2009

2008

£'000

£'000

Profit/(loss) before tax is shown after crediting:

Rent receivable

 79

92

Gain on foreign exchange

10

-

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

2,088

-

and after charging:

Employee benefits

28,344

24,674

Charge relating to employee share schemes (note 25)

148

187

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment

      - owned assets

2,186

2,085

      - leased assets

1

21

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 -

129

Repairs and maintenance of property, plant and equipment

564

480

Amortisation of intangibles

1,770

1,678

Impairment of goodwill and intangibles

-

8,102

Research and development

 413

687

Impairment of inventories

246

127

Impairment of trade receivables

 127

86

Operating leases

      - plant and machinery

113

186

      - property

1,388

1,215

Services provided to the Group (including its overseas subsidiaries)

by the Group's auditors

Audit fees in respect of the audit of the accounts of the

parent company and consolidation

50

56

Audit fees in respect of the audit of the accounts of subsidiaries

of the company

82

110

132

166

Other services relating to taxation

98

79

Other business advisory services

70

38

Total fees

300

283