Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31 |
As at 2022-03-31 |
As at 2021-03-31 |
2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31 |
As at 2020-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operations |
1 ,81 5. 9
GBP
|
— | — |
1,977,600,000
GBP
|
— |
| Dividends received, classified as operating activities |
1 7 7. 0
GBP
|
— | — |
1 91 .1
GBP
|
— |
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities |
273. 5
GBP
|
— | — |
288,700,000
GBP
|
— |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
91 . 5
GBP
|
— | — |
62. 8
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
1 ,6 2 7.9
GBP
|
— | — |
1 , 8 1 7. 2
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
1 , 366. 9
GBP
|
— | — |
1,73 4.8
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
145. 3
GBP
|
— | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
1 , 273.6
GBP
|
— | — |
985 .0
GBP
|
— |
| Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities |
182 . 2
GBP
|
— | — |
19 2.3
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
7 44.9
GBP
|
— | — |
4 43 .7
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from issuing shares |
6. 3
GBP
|
— | — |
1 0.4
GBP
|
— |
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities |
506. 1
GBP
|
— | — |
1 ,66 8. 5
GBP
|
— |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities |
960. 1
GBP
|
— | — |
2,189 .3
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
1 ,433 . 9
GBP
|
— | — |
825. 3
GBP
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes |
550. 9
GBP
|
— | — |
1 , 435 . 6
GBP
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
1 ,049. 3
GBP
|
1 ,60 0. 2
GBP
|
— |
16 4.6
GBP
|