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                                                                 £ million                                £ million                                  £ million                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Profit for the period                                                                                                                0.4                                      4.8                                        6.4                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement:Actuarial (loss)/gain on defined benefit pension schemes    (35.1)                                   23.8                                       1.1                            
 Income tax relating to items not reclassified                                                                                        4.8                                      (4.8)                                      (1.5)                          
                                                                                                                                      (30.3)                                   19.0                                       (0.4)                          
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement:                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations                                                                            (1.7)                                    (0.9)                                      (0.4)                          
 Cash flow hedges: gains /(losses) arising in the period                                                                              17.1                                     (8.9)                                      4.2                            
 Deferred tax on cash flow hedges                                                                                                     (1.4)                                    1.2                                        (0.3)                          
                                                                                                                                      14.0                                     (8.6)                                      3.5                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the period                                                                                  (16.3)                                   10.4                                       3.1                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period wholly attributable to equity holders of the parent                              (15.9)                                   15.2                                       9.5                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
Condensed balance sheet 
 
As at 8 October 2016 
 
                                                            8 October 2016(unaudited)  10 October 2015 (unaudited)  26 March 2016  
                                                      Note  £ million                  £ million                    £ million      
 Non-current assets                                                                                                                
 Goodwill                                                   26.8                       26.8                         26.8           
 Intangible assets                                          28.0                       19.7                         27.1           
 Property, plant and equipment                        10    77.0                       56.0                         69.4           
 Investments in joint ventures                              -                          3.9                          -              
 Deferred tax asset                                   6     24.8                       19.6                         20.3           
 Derivative financial instruments                     13    2.2                        -                            0.2            
                                                            158.8                      126.0                        143.8          
 Current assets                                                                                                                    
 Inventories                                                125.8                      112.5                        101.8          
 Trade and other receivables                                75.0                       66.9                         75.9           
 Cash and cash equivalents                                  14.4                       27.2                         13.5           
 Current tax asset                                          0.9                        0.7                          0.3            
 Derivative financial instruments                     13    20.4                       2.9                          12.1           
                                                            236.5                      210.2                        203.6          
                                                                                                                                   
 Total assets                                               395.3                      336.2                        347.4          
                                                                                                                                   
 Current liabilities                                                                                                               
 Trade and other payables                                   (147.5)                    (124.2)                      (130.1)        
 Derivative financial instruments                     13    (0.9)                      -                            (1.1)          
 Short term provisions                                      (9.0)                      (26.3)                       (14.6)         
                                                            (157.4)                    (150.5)                      (145.8)        
 Non-current liabilities                                                                                                           
 Trade and other payables                                   (21.3)                     (21.8)                       (22.1)         
 Borrowings                                           11    (30.0)                     -                            -              
 Retirement benefit obligations                       12    (106.5)                    (53.4)                       (74.4)         
 Long term provisions                                       (17.8)                     (12.4)                       (16.0)         
                                                            (175.6)                    (87.6)                       (112.5)        
                                                                                                                                   
 Total liabilities                                          (333.0)                    (238.1)                      (258.3)        
                                                                                                                                   
 Net assets                                                 62.3                       98.1                         89.1           
                                                                                                                                   
 Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent                                                                               
 Share capital                                              85.4                       85.4                         85.4           
 Share premium account                                      61.0                       61.0                         61.0           
 Own shares                                                 (0.3)                      (0.4)                        (0.3)          
 Translation reserve                                        (1.2)                      -                            0.5            
 Hedging reserve                                            14.3                       3.9                          9.7            
 Retained deficit                                           (96.9)                     (51.8)                       (67.2)         
 Total equity                                               62.3                       98.1                         89.1           
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
 
 
Condensed statement of changes in equity 
 
For the 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 
 
                                                           Share capital  Share premium account  Own shares  Translation reserve  Hedging reserve  Retained deficit  Total equity  
                                                           £ million      £ million              £ million   £ million            £ million        £ million         £ million     
 Balance at 26 March 2016                                  85.4           61.0                   (0.3)       0.5                  9.7              (67.2)            89.1          
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the period       -              -                      -           (1.7)                15.7             (30.3)            (16.3)        
 Profit for the period                                     -              -                      -           -                    -                0.4               0.4           
 Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period       -              -                      -           (1.7)                15.7             (29.9)            (15.9)        
 Removal from equity to inventories during the period      -              -                      -           -                    (11.1)           -                 (11.1)        
 Credit to equity for equity-settled share-based payments  -              -                      -           -                    -                0.3               0.3           
 Deferred tax on share-based payments                      -              -                      -           -                    -                (0.1)             (0.1)         
 Balance at 8 October 2016 (unaudited)                     85.4           61.0                   (0.3)       (1.2)                14.3             (96.9)            62.3          
 
 
For the 28 weeks ended 10 October 2015 
 
                                                           Share capital  Share premium account  Own shares  Translation reserve  Hedging reserve  Retained deficit  Total equity  
                                                           £ million      £ million              £ million   £ million            £ million        £ million         £ million     
 Balance at 28 March 2015                                  85.2           60.8                   (0.4)       0.9                  6.8              (75.6)            77.7          
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the period       -              -                      -           (0.9)                (7.7)            19.0              10.4          
 Profit for the period                                     -              -                      -           -                    -                4.8               4.8           
 Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period       -              -                      -           (0.9)                (7.7)            23.8              15.2          
 Removal from equity to inventories during the period      -              -                      -           -                    3.2              -                 3.2           
 Transfer between reserves                                 -              -                      -           -                    1.6              (1.6)             -             
 Credit to equity for equity-settled share-based payments  -              -                      -           -                    -                1.4               1.4           
 Deferred tax on share-based payments                      -              -                      -           -                    -                0.2               0.2           
 Issue of equity shares                                    0.2            0.2                    -           -                    -                -                 0.4           
 Balance at 10 October 2015 (unaudited)                    85.4           61.0                   (0.4)       -                    3.9              (51.8)            98.1          
 
 
For the 52 weeks ended 26 March 2016 
 
                                                           Share capital  Share premium account  Own shares  Translation reserve  Hedging reserve  Retained deficit  Total equity  
                                                           £ million      £ million              £ million   £ million            £ million        £ million         £ million     
 Balance at 28 March 2015                                  85.2           60.8                   (0.4)       0.9                  6.8              (75.6)            77.7          
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the period       -              -                      -           (0.4)                3.9              (0.4)             3.1           
 Profit for the period                                     -              -                      -           -                    -                6.4               6.4           
 Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period       -              -                      -           (0.4)                3.9              6.0               9.5           
 Removal from equity to inventories during the period      -              -                      -           -                    (1.0)            -                 (1.0)         
 Issue of equity shares                                    0.2            0.2                    0.1         -                    -                -                 0.5           
 Credit to equity for equity-settled share-based payments  -              -                      -           -                    -                2.4               2.4           
 Balance at 26 March 2016 (audited)                        85.4           61.0                   (0.3)       0.5                  9.7              (67.2)            89.1          
 
 
Condensed cash flow statement 
 
For the 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 
 
                                                       Note   28 weeks ended8 October 2016(unaudited)  28 weeks ended10 October 2015(unaudited)  52 weeks ended26 March 2016  
                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                              £ million                                £ million                                 £ million                    
 Net cash flow from operating activities               15     (1.9)                                    11.1                                      21.9                         
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                                                         
 Interest received                                            -                                        -                                         0.2                          
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                    (21.1)                                   (13.5)                                    (27.8)                       
 Purchase of intangibles - software                    (4.0)  (3.1)                                    (11.4)                                    
 Net cash received on disposal of joint venture        -      2.8                                      -                                         
 Net cash used in investing activities                        (25.1)                                   (13.8)                                    (39.0)                       
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                                                         
 Interest paid                                                (0.4)                                    -                                         (1.4)                        
 Bank loans raised                                            30.0                                     -                                         -                            
 Issue of ordinary share capital                              -                                        0.4                                       0.4                          
 Net cash raised in financing activities                      29.6                                     0.4                                       (1.0)                        
                                                                                                                                                                              
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents         2.6                                      (2.3)                                     (18.1)                       
                                                                                                                                                                              
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period             13.5                                     31.5                                      31.5                         
 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                      (1.7)                                    (2.0)                                     0.1                          
 Net cash and cash equivalents at end of period               14.4                                     27.2                                      13.5                         
                                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
Notes 
 
1       General information 
 
The Group's business activities, together with factors likely to affect its
future development, performance and position are set out in the Chief
Executive's review and the financial review and include a summary of the
Group's financial position, its cash flows and borrowing facilities and a
discussion of why the Directors consider that the going concern basis is
appropriate. 
 
The results for the 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 are unaudited but have been
reviewed by the Group's auditor, whose report forms part of this document. The
information for the 52 weeks ended 26 March 2016 included in this report does
not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of the Companies
Act 2006. A copy of the statutory accounts for that period has been delivered
to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's report on those accounts was not
qualified or modified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of
emphasis and did not contain statements under section 498(2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006. 
 
2       Accounting Policies and Standards 
 
The annual financial statements of Mothercare plc are prepared in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the
European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in this
half yearly report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim
Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. 
 
Taxation 
 
The taxation charge for the 28 week period is calculated by applying the best
estimate of the average annual effective tax rate expected for the full year
to the profit for the period and recognise a tax credit only to the extent
that the resulting tax asset is more than likely not to reverse. 
 
Profit from retail operations 
 
Profit from retail operations represents the profit generated from normal
retail trading, prior to any gains or losses on property transactions and
impairment charges. It also includes the volatility arising from non-cash
foreign currency adjustments under IAS 39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition
and Measurement' and IAS 21 'The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange
Rates'. 
 
Underlying earnings 
 
The Company believes that underlying profit before tax and underlying earnings
provides additional useful information for shareholders. The term underlying
earnings is not a defined term under IFRS and may not therefore be comparable
with similarly titled profit measurements reported by other companies. It is
not intended to be a substitute for, or superior to, IFRS measures of profit.
A reconciliation of this alternative measure to the statutory measure required
by IFRS is disclosed in note 3. The adjustments made to reported results are
as follows: 
 
Exceptional items 
 
Due to their significance or one-off nature, certain items have been
classified as exceptional. The gains and losses on these discrete items, such
as property costs, impairment charges, restructuring costs and other
non-operating items can have a material impact on the absolute amount of and
trend in the profit from operations and the results for the period. Therefore
any gains and losses on such items are analysed as non-underlying on the face
of the income statement. Further details of the exceptional items are provided
in note 4. 
 
Non-cash foreign currency adjustments 
 
Since January 2014 the Group has adopted hedge accounting on its foreign
currency contracts. The adjustment made by the Group ensures that it reports
its underlying performance consistently with cash flows, reflecting the
economic hedging which is in place.  In addition, foreign currency monetary
assets and liabilities are revalued to the closing balance sheet rate under
IAS21 "The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates". 
 
Amortisation of intangible assets 
 
The average estimated useful life of identifiable intangible assets is 10 to
20 years for trade names and 5 to 10 years for customer relationships. The
amortisation of these intangible assets does not reflect the underlying
performance of the business. 
 
Retirement benefits 
 
In consultation with the independent actuaries to the schemes, the valuation
of the pension obligation has been updated to reflect current market discount
rates, current market values of investments and actual investment returns, and
also to consider whether there have been any other events that would
significantly affect the pension liabilities. The impact of these changes in
assumptions and events has been estimated in arriving at the valuation of the
pension obligation. 
 
3       Segmental information 
 
IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal
reports about components of the Group that are regularly reported to the
Group's board in order to allocate resources to the segments and assess their
performance.  The Group's reporting segments under IFRS 8 are UK and
International. 
 
UK comprises the Group's UK store and wholesale operations, catalogue and web
sales.  The International business comprises the Group's franchise and
wholesale revenues outside the UK.  The unallocated corporate expenses
represent board and company secretarial costs and other head office costs
including audit, professional fees, insurance and head office property. 
 
                                                                28 weeks ended 8 October 2016(unaudited)  
                                                                UK                                        International  Unallocated Corporate Expenses  Consolidated  
                                                                £ million                                 £ million      £ million                       £ million     
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                               
 External sales                                                 231.2                                     116.5          -                               347.7         
 Result                                                                                                                                                                
 Segment result (underlying)                             (8.8)  20.8                                      (3.7)          8.3                             
 Share-based payments (underlying)                                                                                       (0.5)                           
 Non-cash foreign currency adjustments (non-underlying)                                                                  4.5                             
 Amortisation of intangible assets (non-underlying)                                                                      (0.5)                           
 Exceptional items                                                                                        (10.7)         
 Profit from operations                                                                                                  1.1                             
 Finance cost                                                                                             (1.9)          
 Loss before taxation                                                                                     (0.8)          
 Taxation                                                                                                 1.2            
 Profit for the period                                                                                    0.4            
                                                                                                                                                                         
 
 
                                                                28 weeks ended 10 October 2015(unaudited)  
                                                                UK                                         International  Unallocated Corporate Expenses  Consolidated  
                                                                £ million                                  £ million      £ million                       £ million     
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                                
 External sales                                                 236.6                                      113.3          -                               349.9         
 Result                                                                                                                                                                 
 Segment result (underlying)                             (6.1)  21.7                                       (4.9)          10.7                            
 Share-based payments (underlying)                                                                                        (1.9)                           
 Non-cash foreign currency adjustments (non-underlying)                                                                   0.8                             
 Amortisation of intangible assets (non-underlying)                                                                       (0.5)                           
 Exceptional items                                                                                         (1.5)          
 Profit from operations                                                                                                   7.6                             
 Finance cost                                                                                              (1.8)          
 Profit before taxation                                                                                    5.8            
 Taxation                                                                                                  (1.0)          
 Profit for the period                                                                                     4.8            
                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
                                                                52 weeks ended 26 March 2016  
                                                                UK                            International  Unallocated Corporate Expenses  Consolidated  
                                                                £ million                     £ million      £ million                       £ million     
 Revenue                                                                                                                                                   
 External sales                                                 459.7                         222.6          -                               682.3         
 Result                                                                                                                                                    
 Segment result (underlying)                             (6.4)  40.3                          (8.1)          25.8                            
 Share-based payments (underlying)                                                                           (3.0)                           
 Non-cash foreign currency adjustments (non-underlying)                                                      1.2                             
 Amortisation of intangible assets (non-underlying)                                                          (0.9)                           
 Exceptional items                                                                                           (10.2)                          
 Profit from operations                                                                                      12.9                            
 Finance costs (including £0.8m non-underlying)                                               (3.2)          
 Profit before taxation                                                                       9.7            
 Taxation                                                                                     (3.3)          
 Profitfor the period                                                                         6.4            
 
 
6.4 
 
Corporate expenses not allocated to UK or International represent board and
company secretarial costs and other head office costs including audit,
professional fees, insurance and head office property. 
 
4       Exceptional and non-underlying items 
 
Due to their significance or one-off nature, certain items have been
classified as exceptional or non-underlying as follows: 
 
                                                                                                                  28 weeks ended8 October 2016(unaudited)  28 weeks ended10 October 2015 (unaudited)  52 weeks ended 26 March 2016    
                                                                                                                  £ million                                £ million                                  £ million                       
 Exceptional items:                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Restructuring costs included in cost of sales                                                            (4.5)   (0.3)                                    (0.3)                                                                    
 Restructuring costs and property impairment included in administrative expenses                          (1.3)   (0.2)                                    (6.5)                                                                    
 Property related costs in other exceptional items                                                        (0.9)   (0.8)                                    (0.1)                                                                    
 Joint venture trade receivable provision in administrative expenses                                      (4.0)   -                                        -                                                                        
 Impairment of investment in and receivables due from joint venture/associate in other exceptional items  -       -                                        (3.3)                                                                    
 Loss on disposal of joint ventures in other exceptional items                                            -       (0.2)                                    -                                                                        
 Total exceptional items:                                                                                 (10.7)  (1.5)                                    (10.2)                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Other non-underlying items:                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Non-cash foreign currency adjustments under IAS39 and IAS21                                              4.5     0.8                                      1.2                                                                      
 Amortisation of intangibles                                                                              (0.5)   (0.5)                                    (0.9)                                                                    
 Exceptional and non-underlying items before tax                                                          (6.7)   (1.2)                                    (9.9)                                                                    
 
 
Restructuring costs included in cost of sales 
 
  
 
During the 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 a charge of £4.5 million was
recognised. £3.6 million was related to costs associated to the international
restructure. Towards the end of FY2015/16, the Group recognised that
significant challenges exist within the current International business model
requiring a wide range restructure. At H1 FY2016/17, £3.2 million of the
restructure costs relate to a one-off increase in the stock provision to
reflect the alignment of our international trading strategy with the UK, i.e.
more full price sales, less discounting and tighter management of stocks. £0.9
million was related to the planned development of warehouses in the UK and
consists of incremental labour and warehouse storage costs. 
 
In H1 FY2015/16, a £0.3 million charge related to the store restructuring
programme. 
 
Restructuring costs and property impairment included in administration
expenses 
 
  
 
During the 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 a charge of £1.3 million was
recognised. The majority of this amount related to head office redundancies.
No further costs are expected. 
 
In H1 FY2015/16, a £0.2 million charge related to business restructuring in
the central functions. 
 
  
 
Property related costs in other exceptional items 
 
  
 
During the 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 a charge of £0.9 million was
recognised. A £0.4 million charge related to accelerated depreciation for
stores refurbished by FY2016/17 and H1 FY2017/18. The remaining £0.5 million
charge related to asset write-downs for stores refurbished or closed. 
 
In H1 FY2015/16, a £2.1 million charge was recognised in respect of asset
write-downs for those stores refurbished by H1 FY2015/16 and accelerated
depreciation for stores refurbished by FY2015/16. This is partly offset by a
net benefit of £1.3 million recognised in relation to movements in store
closure and related provisions. 
 
Joint venture trade receivable provision in administration expenses 
 
Due to the challenging economic conditions and performance over the past 12
months in China, the Group took a prudent approach and provided for all
outstanding debt at FY2015/16, £4.0 million. 
 
5       Net finance costs 
 
                                                        28 weeks ended8 October 2016(unaudited)  28 weeks ended10 October 2015(unaudited)  52 weeks ended26 March 2016  
                                                        £ million                                £ million                                 £ million                    
 Interest on pension liabilities/return on assets       1.3                                      1.5                                       2.7                          
 Other net interest                                0.6  0.3                                      0.5                                       
 Net finance costs                                      1.9                                      1.8                                       3.2                          
 
 
6       Taxation 
 
                                                             28 weeks ended8 October 2016(unaudited)  28 weeks ended10 October 2015(unaudited)  52 weeks ended26 March 2016  
                                                             £ million                                £ million                                 £ million                    
 Current tax - Overseas tax and UK corporation tax           0.0                                      0.3                                       1.8                          
 Deferred tax - UK tax charge for timing differences  (1.2)  0.7                                      1.5                                       
 Total tax (credit)/charge                                   (1.2)                                    1.0                                       3.3                          
                                                                                                      
 
 
The deferred tax charge arises on UK temporary differences. 
 
The net deferred tax asset at 8 October 2016 is £24.8 million (H1 FY2015/16:
£19.6 million) including £18.1 million of deferred tax assets in relation to
retirement benefit obligations (H1 FY2015/16: £10.6 million). 
 
In recent years the UK Government has steadily reduced the rate of UK
corporation tax, with the latest rates substantively enacted by the balance
sheet date being 20% with effect from 1 April 2015, 19% effective from 1 April
2017 and 17% effective from 1 April 2020. The closing deferred tax assets and
liabilities have been calculated at 17%, on the basis that this is the rate at
which those assets and liabilities are expected to unwind. 
 
7       Dividends 
 
In April 2012 the Group announced that the dividend would not be resumed until
there was a marked improvement in the Group's results. Accordingly, there will
be no dividend for the first half of the year. 
 
8       Earnings per share 
 
                                                                                             28 weeks ended8 October 2016(unaudited)  28 weeks ended10 October 2015(unaudited)  52 weeks ended26 March 2016  
                                                                                             million                                  million                                   million                      
 Weighted average number of shares in issue for the purpose of basic earnings per share      170.8                                    170.7                                     170.6                        
 Dilution - option schemes                                                                   4.2                                      9.0                                       6.0                          
 Weighted average number of shares in issue for the purpose of diluted earnings per share    175.0                                    179.7                                     176.6                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                             £ million                                £ million                                 £ million                    
 Profit for basic and diluted earnings per share                                             0.4                                      4.8                                       6.4                          
 Exceptional and other non-underlying items                                                  6.7                                      1.2                                       9.9                          
 Tax effect of above items                                                                   (1.3)                                    (0.3)                                     0.1                          
 Underlying earnings                                                                         5.8                                      5.7                                       16.4                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                             Pence                                    Pence                                     Pence                        
 Basic earnings per share                                                                    0.2                                      2.8                                       3.8                          
 Basic underlying earnings per share                                                         3.4                                      3.3                                       9.6                          
 Diluted earnings per share                                                                  0.2                                      2.7                                       3.6                          
 Diluted underlying earnings per share                                                       3.3                                      3.2                                       9.3                          
 
 
9       Seasonality of the Early Learning Centre 
 
Sales for the Early Learning Centre are more heavily weighted towards the
second half of the year, with approximately 46% of annual sales forecast to
occur in the third quarter (mid-October to early January). 
 
10       Property, plant and equipment 
 
Capital additions of £19.4 million were made during the period (H1 FY2015/16:
£12.8 million).  The increase over H1 FY2015/16 is primarily driven by the
store refurbishment programme. 
 
11     Bank loans and overdrafts 
 
As at 8 October 2016, the Group had drawn down £30.0 million of the Revolving
Credit Facility. The RCF attracts an interest rate of 2.5% above LIBOR. 
 
12     Retirement benefit schemes 
 
The Group updated its accounting for pensions under IAS 19 as at 8 October
2016. This involved rolling forward the assumptions from the prior year end
and updating for changes in market rates in the first half. For the UK
schemes, based on the actuarial assumptions from the last full actuarial
valuations carried out in March 2014, a liability of £106.5 million (H1
FY2015/16: £53.4 million) has been recognised. This represents a material
increase since the year end, primarily as a result of lower gilt and corporate
bond yields. 
 
13     Financial instruments' fair value disclosures 
 
The Group held the following financial instruments at fair value at 8 October
2016. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is measured using
quoted foreign exchange rates and yield curves from quoted rates matching the
maturities of the contracts, and they therefore are categorised within level 2
of the fair value hierarchy set out in IFRS 7. 
 
                                       Fair value measurements at  8 October 2016(unaudited)  Fair value measurements at  10 October 2015(unaudited)  Fair value measurements at  26 March 2016  
                                       £ million                                              £ million                                               £ million                                  
 Non-current financial assets:                                                                                                                                                                   
 Derivative financial instruments:                                                                                                                                                               
 Forward foreign currency contracts    2.2                                                    -                                                       0.2                                        
 Current financial assets:                                                                                                                                                                       
 Derivative financial instruments:                                                                                                                                                               
 Forward foreign currency contracts    20.4                                                   2.9                                                     12.1                                       
 Current financial liabilities:                                                                                                                                                                  
 Derivative financial instruments:                                                                                                                                                               
 Forward foreign currency contracts    (0.9)                                                  -                                                       (1.1)                                      
                                       21.7                                                   2.9                                                     11.2                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 
 
The derivative financial assets and liabilities whose fair values include the
use of level 2 inputs are obtained from the banks or financial instruments
with which the derivatives have been transacted, subject to adjustment for own
credit risk if necessary. 
 
The valuations incorporate the following inputs: 
 
·      interest rates and yield curves at commonly quoted intervals; and 
 
·      observable credit spreads. 
 
The Directors consider that the carrying value amounts of financial assets and
financial liabilities recorded at amortised cost in the financial statements
are approximately equal to their fair values. 
 
14        Share-based payments 
 
An expense is recognised for share-based payments based on the fair value of
the awards at the date of grant, the estimated number of shares that will vest
and the vesting period of each award. The total net charge for share-based
payments under IFRS 2 is £0.5 million (H1 FY2015/16: £1.9 million) of which
£0.3 million (H1 FY2015/16: £1.4 million) will be equity settled. The
assumptions used to measure the fair values of the share-based payments are in
line with those previously published. 
 
15        Notes to the cash flow statement 
 
                                                                            28 weeks ended8 October 2016(unaudited)  28 weeks ended10 October 2015(unaudited)  52 weeks ended26 March 2016  
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                            £ million                                £ million                                 £ million                    
 Profit from retail operations                                              2.0                                      7.0                                       17.4                         
 Adjustments for:                                                                                                                                                                           
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                              7.0                                      7.0                                       13.3                         
 Amortisation of intangible assets                                          3.1                                      2.5                                       5.1                          
 Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets          -                                        1.5                                       1.5                          
 Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  -                                        1.4                                       4.2                          
 (Profit)/loss on non-underlying non-cash foreign currency adjustments      (4.5)                                    (0.8)                                     (1.2)                        
 Equity settled share-based payments                                        0.5                                      1.9                                       3.0                          
 Movement in provisions                                                     (3.7)                                    (4.5)                                     (13.9)                       
 Cash payments for other exceptional items                                  -                                        (0.3)                                     2.8                          
 Amortisation of lease incentives                                           (3.0)                                    (2.2)                                     (4.1)                        
 Lease incentives received                                                  0.9                                      3.5                                       5.3                          
 Payments to retirement benefit schemes                                     (6.0)                                    (7.0)                                     (11.1)                       
 Charge to profit from operations in respect of retirement benefit schemes  1.6                                      1.5                                       2.7                          
 Operating cash flow before movement in working capital                     (2.1)                                    11.5                                      25.0                         
 Increase in inventories                                                    (22.9)                                   (23.3)                                    (12.9)                       
 (Increase)/decrease in receivables                                         1.3                                      1.9                                       (1.1)                        
 Increase in payables                                                       22.4                                     21.7                                      13.3                         
 Cash used in/(generated) from operations                                   (1.3)                                    11.8                                      24.3                         
 Income taxes paid                                                          (0.6)                                    (0.7)                                     (2.4)                        
 Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities                        (1.9)                                    11.1                                      21.9                         
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
Analysis of net debt 
 
                              26 March 2016  Cash flow  Foreignexchange  8 October 2016  
                              £ million      £ million  £ million        £ million       
 Cash and cash equivalents    13.5           2.6        (1.7)            14.4            
 Borrowings                   -              (30.0)     -                (30.0)          
 Net (debt)/cash              13.5           (27.4)     (1.7)            (15.6)          
 
 
16        Related party transactions 
 
Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related
parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this
note. Transactions between the Group and its joint ventures and associates are
disclosed below. 
 
Trading transactions: 
 
 Joint ventures and associates               Revenue from related parties  Amounts owed by related parties (net of provisions)  
                                             £ million                     £ million                                            
                                                                                                                                
 28 weeks ended 8 October 2016 (unaudited)   6.4                           4.0                                                  
 28 weeks ended 10 October 2015 (unaudited)  4.6                           2.2                                                  
 52 weeks ended 26 March 2016                8.9                           4.8                                                  
 
 
Income earned from related parties includes royalty income on retail sales of
related parties to their customers, plus sales of goods to related parties
made at the Group's usual list price. 
 
The amounts owed by related parties relate to the China JV (£8.1 million) and
the Ukraine JV (£1.4 million). 
 
A provision of £5.5 million (H1 FY2015/16: £1.0 million) has been made for
doubtful debts in respect of the amounts owed by related parties. 
 
The amounts outstanding are unsecured and will be settled in cash. 
 
17        Post balance sheet events 
 
There have been no post balance sheet events. 
 
Risks and uncertainties 
 
The Board continually assesses and monitors the key risks of the business. The
principal risks and uncertainties which could impact the Company's long-term
performance are summarised below: 
 
·      The anticipated turnaround of the Group's UK business may not be
achievable if it fails to implement effectively key aspects of its new
strategic plan such as IT, store and infrastructure transformation. 
 
·      The Group may be affected by challenging economic conditions and
political developments affecting the UK and International markets in which it
operates. 
 
·      The Group's brands and reputation are key to its success both in the UK
and internationally; any damage to the Group's brands or concerns relating to
its products (including their quality or safety) could have an adverse effect
on the business. 
 
·      The Group is dependent on a small number of franchise partners that
make up a significant proportion of its International business. 
 
·      The Group's results of operations may be affected by both transactional
and translational foreign exchange risk. 
 
·      The Group's future success depends on the performance of its key senior
management and the ability to attract and retain high quality and highly
skilled personnel. 
 
·      The Group's business is dependent on its ability to source products
successfully from its suppliers, most of which are based outside the UK.  The
Group relies on its manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to comply with
employment, environmental and other laws. 
 
·      The Group relies on its ability to improve existing products and
successfully develop and launch new innovative products. 
 
·      The Group supplies and sources its products and operates in a number of
countries in which bribery and corruption pose significant risks. 
 
·      Any unauthorised access or disclosure of confidential information
stored or obtained by the Group, either by criminal cyber-attack or a
speculative loner, could 

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