| 6. FINANCE INCOME AND COSTS | ||
| 2006 £’000 |
2005 £’000 |
|
| Finance costs | ||
| Interest on bank loans and other borrowings | 5,622 | 5,693 |
| Interest on Debenture | 2,200 | 2,200 |
| Amortisation of arrangement costs | 230 | 232 |
| Capitalised interest | (731) | (458) |
| 7,321 | 7,667 | |
| Finance income | ||
| Interest receivable | (2,954) | (2,262) |
| 4,367 | 5,405 | |
| Interest has been capitalised at a rate of 6.33% (2005: 6.50%). Capitalised interest in the amount of £1,145,000 (2005: £181,000) was written off in the year against gross profit. | ||