Consolidated cash flow statement

	Note	Year ended 25 March 2023 £000	Year ended 26 March 2022 £000
Net cash flow from operating activities	25	50,292	(5,685)

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds on disposal of other property, plant and equipment		317	376
Purchases of land and buildings		(635)	(2,759)
Purchases of intangible assets		(168)	(124)
Purchases of other property, plant and equipment		(5,668)	(2,507)
Investment in JVs and associates		–	–
Payment of deferred and contingent consideration		(8,534)	(526)
Net cash used in investing activities		(14,688)	(5,540)

Cash flows from financing activities
Interest paid		(2,495)	(1,056)
Dividends paid		(9,877)	(9,229)
Proceeds from shares issued		12	885
Proceeds from borrowings		–	–
Repayment of borrowings		(5,900)	(5,900)
Repayment of lease liabilities		(2,032)	(2,432)
Net cash used in financing activities		(20,292)	(17,732)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(15,312	(28,957)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		(3,974)	24,983
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	26	11,338	(3,974)

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