Note	2018 £m	2017 £m
Revenue	2	728.6	690.2
Cost of sales and overheads		(594.5)	(570.8)
Operating profit	2,3	134.1	119.4
Investment revenue		0.2	0.1
Finance costs	5	(2.1)	(2.5)
Profit before taxation		132.2	117.0
Tax impact in relation to prior year change in US tax rate		–	6.4
Taxation		(28.6)	(26.1)
Taxation charge	6	(28.6)	(19.7)
Profit for the year		103.6	97.3
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent		103.2	97.1
Non-controlling interests		0.4	0.2
		103.6	97.3
Earnings per share	8
		Pence	Pence
Basic		54.2	51.0
Diluted		54.2	51.0

All activities have arisen from continuing operations.