| Years | Dividend paid (£’Million) | Growth | Average growth rate |
| 2010 | 968 |
| 5.40% |
| 2011 | 1081 | 11.67% | |
| 2012 | 1180 | 9.16% | |
| 2013 | 1184 | 0.34% | |
| 2014 | 1189 | 0.42% |