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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement - GBP (£) £ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |
Operating profit |  | £ 549 | £ 625 | £ 317
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment |  | 159 | 154 | 148
Depreciation and impairment of leased assets |  | 123 | 120 | 106
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets (excluding computer software) |  | 199 | 175 | 118
Amortisation and impairment of computer software |  | 26 | 26 | 22
Other non-cash items |  | 18 | 26 | 8
Changes in working capital (excluding the effects of acquisitions and exchange differences on consolidation): |  |  |  |
Inventories |  | (12) | (15) | (4)
Contract costs |  | (14) | (19) | (10)
Trade and other receivables |  | (38) | (29) | 5
Trade and other payables and provisions |  | (101) | (60) | 6
Interest received |  | 36 | 25 | 13
Interest paid | [1] | (180) | (191) | (52)
Income tax paid |  | (87) | (100) | (77)
Net cash flows from operating activities |  | 678 | 737 | 600
Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  | (171) | (167) | (153)
Purchase of intangible fixed assets |  | (44) | (44) | (37)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |  | 4 | 14 | 5
Acquisition of companies and businesses, net of cash acquired |  | (172) | (242) | (1,018)
Disposal of companies and businesses |  |  |  | 1
Disposal of investment in associate |  |  | 19 |
Dividends received from associates |  | 11 | 4 | 4
Net change to cash flow from investment in term deposits |  | (1) |  | 1
Net cash flows from investing activities |  | (373) | (416) | (1,197)
Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |
Dividends paid to equity shareholders |  | (229) | (201) | (122)
Capital element of lease payments |  | (145) | (157) | (104)
Cost of issuing new shares |  |  |  | (16)
Cash outflow on settlement of debt-related foreign exchange forward contracts |  | (9) | (3) | 26
Proceeds from new debt |  |  |  | 2,383
Debt repayments |  | (369) |  | (844)
Net cash flows from financing activities |  | (752) | (361) | 1,323
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents |  | (447) | (40) | 726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |  | 832 | 879 | 242
Exchange loss on cash and cash equivalents |  | (13) | (7) | (89)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the financial year |  | £ 372 | £ 832 | £ 879
[1] | Interest paid includes the interest element of lease payments of £24m (2023: £25m; 2022: £10m).

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