Other Information

CHARITABLE AND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

The Group contributed £24,653 to charities. In addition, the Group gave support to various charities, including Children's Aid Direct, in the form of donations of used tents and equipment. The Company did not make any contributions to political parties.

Employee representatives, who are members of a staff council, are consulted regularly on a wide range of matters affecting their current and future interests. All permanent employees are entitled to receive bonuses related to individual or team performance. All permanent UK employees of the Group are given the opportunity to join the Savings Related Share Option Scheme.

The notice convening the meeting together with the full text of all resolutions are to be found on pages 43-44 of this Annual Report.

Special Business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting

Three resolutions will be proposed as special business at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting as follows:

Authority to allot equity securities: Resolution 7

Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") provides, in relation to all companies, that the directors may not allot relevant securities (as defined in that section) unless authorised to do so by the Company in general meeting or by its Articles of Association.

DISABLED EMPLOYEES

Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of members of staff becoming disabled every effort is made to ensure that their employment with the Group continues and that appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the Group that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be identical with that of other employees.

EMPLOYEE CONSULTATION

The Group places considerable value on the involvement of its employees and keeps them informed on matters affecting them as employees and on the various factors affecting the performance of the Group. This is achieved through formal and informal meetings, regular briefings, the Company newsletter and circulation of results announcements and important public statements.

The Group's policy is to pay suppliers on terms agreed with each supplier. The Company had no trade creditors outstanding as at 30 September 2001.

AUDITORS

The directors will place a resolution before the Annual General Meeting to reappoint Arthur Andersen as auditors for the ensuing year.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

All shareholders receive at least 21 working days notice of the Annual General Meeting at which all directors of the Company and chairmen of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees are introduced and are available for questions.

The 2002 Annual General Meeting will be held at The Oaklands Hotel, Millington Lane, Gorstage, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 2SU on Tuesday 26 February 2002 at 2.30 p.m.

Resolution 7 seeks to renew for a further defined period, expiring at the conclusion of the 2003 Annual General Meeting or, if earlier, 15 months after the passing of the resolution, the directors' limited authority to allot the unissued share capital of the Company. The authority will relate to allotments of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of £773,400, representing just under one-third of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 15 December 2001. The directors have no present intention of allotting, or agreeing to allot, any shares pursuant to this authority otherwise than in connection with employee share schemes to the extent permitted by such schemes.

Disapplication of pre-emption rights: Resolution 8

Section 89 of the Act gives holders of equity securities (within the meaning of the Act), with limited but important exceptions, certain rights of pre-emption on the issue for cash of new equity securities. The directors believe that it is in the best interests of the Company that, as in previous years, the Board should have limited authority to allot some part of the Company's authorised but unissued equity share capital for cash without first having to offer such shares to existing shareholders. The Board's current authority expires at the conclusion of the 2002 Annual General Meeting and, accordingly, resolution 8 seeks to renew this authority on similar terms for a further period, expiring at the conclusion of the 2003 Annual General Meeting or, if earlier, 15 months from the passing of the resolution.