ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2010

Business review

Business review

Well positioned for 2010-15

 

Performance

 

 2009/10

 2008/09

 Financial (2008/09 restated)    
 Revenue from continuing operations

 £2,439.1m

 £2,427.2m

 Operating profit from continuing operations

 £817.9m

 £729.5m

 Underlying(1) operating profit from continuing operations

 £756.3m

  £736.1m

 Profit before taxation from continuing operations

 £474.2m

 £529.3m

 Underlying(1) profit before taxation from continuing operations

 £500.4m

 £531.3m

 Total dividends per ordinary share

 34.30p

 32.67p

 Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

 59.2p

 26.5p

 Basic earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations

 59.2p

 26.3p

 Environment

 

 

 Pollution incidents

 8

 11

 Water quality – mean zonal compliance

 99.94%

   99.92%

 Renewable energy generated

 107GWh

 100GWh

 Employees

 

 

 Employee engagement – employee opinion survey

 67%

 76%

 Health and safety – incident rate per 100,000 employees

  801

 778

 Customers

 

 

 Water – relative efficiency banding(2)

 Band B(2008/09)

 Band B(2007/08)

 Wastewater – relative efficiency banding(2)

 Band C(2008/09)

 Band C(2007/08)

 Leakage – rolling annual average leakage

 461 Ml/d

 462Ml/d

 Overall customer satisfaction (in response to enquiries)

 82%

 76%

 
Notes:
(1) See the performance section for explanation.
(2) 2009/10 assessment due to be published by Ofwat later in the year