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Driver Group’s vital stats
	9 months ended 30 June 2005 (Restated) £000	2004 (Restated) £000	Year ended 30 September 2003 (Restated) £000	2002 (Restated) £000
Turnover	6,120	7,601	6,246	5,374
Operating profit	35	571	355	306
Surplus profit bonuses accrued	1,170	665	438	496
	1,205	1,236	793	802
Other non-recurring items1	175	54	4	15
Underlying operating profit	1,380	1,290	797	817
Other items2	13	9	9	2
Interest payable	(48)	(50)	(42)	–
Underlying profit before tax	1,345	1,249	764	819
Notes:
1. Other non-recurring items include (a) one-off costs associated with establishing Adjudication Toolkit of £25,000 (2005) (b) one-off costs associated with establishing a presence in the UAE of £150,000 (2005) and £25,000 (2004) and (c) legal and professional fees of £29,000 incurred in 2004 in connection with the disposal of BWS International.
2. Other items include interest receivable and profits/losses on the sale of investments and tangible fixed assets.