| Shares by size
of registered holding |
| (at 15 December
2001) |
| |
No. of
|
Number of
|
% of
|
| |
Holders
|
shares
|
Total
|
| Up to 1,000 |
1,366
|
533,075
|
1.15%
|
| 1,001 - 10,000 |
370
|
909,456
|
1.96%
|
| 10,001 - 50,000 |
61
|
1,279,272
|
2.76%
|
| 50,001 - 100,000 |
29
|
2,088,712
|
4.50%
|
| 100,001 - 500,000 |
30
|
7,059,724
|
15.21%
|
| Over 500,000 |
31
|
34,539,004
|
74.42%
|
 |
| Total |
1,887 |
46,409,243 |
100% |
|
|
The directors present their
annual report on the affairs of the Group, together with the
financial statements and auditors’ report, for the year
ended 30 September 2001.
| FINANCIAL
CALENDAR
|
| Annual
General Meeting |
26 February 2002
|
|
|
| Results |
|
| Announcement
of half year results to 31 March 2002 |
May 2002
|
|
|
| Announcement
of annual results to 30 September 2002 |
December 2002
|
|
|
| Dividend |
|
| Final
dividend |
|
| (for
year to 30 September 2001) |
|
| -
ex-dividend |
20 March 2002
|
| -
payable |
23 April 2002
|
| Interim
dividend |
|
|
(for year to 30 September 2002)
|
August 2002
|
|
Principal
Activities and Business Review
The Company acts as the holding
company for Eurocamp Travel Limited, Eurocamp Travel GmbH,
Eurocamp Travel (Schweiz) AG, Camping in Comfor t BV, Keyline
Continental Limited, Superbreak Mini Holidays Group Limited,
Explore Worldwide Limited, Regal Diving & Tours Limited
and their subsidiar y undertakings. The principal activities
of the Group are the provision of camping holidays including
the hiring-out of fully equipped tents and mobile-homes on
camp-sites throughout Europe, the provision of hotel short-breaks
in the UK and continental Europe and worldwide adventure and
activity holidays.
A detailed review of operations
is included on pages 4 to 13.
Results and Dividends
The profit after taxation for
the year ended 30 September 2001 amounted to £15,354,000
(year ended 30 September 2000 - restated £13,990,000).
The directors recommend a final dividend of 12.60p (2000 -
11.20p) per ordinary share which, together with the interim
dividend of 5.40p (2000 - 4.80p), represents a total of
18.00p per ordinary share (2000 - 16.00p).
It is proposed that the retained
profit of £7,011,000 (2000 - restated £6,265,000)
be transferred to reserves.
|
