Ann: Full Year Statutory Accounts , page-19

When the pre-audited results came in a whisker over 6mil I thought at the time that it seemed a bit suspect.
I know it is only 5% difference at 5.7mil audited and might just be a coincidence but it still sort of looks like they wanted to soften the blow of not meeting an already revised target.
Maybe I'm a conspiracy theorist... Still a good result but I would have been fine if they originally announced a forecast of 5mil not 8mil and then really happy when they beat the forecast at 5.7mil.
I suppose it is just psychology but it looks bad constantly missing forecasts and clouds what would otherwise be considered a good growth rate.