4 Operating profit
The following items have been charged/(credited) to the income statement in arriving at the group’s operating profit from continuing operations:
During the year, the group obtained the following services from its auditors, at the costs detailed below:
Included in the above statutory audit fee is £35,000 in relation to the company for the year ended 31 March 2010 (period ended 31 March 2009: £50,000).
The considerations undertaken in appointing the external auditors to perform due diligence and transaction support are set out in the corporate governance report.