5.
Taxation (continued)
(b) The liability to taxation represents:-
The group
The company
1986
1985
1986
1985
$000's
$000's
$000's
$000's
Estimated liability to profits
tax for the year
10,015
21,726
9,800
21,500
Balance of profits tax provision
relating to previous year
5,894
8,082
5,894
8,098
15,909
29,808
15,694
29,598
Taxation recoverable in respect
of previous year
(3)
15,906
29,808
15,694
29,598
6.
Dividends
Group and company
1986
1985
$000's
$000's
First interim dividend of
18 cents per share paid (1985: 20 cents)
8,329
9,253
Special dividend of
5 cents per share paid (1985: 5 cents)
2,313
2,313
Second interim dividend of
18 cents per share declared (1985: 18 cents)
8,329
8,329
Proposed final dividend of
30 cents per share (1985: 30 cents)
13,880
13,880
32,851
33,775
7.
Fixed assets
Plant,
Leasehold
Motor
fixtures and
land
Buildings
buses
equipment
Total
$000's
$000's
$000's
$000's
$000's
The group
Cost or valuation:
At 1st July, 1985
45,474
36,118
347,814
24,132
453,538
Additions
1,279
664
3,022
4,965
Disposals
(4,973)
(620)
(5,593)
At 30th June, 1986
45,474
37,397
343,505
26,534
452,910
Aggregate depreciation:
At 1st July, 1985
2,665
182,292
17,643
202,600
Written back on disposal
(4,432)
(581)
(5,013)
Charge for the year
480
29,250
1,572
31,302
At 30th June, 1986
3,145
207,110
18,634
228,889
Net book value:
At 30th June, 1986
45,474
34,252
136,395
7,900
224,021
Net book value:
At 30th June, 1985
45,474
33.453
165,522
6,489
250,938
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