108
| | 2026 | 2025 |
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| Notes | £000 | £000 |
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| Expenditure | | | |
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| Operating expenditure | 1,3 | 241,654 | 175,172 |
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| Net management expenditure on staff costs | 3 | 93,629 | 92,718 |
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| Other management expenditure | 3 | 15,145 | 20,751 |
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| | 350,428 | 288,641 |
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| Income | | | |
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| Income from activities | 2 | (12,676) | (7,946) |
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| Other income | 2 | (18,018) | (21,065) |
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| | (30,694) | (29,011) |
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| Net Operating Expenditure | | 319,734 | 259,630 |
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| Share of losses in equity accounted investees | 8 | - | 286 |
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| Income from investments | 2 | (141) | (471) |
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| Interest receivable | 2 | (13,497) | (10,345) |
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| Other finance charge | 1 | 166 | 1,847 |
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| Net Expenditure after interest | | 306,262 | 250,947 |
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| Taxation | 4 | 1,669 | 1,081 |
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| Net expenditure after taxation | | 307,931 | 252,028 |
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| Other Comprehensive Net Expenditure | | | |
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| Items that will not be classified to net expenditure: | | | |
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| Net (gains) / losses on revaluation of property, plant and equipment | | (3,700) | (3,709) |
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| Net remeasurement (gains) / losses recognised in retirement benefit scheme | | (19,563) | (40,849) |
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| Total Comprehensive Net Expenditure for the year | | 284,668 | 207,470 |
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| Attributable to: | | | |
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| Taxpayers' Equity | | 284,710 | 207,559 |
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| Non-Controlling Interest | | (42) | (89) |
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| | 284,668 | 207,470 |
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