Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2022-01-31 |
2021-02-01 to 2022-01-31 |
As at 2021-01-31 |
2020-02-01 to 2021-01-31 |
As at 2020-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Profit (loss) | — |
28,000,000
GBP
|
— |
67,800,000
GBP
|
— |
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) [abstract] | |||||
| Adjustments for finance costs | — |
40,800,000
GBP
|
— |
30,200,000
GBP
|
— |
| Adjustments for share-based payments | — |
3,400,000
GBP
|
— |
2,400,000
GBP
|
— |
| Other adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) | — |
29,300,000
GBP
|
— |
66,500,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operations | — |
85,000,000
GBP
|
— |
44,300,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities | — |
34,200,000
GBP
|
— |
24,100,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest received, classified as operating activities | — |
300,000
GBP
|
— |
700,000
GBP
|
— |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities | — |
4,600,000
GBP
|
— |
10,700,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | — |
46,500,000
GBP
|
— |
78,400,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
23,100,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | — |
27,300,000
GBP
|
— |
211,800,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from issuing shares | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
150,300,000
GBP
|
— |
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities | — |
250,000,000
GBP
|
— |
330,800,000
GBP
|
— |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities | — |
170,000,000
GBP
|
— |
130,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities | — |
3,600,000
GBP
|
— |
4,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
100,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | — |
69,600,000
GBP
|
— |
318,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes | — |
88,800,000
GBP
|
— |
27,800,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
255,700,000
GBP
|
— |
166,900,000
GBP
|
— |
139,100,000
GBP
|