Notes to the accounts

year ended 30 June 2001

4

Information 

Directors' interests

regarding 

Directors' interests are disclosed in the Directors' Report on page 14.

directors and 

employees

The table below shows directors  beneficial interests in share options of the

Company

At 

1 July 2000 

Exercise 

Date from

or date of

At 30 June

price

which

Expiry

Directors

appointment

Granted

2001

exercisable

date

J M Robinson

108,547

108,547

2.34 2.50

27/05/01

21/09/09

J S Binnie

125,000

125,000

0.50

27/05/02

27/05/09

A G Sparshatt

57,835

57,835

2.34 2.50

27/05/02

21/09/09

J Parcell

805,877

805,877

0.47

01/03/02

27/02/11

291,382

805,877

1,097,259

The ordinary share price ranged from 725p to 25.5p during the year and stood at

25.5p at the year end.

There has been no change in directors' options since the year end.

Staff

Staff costs (including directors' emoluments) incurred in the year were as

follows:

2001 

2000

 '000

 '000

Wages and salaries

3,693

1,735

Social security costs

135

160

Pension costs

49

9

3,877

1,904

The average weekly number of employees during the year was made up as

follows:

2001

2000

No.

No.

Administrative

33

38

Operational

89

68

122

106

2001

2000

 '000

 '000

5

Interest 

Bank interest

172

301

receivable and 

similar income

2001

2000

 '000

 '000

Bank interest

2

6

Interest payable 

Finance leases

18

and similar 

charges

20

27