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Continuing Operations 2023
£m

2022**
£m
2021**
£m
2020**
£m
2019**
£m
Revenue 472.6
401.0 351.6 351.4 297.5
Operating profit * 69.2
59.4 49.2 43.2 34.7
Profit before tax * 67.9  57.9 47.6 40.2 30.1
Operating profit/(loss) 57.7  53.3
41.4 33.9 24.5
Profit/(loss) before tax 44.1  47.9 40.5 31.8 17.4
Basic earnings per ordinary share * 20.5p  19.0p 14.7p 12.1p 8.7p
Diluted earnings per ordinary share * 20.0p
18.5p 14.4p 11.8p 8.6p
Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share 13.4p 15.8p 12.5p 9.2p 5.7p
Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share 13.1p  15.4p 12.2p 9.0p 5.6p
Dividend per ordinary share 6.9p 5.7p
4.8p  3.9p  3.6p
Net debt (£m) 14.4  7.2
26.6
48.2  75.7
Shareholders' funds (£m) 378.5  418.1
352.8
329.6  305.8

* References to operating profit, profit before tax and earnings per share are to underlying measures.

** Information has been re-presented due to a change in classification for discontinued operations.