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Notes to the Financial Statements


           Year ended 30 April 2016





           4. OPERATING PROFIT
                                                                                              2016       2015
                                                                                             £’000      £’000
                                                   Operating profit is stated after charging
                                                              Depreciation of tangible assets   6,054    5,220

                                                            Amortisation of intangible assets   127       111
                                                                   Amortisation of goodwill   139         139
                                                                    Foreign exchange loss      17          87

                                                           Rentals under operating leases
                                                                       Land and buildings   8,805       8,131
                                                                            Other leases      984        984
                                           The analysis of the auditor’s remuneration is as follows:

                Fees payable to DWF LLP’s auditor and its associates for the audit of the Limited    55   45
                                                    Liability Partnership’s annual accounts

              Fees payable to DWF LLP’s auditor and its associates for other services to the Group
                                                          The audit of DWF LLP’s subsidiaries  25          9

                                                                        Total audit fees       80         54
                                                                  Other assurance services      9          -

                                                                   Tax compliance services     45         41
                                                                          Other services       50         48
                                                                    Total non-audit fees      104         89

           Other services include reporting under the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules 1998 (since 6 October 2011- SRA Account Rules),
           and merger and acquisitions advice.

           Fees payable to Deloitte LLP and its associates for non-audit services to the LLP are not required to be disclosed because
           the consolidated financial statements are required to disclose such fees on a consolidated basis.
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