and other payables                  |     1,775 |       861 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                                 |           |            | 
+-------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+ 
| Cash generated from operations               |    17,366 |     9,347 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |  |        |  |        |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+--+--------+--+--------+---+ 
In the statement of cash flows, proceeds from sale of property, plant and 
equipment comprise: 
 
+----------------------------------------------+--+--------+--+--------+---+ 
|                                              |      Year |      Year |   | 
|                                              |     ended |     ended |   | 
|                                              | 31 Mar-10 | 31 Mar-09 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |   GBP'000 |   GBP'000 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
| Net book amount                              |        17 |         2 |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
| Loss on disposal of property, plant and      |       (3) |       (2) |   | 
| equipment                                    |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                                 |           |            | 
+-------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+ 
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant    |        14 |         - |   | 
| and equipment                                |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |           |           |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------+---+ 
|                                              |  |        |  |        |   | 
+----------------------------------------------+--+--------+--+--------+---+ 
 
 
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