RNS Number:8800U
Carter & Carter Group PLC
16 April 2007


For Immediate Release                                              16 April 2007

                           Carter & Carter Group plc
                                INTERIM RESULTS

Carter & Carter Group plc, a major provider of learning solutions and outsourced
support services to corporate organisations and SMEs, is pleased to announce
interim results for the half-year ended 31 January 2007.

Highlights
                                         Half-year ended Half-year ended 31           Growth
                                         31 January 2007       January 2006
                                                                                           %
Revenue (#'m)                                       62.2               37.9               64
Underlying operating profit (#'m)*                   8.2                6.2               33
Operating profit (#'m)                               6.3                4.4               42
Underlying profit before tax (#'m)*                  5.7                4.7               20
Profit before tax (#'m)                              3.8                3.0               25
Basic earnings per share (p)                         6.3                5.6               13

*Before amortisation and exceptional operating costs

Key achievements
     
*    Clear market leadership in government funded vocational learning

*    Acquisition of Quantica Training, NTP and IMS

*    14,400 apprentices in learning and over 2,000 people into jobs in the
     first six months

*    Exceptionally strong tendering pipeline

*    Interim dividend increased by 25% to 2.5p per share


Phil Carter, Group Chief Executive, commented:

"The Group has delivered another good set of results and we are well placed for
a strong second half performance. The acquisitions we have made are  progressing
well and we are experiencing unprecedented levels of bidding and tendering
activity which will drive strong organic growth going forward. I remain very
excited by the prospects for the Group as we continue with our strategy to build
the leading private education business in the UK"


For further information please contact:

 Phillip Carter, Chief Executive 
 Carter & Carter Group plc                       Tel: 020 7466 5000 (today only)

 Mark Edwards/Suzanne Brocks
 Buchanan Communications                         Tel: 020 7466 5000


Chairman's & Chief Executive's Statement

Carter & Carter has made excellent progress during the half-year to 31 January
2007, and we are pleased to report another strong set of  interim results.

Our strategy is to provide a comprehensive range of vocational services from
entry level through to higher education which optimise the use of public
funding, in order to provide a complete training solution for employers across a
number of sectors. With business spending over #20 billion on training per annum
and the Government providing a further #10 billion of funding our market
opportunity is substantial. Our recent approach to BPP Holdings PLC is a
demonstration of our ambition to build the leading private education business in
the UK in line with our strategy. Although  we decided not to take our initial
approach any further we will continue to pursue opportunities which will broaden
our product and sector coverage.

There continue to be exciting developments in our markets which we believe will
underpin strong organic growth for the Group going forward. In the last six
months there have been a number of important public policy developments which
are directly relevant to our marketplace.

We have seen the publication of the Leitch Review of Skills, the Freud Review
into the welfare to work sector, and most recently the Government's green paper
'Raising Expectations' which proposes that young people remain either at school
or participate in work based training until age 18.

These key policy initiatives are likely to provide further stimulus to our
markets in the following ways:

  * Provide an increasing emphasis on vocational routes for 14 to 16 year
    olds;
  * Potentially lead to a doubling of the number of young people in
    apprenticeships to 500,000;
  * Continue the focus on Train To Gain as the procurement route for future
    tendering and 'commissioning';
  * Provide a greater role for the private sector in delivering programmes
    aimed at getting large numbers of people off  incapacity benefit and back
    into work;
  * Continued development of workforce skills through the expansion of Train
    To Gain, firstly at level 2 (which is equivalent to five good GCSEs) and
    then at level 3 (equivalent to A levels) with the potential for further
    expansion to Level 4  and 5 (degree level); and
  * Closer alignment of the skills and employment agendas with a focus on '
    Skills for Jobs'

The recent Budget was supportive of the overall objectives of Leitch and Freud
and provides further affirmation of an increased role for the private sector.

At the same time, we are witnessing unprecedented tendering and business
development activity. The increased funding for Train To Gain, the Pathways to
Work tenders, regional Work Based Learning commissioning combined with a variety
of other opportunities will result in our market opportunity increasing by up to
#1.5 billion by 2010.

In addition college and schools partnerships present very substantial
opportunities for the Group. Colleges of Further Education receive around #5
billion of public funding  Although it is taking longer than expected to
finalise our first college partnership, we are talking to a far larger number of
colleges than anticipated by this stage and are pleased with this progress  We
expect to conclude our first partnership arrangements shortly which should start
to generate revenues in the new financial year, as expected. We anticipate such
partnerships generating a substantial revenue stream for the Group over the
coming years.

From 2011, schools will have an obligation to offer vocational routes for
children at Key Stage 4. As a result we are seeking to develop school
partnerships across the country under which we will build and operate multi
skilled vocational academies offering learning programmes for the increasing
numbers of 14 to 16 year olds opting for vocational study. We expect this to
develop into a market of approximately #800 million per annum.

The challenge for us is to make the most of these large and potentially
transforming opportunities. We have been pleased with the integration of the
acquired businesses and believe the operational structures are in place to
enable us to continue to grow at pace.


Results overview

For the half-year ended 31 January 2007, revenue has increased by 64% to #62.2m
(2006: #37.9m). Revenue contributed by the businesses we have acquired since the
end of our last half-year reporting period (Fern, ReMIT, Quantica, NTP and IMS)
was #25.6 million. Excluding the impact of the cessation of our learndirect
activities which ended on 31 July 2006, underlying organic revenue growth was
10% in the period. Organic growth of the business is seasonally weighted towards
the second half of our financial year.

Operating profit, before amortisation of separately identifiable intangible
assets ('intangibles') and restructuring and exceptional costs ('exceptionals'),
increased by 33% to #8.2m (2006: #6.2m). Operating profit increased by 42% to
#6.3m (2006: #4.4m).

Profit before tax, amortisation of intangibles and exceptionals, increased by
20% to #5.7m (2006: #4.7m). Profit before tax increased by 25% to #3.8m (2006:
#3.0m).

Basic earnings per share increased by 13% to 6.3p (2006: 5.6p).


Acquisitions

On 9 December 2006, the Group made three further vocational learning
acquisitions for aggregate consideration of #23.4m. These transactions are
aligned to a core component of our strategy which is to acquire businesses which
strengthen our regional presence, add sector expertise or add depth to our
product portfolio.

The acquired businesses have added 3,500 apprentices to the Group, increased our
share of the Government's flagship Train To Gain initiative and have added
strategically important funding management capability to our product offering.

Quantica Training is a leading work based learning provider in London and the
North West with a focus on apprenticeship delivery and Train To Gain.

NTP Limited, based in Sheffield, delivers work based learning primarily in the
retail travel sector and is a leading provider of funding and data management to
the LSC, Welsh Assembly Government and Scottish Enterprise.

IMS (UK) Limited provides training solutions across the country, primarily in
the food manufacturing sector.

Due to the proximity of the acquisition of Quantica, NTP and IMS to 31 January
2007, the assessment of fair values and resulting goodwill relating to these
acquisitions remain provisional.

During the first half of the financial year we incurred exceptional costs of
#0.9m associated with the integration of ReMIT Limited which was acquired in May
2006.

Integration of Quantica, NTP and IMS is well underway. During the second half of
the financial year we anticipate that there will be further exceptional charges
of approximately #1.0m relating to the integration of these acquisitions.

During the period we also invested #1.6m to take a 20% equity stake in
Vivemotion Limited. Vivemotion holds rights to use the Olympic Rings logo in
Europe in connection with health and wellbeing training and development
initiatives. We are working with the company in developing the product which we
anticipate will make an important addition to broader vocational learning
programmes in the light of the increasing social awareness of the issues
surrounding obesity, health and wellbeing.


Operating review


Vocational Learning

Our Vocational Learning business has made good progress during the first half of
the financial year. Revenues have increased by 100% to #47.0m (2006: #23.5m).
Operating profit before intangible amortisation and exceptional costs increased
by 48% to #6.4m (2006: #4.3m). Operating profit increased by 56% to #4.8m (2006:
#3.0m). Our first half operating margin was lower at 13.6% (2006: 18.3%)
reflecting the impact of the integration of ReMIT and the start of Train To
Gain, together with the increased level of investment in our central
infrastructure. We anticipate a considerably stronger margin during the second
half.

We successfully completed the integration of ReMIT during the first half of the
financial year. Our average number of apprentices in learning increased by 93%
during the half-year ended 31 January 2007 to 11,267 (2006: 5,849). At 31
January 2007 we had 14,839 apprentices on programmes (2006: 5,646).

We continue to place significant focus on increasing our apprenticeship
achievement rates, which is a key measure of the quality of our delivery and a
key assessment criteria which the LSC will use during the forthcoming work based
learning tendering process. During the first half of the financial year 806
apprentices successfully completed their qualification framework (2006: 412).

During the period we secured a contract to deliver a new apprenticeship
programme for Pendragon PLC, the UK's largest motor dealership group. The
Pendragon programme will initially have 450 apprentices and we see significant
potential for this to grow. The contract also covers the provision of adult
training to Pendragon's dealership staff.

We have made a successful start to our construction training activities in the
North West. Further development work is being undertaken at our Liverpool centre
in order to increase capacity. We anticipate that over the next 18 months we
will be the largest construction training provider in the UK. On the back of our
successful construction launch in the North West we have been awarded an
additional motor vehicle apprenticeship contract worth around #1.5m per annum.

We continue to develop our 14-16 vocational delivery. The first dedicated 14-16
vocational training centre in the UK has opened at Top Valley School in
Nottingham, with two more centres due to open during the second half of the
financial year. We have around 900 learners on 14-16 programmes making us the
largest provider in this area.

Although Train To Gain got off to a relatively slow start, we are pleased with
how our delivery is now progressing. We are the largest provider of Train To
Gain, with contracts across eight of the nine LSC regions and we participate in
a consortium in the remaining region. During the first half of the financial
year we enrolled 5,500 learners on to NVQ programmes of which 3,165 were under
the Train To Gain initiative. The Quantica and IMS acquisitions have also added
additional Train To Gain contract volumes.

Our employability programmes have performed exceptionally well during the first
half of the financial year enabling 2,094 people to enter work during the
period. Our main Job Centre Plus contracts in the East Midlands and in South
Humber have been extended until March 2008. During the period our contract with
the Offender Learning and Skills Service got underway. Under this contract,
which is worth #5.6m over three years, we will deliver Initial Advice and
Guidance to offenders in all 13 prisons in the West Midlands. We are also
benefiting from the additional funding that has been allocated to our New Deal
for Disabled People contract.


Outsource Services

In Outsource Services, revenues increased by 6% to #15.3m (2006: #14.4m).
Operating profit before amortisation was unchanged at #1.8m compared to last
year. Operating profit increased by 10% to #1.5m (2006: #1.4m). Average fee
earning headcount at 441, was also unchanged from last year.

A core part of our strategy is to deliver outsourced training solutions to
corporate clients across a range of sectors, along the lines of the VW National
Learning Services Academy contract which we won last year. Outsource Services is
at the forefront of delivering this both within the automotive sector and
increasingly to a broader range of sectors. Our ability to bring a wide range of
public funding to support and enhance our clients' training and development
programmes gives us a very exciting offering in this area. This strategy is
already showing some early success in that we have secured contracts to
establish training academies for Speedy Hire PLC and Goodyear.

Outsource Services has also won the contract to deliver Ford Motor Company's
European warranty audit programme which will initially have 25 staff working
across Europe. We see this win as particularly important because it is the first
time that Outsource Services has secured a significant contract with Ford and
offers good growth potential within this account.


Cash flow and financing

For the half-year ended 31 January 2007 the Group had an operating cash outflow
of #1.4m (2006: operating cash inflow of #2.6m). There were a number of items
which adversely impacted the reported operating cash flow in the period. Cash
spend on restructuring was #2.5m. There was also an increase in working capital
related to the ReMIT operations as a result of  the LSC payment change (which
affected the rest of the Group last year) combined with cash out flows arising
from a significant backlog in trade payables that had built up in the acquired
business, which together accounted for approximately #4m. Underlying operating
cash flow conversion, measured as a percentage of EBITDA (before exceptional
items) was 55%. Substantially stronger operating cash flow is expected during
the second half.

At 31 January 2007 the Group's net debt was #85.9m (2006: #45.4m) having
increased from #59.5m at 31 July 2006. The increase since the year end primarily
reflects the debt used to fund the acquisitions made in December.


Quality

We continue to place a major focus on the quality of our service delivery and
have put substantial investment into quality assurance and continuous
improvement processes. This has included the development of the 'Carter & Carter
Way' which draws on all existing best practice processes within the Group as
well as carrying out a comprehensive schedule of mock inspections.

Our commitment to quality is demonstrated by our decision to form a new
committee of the Board, the Quality Standards Committee, chaired by our senior
independent non-executive director, Sir Howard Newby.


People and infrastructure

Our staff numbers grew by 30% in the period to 2,200 primarily as a result of
the recent acquisitions.

As part of our cultural development strategy we held a conference in November
for all staff based around 'one company, one vision'. The conference provided an
overview of the development and strategy of the Group, its mission, vision and
values, to ensure that all staff understood the scale and scope of the
operation, our stakeholders and learners.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff for the
contribution they have made during the period.

We have continued to strengthen the senior management team. In December, Nigel
Kirkham was appointed to the new position of Group Chief Operating Officer.
Nigel joined from Xansa where he was the Commercial Sector Director and brings
considerable experience of providing outsourcing services for major corporate
clients.

We have also invested heavily in our regional business development and sales
teams which we believe gives us excellent capability to capitalise on the
opportunities in the market place.


Board changes

In November, we announced the appointment of Sir Howard Newby and Sarah Anderson
as non-executive directors of the company. Sir Howard and Sarah bring with them
many years of experience in the education and welfare to work sectors. Sir
Howard is our senior independent non-executive director and chairs the Quality
Standards Committee, and Sarah now chairs the Remuneration Committee.

At the same time Adrian Smith stepped down as a non-executive director after 6
years service with Carter & Carter. We would like to thank Adrian for the
valuable contribution he has made during a key phase in the development of the
Group.


Dividend

The Board continues to adopt a progressive dividend policy which takes account
of the investment demands of the significant market opportunities available to
the Group whilst maintaining a prudent level of dividend cover.  An interim
dividend of 2.5p per ordinary share (2006: 2.0p) has been declared by the Board
which represents an increase of 25% over last year. The dividend will be payable
on 18 June 2007 to shareholders on the register of members at the close of
business on 18 May 2007.


Outlook

The Board is confident that the Group will trade in line with its expectations
through the remainder of the financial year and looking forward, believes that
the Group is ideally positioned to deliver continued strong growth and
shareholder returns.


Rodney Westhead                                         Phillip J Carter
Chairman                                                Chief Executive


16 April 2007


Group Income Statement
for the half-year ended 31 January 2007

                           Trading before  Restructuring   Half-year to  Trading before Restructuring  Half-year to
                            restructuring            and    31 Jan 2007   restructuring            and  31 Jan 2006
                                      and    exceptional                and exceptional    exceptional
                              exceptional items (note 2)                         items  items (note 2)
                                    items
                      Note          #'000          #'000          #'000           #'000          #'000        #'000

Revenue                  1        62,240               -         62,240          37,867              -       37,867

Employee related                 (34,045)          (511)       (34,556)        (19,003)          (356)     (19,359)
expenses
Infrastructure and               (18,560)          (396)       (18,956)        (12,171)          (702)     (12,873)
other expenses
Share-based payments                (342)          (297)          (639)            (53)              -         (53)
Depreciation of                   (1,126)              -        (1,126)           (487)              -        (487)
property, plant and
equipment

Operating profit         1          8,167        (1,204)          6,963           6,153        (1,058)        5,095
before amortisation

Amortisation of                     (700)              -          (700)           (673)              -        (673)
intangibles

Operating profit         1          7,467        (1,204)          6,263           5,480        (1,058)        4,422

Interest receivable                   402              -            402             159              -          159
Interest payable and              (2,894)              -        (2,894)         (1,576)              -      (1,576)
similar charges

Profit before                       4,975        (1,204)          3,771           4,063        (1,058)        3,005
taxation

Taxation                 3        (1,549)            362        (1,187)         (1,264)            317        (947)

Profit for the year                 3,426          (842)          2,584           2,799          (741)        2,058
attributable to
equity shareholders

Earnings per share
Basic                    4                                         6.3p                                        5.6p
Diluted                  4                                         6.2p                                        5.6p

Dividends per share
Interim                                                           2.5 p                                        2.0p


Group statement of changes in equity
for the half-year ended 31 January 2007
                                                              Half-year to  Half-year to    Year ended
                                                               31 Jan 2007   31 Jan 2006  31 July 2006
                                                                     #'000         #'000         #'000

Retained profit for the year                                         2,584         2,058         5,853
Net exchange adjustments                                             (110)          (22)         (179)

Total recognised income for the year                                 2,474         2,036         5,674

Dividends                                                          (1,948)       (1,156)       (1,962)
Share-based payments                                                   453            45           434
Tax credit on share-based payments                                     311             6            70
Shares issued in period                                              3,079        13,368        35,650
Shares to be issued                                                      -             -         2,500
Expenses of share issue                                                  -         (251)         (937)

Transactions with equity holders                                     1,895        12,012        35,755

Total movement in equity                                             4,369        14,048        41,429
Opening shareholders' funds                                         58,412        16,983        16,983

Closing shareholders' funds                                         62,781        31,031        58,412





Group balance sheet
at 31 January 2007

                                                                31 Jan 2007   31 Jan 2006  31 July 2006
                                                       Note           #'000         #'000         #'000
Non-current assets
Investments                                                           1,579             -             -
Goodwill                                                            132,064        59,918       105,642
Intangible assets                                                     3,183         3,242         3,534
Property, plant and equipment                                        17,333        12,829        16,062
Deferred tax asset                                                    2,198            20         1,751

                                                                    156,357        76,009       126,989

Current assets
Trade and other receivables                                          38,621        22,390        27,992
Cash and cash equivalents                                             3,300           452         1,661

                                                                     41,921        22,842        29,653

Current liabilities
Financial liabilities                                                 1,825         8,358         7,256
Trade and other payables                                             38,036        15,510        29,359
Current tax liabilities                                               1,901         2,236         1,289

                                                                     41,762        26,104        37,904

Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities                                                87,424        37,425        53,917
Deferred tax liabilities                                              1,362         1,781           946
Provisions                                                            1,386         2,206         2,055
Other non-current liabilities                                         3,563           304         3,408

                                                                     93,735        41,716        60,326

Shareholders' equity
Ordinary shares                                                       1,655         1,486         1,642
Share premium                                                        56,059        29,055        52,992
Capital redemption reserve                                            4,425         4,425         4,425
Retained earnings                                         5             642       (3,935)         (647)

                                                                     62,781        31,031        58,412

Group statement of cash flows
for the half-year ended 31 January 2007

                                                             Half-year to  Half-year to      Year ended
                                                              31 Jan 2007   31 Jan 2006    31 July 2006

                                                     Note           #'000         #'000           #'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations                        6           (1,408)         2,648           7,815
Interest received                                                     402           159             346
Interest paid                                                     (2,559)       (1,676)         (3,598)
Tax paid                                                            (298)         (504)         (3,059)
Net cash flow from operating activities                           (3,863)           627           1,504

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds of sale of property, plant and equipment                   1,434         1,794           3,585
Purchases of property, plant and equipment                        (2,573)       (4,142)         (7,916)
Acquisitions                                                     (19,055)      (21,678)        (55,953)
Net cash used in investing activities                            (20,194)      (24,026)        (60,284)

Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital                                         -         8,478          31,387
Expenses in connection with share issue                                 -         (251)           (937)
Dividends                                                         (1,948)       (1,156)       (1,962)
Proceeds from issue of new loans                                   28,850        19,000          36,243
Issue costs on new bank loan                                      (1,055)         (325)           (667)
Repayment of borrowings                                              (55)         (762)         (1,161)
Drawdown of finance lease                                             867         1,794           3,148
Finance lease principal payments                                  (1,227)       (1,869)         (3,885)
Net cash generated in financing activities                         25,432        24,909          62,166
Effects of exchange rate changes                                     (19)           (7)            (19)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                           1,356         1,503           3,367
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 August                               1,661       (1,706)         (1,706)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                          3,017         (203)           1,661

     
1    Segmental analysis

Primary reporting format - business segments


                                                             Half-year Half-year to 31         Year ended
                                                        to 31 Jan 2007        Jan 2006       31 July 2006
                                                                 #'000           #'000              #'000
                                                                                               
Revenue

Vocational Learning                                             46,957          23,463             66,101

Outsource Services                                              15,283          14,404             27,978

                                                                62,240          37,867             94,079

Operating profit before amortisation and
exceptional costs
Vocational Learning                                              6,368           4,317             14,270

Outsource Services                                               1,799           1,836              4,295

                                                                 8,167           6,153             18,565

Operating profit

Vocational Learning                                              4,732           3,035              9,112

Outsource Services                                               1,531           1,387              2,752

                                                                 6,263           4,422             11,864



2        Restructuring and exceptional items

The exceptional charges in the period are detailed below:


                                                            Half-year Half-year to 31         Year ended
                                                       to 31 Jan 2007        Jan 2006       31 July 2006
                                                                #'000           #'000              #'000

Employee related expenses                                       (511)           (356)            (1,509)
Infrastructure and other expenses                               (396)           (702)            (1,826)
Share-based payments                                            (297)               -              (335)
Amortisation and impairment                                         -               -            (1,372)

Operating profit                                              (1,204)         (1,058)            (5,042)
Taxation                                                          362             317              1,336

                                                                (842)           (741)            (3,706)

The employee, infrastructure and other expenses in the half-year to 31 January
2007 primarily relate to the integration of ReMIT Limited into the Vocational
Learning division. In the half-year to 31 January 2006 these costs also related
to the integration of acquired operations.

Share-based payment costs in the half-year to 31 January 2007 and the year ended
31 July 2006 relate to securing the services of Peter Marples for the three
years following the acquisition of Assa.

Impairment costs in the year ended 31 July 2006 relate to the impairment of
intangible assets.


3        Taxation

The charge for taxation is based on an estimated annual effective rate on profit
before tax, using current rates of taxation in the principal countries in which
the Group operates.


4        Earnings per share


                                                            Half-year    Half-year to         Year ended
                                                       to 31 Jan 2007     31 Jan 2006       31 July 2006
                                                                 '000            '000               '000

Basic weighted average number of shares                        41,113          36,423             37,635
Dilutive potential ordinary shares from share options             551             155                284

Total                                                          41,664          36,578             37,919


Earnings                                                        #'000           #'000              #'000
Profit after tax                                                2,584           2,058              5,853
Amortisation after tax                                            490             673              1,161
Exceptional costs (note 2)                                        842             741              3,706
Underlying earnings                                             3,916           3,472             10,720

Earnings per share
Basic                                                            6.3p            5.6p              15.6p
Diluted                                                          6.2p            5.6p              15.4p
Basic - excluding amortisation and exceptional costs             9.5p            9.5p              28.5p
Diluted - excluding amortisation and exceptional                 9.4p            9.5p              28.3p
costs


The calculation of the basic earnings per share, has been based on the earnings
attributable to ordinary shareholders for each relevant period and on 41,113,000
ordinary shares for the half-year ended 31 January 2007, 36,423,000 ordinary
shares for the half-year ended 31 January 2006 and on 37,635,000 ordinary shares
for the year ended 31 July 2006 being the weighted average number of ordinary
shares.  The weighted average number of shares has been adjusted to exclude
those shares held by the Employee Benefit Trust.

The underlying earnings per share is based on profit adjusted for amortisation
of intangible items and exceptional operating costs, and on the same weighted
average number of shares used in the basic earnings per share calculation above.
  The Directors consider that this measure provides an additional indicator of
underlying performance of the Group.



5    Retained earnings

At 31 January 2007 Carter & Carter Group plc had distributable reserves of
#7,580,000.


6    Reconciliation of operating profit to cash generated from operations


                                                                  Half-year   Half-year to 31        Year ended
                                                             to 31 Jan 2007          Jan 2006      31 July 2006
                                                                      #'000             #'000             #'000

Operating profit                                                      6,263             4,422            11,864
Depreciation                                                          1,126               487             1,387
Amortisation and impairment                                             700               673             3,031
Loss on disposal of fixed assets                                       (31)                 -                 1
Increase in current assets                                          (6,855)           (4,569)           (5,678)
(Decrease)/increase in current liabilities                            (673)               782           (4,208)
(Decrease)/increase in provisions and non-current                   (1,938)               853             1,418
liabilities

Cash (outflow)/inflow from operations                               (1,408)             2,648             7,815


     
7    Analysis of changes in net debt

                                        At 1 Aug 2006       Cash flow Non-cash changes  At 31 Jan 2007
                                                #'000           #'000            #'000           #'000

Cash at bank                                    1,661           1,658             (19)           3,300
Bank overdraft                                      -           (283)                -           (283)
                                                1,661           1,375             (19)           3,017
Debt due within one year                      (7,256)           5,830            (116)         (1,542)
Debt due after more than one year            (53,917)        (33,507)                -        (87,424)
                                             (59,512)        (26,302)            (135)        (85,949)

Non-cash changes comprise exchange differences on overseas cash balances of
#19,000 and amortisation of debt issue costs of #116,000.


8        Basis of preparation

The financial information contained in these interim financial statements
comprises the Group balance sheets as of 31 January 2007 and 31 January 2006,
the Group statements of income, the Group statement of cash flows, and the Group
statement of changes in equity for the half-year ended 31 January 2007 and 31
January 2006, and the related notes (hereinafter referred to as the 'financial
information').

The financial information is unaudited and does not comprise statutory accounts
for the purpose of section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. Comparative figures
for the half-year to 31 January 2006 and year to 31 July 2006 have been
previously presented in the Group's Interim and Annual reports for 2006. Further
details of these and the accounting policies under IFRS are available on the
Group website (www.carterandcartergroup.com).

The financial information has been prepared in accordance with the Listing Rules
of the Financial Services Authority. In preparing this financial information
management has used the principal accounting policies as set out in the group's
annual financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2006 on pages 47 to 49.
There have been no new International Financial Reporting Standards developments
since 1 August 2006 that will impact the 2007 annual report, and thus this
interim financial information has been prepared on a consistent basis with
accounting policies that are expected to be applicable for the full reporting
year in 2007.



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