Group income statement

For the year ended 31 December 2021

	Note	2021 £m	2020 £m
Revenue	1	615.8	598.0
Cost of sales and overheads		(533.2)	(535.0)
Net impairment gains/(losses) on financial assets		1.2	0.4
Operating profit prior to exceptional items	1,2	83.8	63.4
Exceptional items	3	–	(58.4)
Operating profit	2	83.8	5.0
Finance income		0.3	0.2
Finance costs		(6.6)	(6.7)
(Loss)/profit before taxation		77.5	(1.5)
Taxation credit/(charge)	4	(17.5)	2.3
Profit for the year		60.0	0.8
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent		59.5	0.4
Non-controlling interests		0.5	0.4
		60.0	0.8
Earnings per share	6
		Pence	Pence
Basic		31.2	0.2
Diluted		31.2	0.2

All activities have arisen from continuing operations. Total cost of sales and overheads, including exceptional items, was £533.2m (2020: £593.4m).

For the year ended 31 December 2021

	Note	2021 £m	2020 £m
Revenue	1	615.8	598.0
Cost of sales and overheads		(533.2)	(535.0)
Net impairment gains/(losses) on financial assets		1.2	0.4
Operating profit prior to exceptional items	1,2	83.8	63.4
Exceptional items	3	–	(58.4)
Operating profit	2	83.8	5.0
Finance income		0.3	0.2
Finance costs		(6.6)	(6.7)
(Loss)/profit before taxation		77.5	(1.5)
Taxation credit/(charge)	4	(17.5)	2.3
Profit for the year		60.0	0.8
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent		59.5	0.4
Non-controlling interests		0.5	0.4
		60.0	0.8
Earnings per share	6
		Pence	Pence
Basic		31.2	0.2
Diluted		31.2	0.2

All activities have arisen from continuing operations. Total cost of sales and overheads, including exceptional items, was £533.2m (2020: £593.4m).