2If in the course of the financial year the company (being one subject to the requirements of paragraph 17 of Schedule 9, but not one that has subsidiaries at the end of the year and submits in respect of that year group accounts prepared as consolidated accounts) has carried on business of two or more classes (other than banking or discounting or a class prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 17(2) of that Schedule) that, in the opinion of the directors, differ substantially from each other, there shall be contained in the directors' report a statement of—
(a)the proportions in which the turnover for the year (so far as stated in the accounts in respect of the year in pursuance of that Schedule) is divided amongst those classes (describing them), and
(b)as regards business of each class, the extent or approximate extent (expressed, in either case, in monetary terms) to which, in the opinion of the directors, the carrying on of business of that class contributed to, or restricted, the profit or loss of the company for that year before taxation.
3(1)This paragraph applies if—
(a)the company has subsidiaries at the end of the financial year and submits in respect of that year group accounts prepared as consolidated accounts, and
(b)the company and the subsidiaries dealt with by the accounts carried on between them in the course of the year business of two or more classes (other than banking or discounting or a class prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 9) that, in the opinion of the directors, differ substantially from each other.
(2)There shall be contained in the directors' report a statement of—
(a)the proportions in which the turnover for the financial year (so far as stated in the accounts for that year in pursuance of Schedule 9) is divided amongst those classes (describing them), and
(b)as regards business of each class, the extent or approximate extent (expressed, in either case, in monetary terms) to which, in the opinion of the directors of the company, the carrying on of business of that class contributed to, or restricted, the profit or loss for that year (before taxation) of the company and the subsidiaries dealt with by the accounts.
4For the purposes of the preceding two paragraphs, classes of business which, in the opinion of the directors, do not differ substantially from each other, are to be treated as one class.