Five Year Financial Highlights
| year ended 31 December | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| turnover | £m | 79.8 | 95.0 | 93.6 | 100 | 113 |
| pre tax profit | £m | 5.39 | 4.57 | 4.64 | 6.71 | 1.56 |
| retained profit | £m | 2.66 | 1.42 | 1.51 | 2.89 | (1.52) |
| earn per share | p | 19.6 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 21.1 | (0.6) |
| div per share | p | 6.00 | 6.40 | 6.60 | 6.90 | 7.15 |
| intangibles | £m | 13.1 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 23.1 | 26.6 |
| fixed assets | £m | 8.98 | 8.53 | 7.50 | 7.45 | 7.56 |
| fixed investments | £m | - | - | - | - | - |
| stocks | £m | 20.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 17.8 |
| pre-publication costs | £m | 20.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 24.9 | 32.2 |
| debtors | £m | 23.7 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| cash, securities | £m | 12.7 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 17.6 | 28.2 |
| creditors short | £m | 33.5 | 32.2 | 45.2 | 36.9 | 43.6 |
| creditors long | £m | 39.2 | 49.8 | 31.5 | 62.6 | 88.1 |
| prefs, minorities | £m | 2.69 | 3.69 | 3.68 | 3.96 | 5.20 |
| ord cap, reserves | £m | 3.58 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 15.9 |
| mkt capitalisation | £m | 33.9 | 37.9 | 36.5 | 35.1 | 12.8 |